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Anonymous
Hey there /po/. I did a few simple papercraft a long time ago (MGS Box, Square Mario, Goomba, etc.,), but they didn't come out too well, so I have a couple questions now that the /po/ bug has bitten me, and I'd like to know before I get back into it:

1. Tape or Glue?
2. For the papercraft I mentioned, I used the regular computer paper, but I'm sure some other kind would be better. What would /po/ recommend (That is cheap, hopefully?)
3. What's a RELIABLE Color/B&W Printer that you might know of? Last one I had was an epsilon that mysteriously quit working on us -_-

Thank you if you can help out! Picture unrelated.
>> Anonymous
1. Glue. The bottled kind like PVA or something, not the gluestick stuff. I pour some out onto the back of a CD, then apply it to the paper using a toothpick.

2. I generally use standard (80gsm, i think) paper, but I've seen it suggested to use 100 or 120 gsm paper for better stability.

3. Use the big expensive one at your work once everyone's gone home - or the one where your parents work. If all else fails, I bought a cheap Samsung one and it's served me well.
>> Anonymous
>>89538
Ahh. Thanks for those answers. What does GSM mean?
>> Moony
>>89539
grams per square meter. paper weight can also be expressed in pounds. What>>89538is saying is that he uses standard copy paper, but cardstock is more widely used (and as lon as you score it, easier as well)
>> Anonymous
Can I have some Square Mario and Goomba?
>> Moony
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>>89542

goomba is here
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>> sage
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Amateur thread, amateur papercraft. Pyramid head guy. First attempt at papercraft. Be kind..
>> Anonymous
>>89572First attempt at papercraft. Be kind..
Huh?
Looks good enough right?
You happy with it? Yes? Great then, right? ;)
>> sage
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The ball was my 2nd papercraft attempt, it turned out ok, but prince tested me a bit. In particular closing off his cylindrical head was difficult. The first side was ok since I could just stick my finger through the other side to stick it down but the other side was much more difficult. It would have been easier had it been a bit larger. The cutting had to be extremely precise, so I used a razor blade for much of it.
>> sage
>>89573
Thanks
Hey it's really just something to do right?
>> Anonymous
>>89574
>The first side was ok since I could just stick my finger through the other side to stick it down but the other side was much more difficult.

You're going to find that in a lot of models you make. It gets easier over time, but it's still pretty challenging to do just right.
>> Anonymous
>>89576
I think often that if you try to fit those kinds of parts together, often you end up pushing to hard, making the "lid" going in too far.
I think that with "zipper"-style tabs (alternating glueing tabs on both the "lid" and the "box") you don't have that problem anymore. And then if you don't have to worry about that anymore, you can do the tension in the paper do the work for you: fold the tabs outwards farther than they need to be, so they will automatically push a little against the inside of the "box".
Like>>89576says, if you've done a couple of papercrafts with those kind of parts, you'll get the hang of it and it's not difficult anymore.
>> Anonymous
Sometimes, logic comes into play as well.

For the prince's head... first you close the long edge, then one side of the head, using any sort of long tool (I use an unfolded paper clip) to gently press each tab into place. Now, close the outer ring of the other side, reaching in through the hole left by the smaller circle. Finally, bend all of the tabs for the smaller circle outwards, apply glue to the ring itself, and carefully close it into the tabs, bending them back down into place with the circle. Be prepared to clean up any excess glue that comes out as you close it... but that should do the job.