Hello all and Happy New Year!
I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member to the forum and I'm very glad to have discovered it.
I'm a professional graphic designer, based in Washington, DC, and have been an avid fan of paper modelling since I was 10 years old – back in 1980. I started with HO scale paper houses (the "Cut & Assemble" series by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.) and then discovered the amazing "World At Your Feet" series – by Alan Rose – in the early 80s. I built the Hindenburg, the Empire State Building and the Titanic from those great books.
After years of making paper models, learning the basic and some advanced techniques and tips, I began to try to design my own paper models. I was – and am still – deeply in awe of some of the details and techniques that paper model designers use to create compound and complex curves. I continue to learn from many masters of this art and enjoy every new discovery I make in this hobby.
Glad to have discovered this forum as a place to learn, share and exchange paper modelling techniques.
Thanks for the opportunity to join!
Michael (aka: mbhdesign)
I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member to the forum and I'm very glad to have discovered it.
I'm a professional graphic designer, based in Washington, DC, and have been an avid fan of paper modelling since I was 10 years old – back in 1980. I started with HO scale paper houses (the "Cut & Assemble" series by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.) and then discovered the amazing "World At Your Feet" series – by Alan Rose – in the early 80s. I built the Hindenburg, the Empire State Building and the Titanic from those great books.
After years of making paper models, learning the basic and some advanced techniques and tips, I began to try to design my own paper models. I was – and am still – deeply in awe of some of the details and techniques that paper model designers use to create compound and complex curves. I continue to learn from many masters of this art and enjoy every new discovery I make in this hobby.
Glad to have discovered this forum as a place to learn, share and exchange paper modelling techniques.
Thanks for the opportunity to join!
Michael (aka: mbhdesign)