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New to papercraft Mr. Flare
hello /po/
I'm rather new here, and I came looking mostly for the Origami aspect of /po/, but soon realised it is more papercraft then it is origami.
I'm more experienced with origami, but I have done papercraft before.
My question is this: What materials do I need to start making papercrafts? I have lots of stuff downloaded from here already, but I don't to make a huge mess with them.
My first paper craft I did with Tape, and that didn't go over so well. (Pic related its my first go at it)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
>> Mr. Flare
>>187235
I appreciate the ..tips. I guess I'll try not be a complete idiot anymore, Sorry.
And I live in Canada.
I've already gotten my hands on card stock, not sure if its any good though.
>> Mr. Flare
>try not to be **
>> Jen
>>187238
Then I recommend Elmer's Glue-All. I think Borden's, the parent company that makes Elmer's glues, sells its products in Canada and the USA, so you should be able to find it.

I use scissors, but other people like to use boxcutter blades and a ruler. It's just whatever you find works the best for you. Just out of curiosity, what are you thinking of trying to put together? Some users may have suggestions to help you along.

>>187238

It's fine. I prefer anonymity when I'm not sure whether or not I'm about to act like a complete idiot on 4chan. I find it easier to duck back into the shadows and pretend it wasn't me after the flaming posts begin to roll in.
>> Mr. Flare
>>187251
lol yeah I didn't realize how much you guys were spammed by people just like me.

As for starting projects, I pretty much went on a downloading frenzy and downloaded everything I could from here and /pw/.
But I am most interested in starting with the Snake in a box from MGS.
>> DO IT NOW! FYI
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>>187225
>>187234
>>187235
Once this highlights the need for a locked Wiki sticky to guide genuine new papercrafters to where they can get all the necessary beginners information without getting their heads bitten off just for asking.
>> Anonymous
If they know of 4chan, they most likely know how our boards word
>> Jen
>>187268
I've never gotten around to putting that one together, though I have heard from others who have that it is a nice papercraft to use for learning the basics. The only problem I recall anyone having with it is that the person could not get it to stand on its own once complete. Others put the thing together and had no problems with balance.

When I was getting used to doing papercraft, I would check whether I should put a template together by looking at the pieces and trying to bend and fit them together in my mind. If I had trouble putting a lot of parts together mentally, then I would leave the papercraft to a later date unless I really wanted to do it. Then I looked for detailed instructions and hoped for the best.

The origami aspect of /po/ doesn't show up as much on the boards because it's more of a pain to create a finished piece of origami, backwards engineer it, and then post the diagrams for creating it all for just one project. Papercrafts are usually made by creating a 3D model on the computer, then exporting it into Pepakura, a program that can unfold the model into a printable paper template. This allows for multiple users to work on bringing just one papercraft to completion. None of this is really available to those who create their own origami creations. The amount of origami diagrams that have been made specifically for /po/ are about the same amount as the papercrafts that have been made by drawing on a piece of paper. The snake in a box papercraft is one of the few that started out that way.
>> Anonymous
>>187379
Yeah it makes sense that papercraft is more widely available. Thanks for help.
>> Anonymous
>>187623
>thanks for the help