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captain impaler
Hello /po/ Im new here and just starting papercraft At the moment im working on a weighted companion cube.
I have some questions /po/
1. whats the best glue to use
2.scissors or really sharp blade
3. Best kind of paper / plasticard
4. Best reso0urce for papercraft

TL:DR n00b needs help
>> TSONTS !!u7H15vJR6mX
Read /po/ carefully. This is constantly asked. CONSTANTLY. And /po/ is a slow board, so there are MULTIPLE threads about it.
>> captain impaler
sorry i just realized
>> TSONTS !!u7H15vJR6mX
Actually, why don't I just make up my own FAQ, save it to my desktop, and copypasta it every time someone asks?

First, go to http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/howto/index.html and watch the tutorial.

Now... you'll need paper. Regular copy paper works fine, but for larger models, or models you want to last forever, light cardstock is reccommended. If you do use cardstock, be careful with your edgework, or get a bunch of colored pencils or felt-tip markers to clean up the white edges that will show up if you're not.

Any old printer will do; you don't need a special printer for papercraft.

Good, sharp scissors for cutting out the pieces. Also a razor knife (X-Acto, etc) for cutting out interior cuts or getting at areas you don't want to use scissors in. Get a self-healing cutting mat for when you use razor knives.

Glue... as the tutorial says, use VERY SPARINGLY. There are craft glues made for papercraft, but Elmer's White Glue works perfectly well if you use it properly. I like Aleene's Tacky Glue; you can use very little, and it dries quickly.

A metal straight-edged ruler is good for helping you make straight folds; picking up an embossing tool (or using an empty ball-point pen, empty mechanical pencil, or anything else you think might work) will help even more; pre-scoring the fold lines will help the models come together.

Unfold a paperclip and keep it around; sometimes you need something to reach inside a model to close or secure a flap where fingers can't reach.

For opening .pdo files, Google "Pepakura Viewer". Want to try to make models? Get "Pepakura Designer", lurk or search for a serial (or pay for one), and hit F1 in it to find a list of programs that it can read 3-d model data from.

For starters, head over to http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/index.html -- the models there range from easy to crazy, but all the instructions are clear and precise.
>> Anonymous
>>108843
hey thanks thats really nice
>> zel
>>108843
what we need is a sticky so people wont keep on asking the same ol questions @_@
>> TSONTS !!u7H15vJR6mX
Yeah, we've asked for said sticky a bunch of times.

If anyone has any additions / corrections to my monster post, lemme know. Like I said, it's on my PC in a TXT file now, so I'll just paste it every time this gets asked.
>> captain impaler
Great I guess im on the right track then Ive done everything in the tutorial almost
>> Anonymous
kind of a tangent, but i've been wondering how do self healing cutting mats heal themselves? i bought one and i've been cutting w/ xacto knives, i'm wondering to what extent it heals itself? i'll still see scratches right?
>> TSONTS !!u7H15vJR6mX
Yes, you'll still see scratches. To boot, if you accidentally get any sort of marker ink on it, the ink sinks under the surface.

If you WANT to cut a piece out of the mat, you can... but I've yet to permanently damage the thing. I don't care how they work; as long as they continue to work. I've had mine for over a year, and it looks all scratchy, but knives still cut smoothly on it.
>> Anonymous
So I've wanted to make the same post, and I've anticipated a reaction like that. Now that I see most of questions answered already, what's still unclear - is there any good site with huge pile of anime papercrafts or I should stick with /rs/?
And also - how long do you usually need to work before you can make these animecharacters?
>> Anonymous
>>108979
bumping a question
>> TSONTS !!u7H15vJR6mX
For anime characters, google for 'em or check /rs/ -- tracking down characters from anime or videogames is hit and miss; things that you're SURE have papercrafts... very often do not.

As for how long, it depends on how crazy complex it is. Hakos and one page models can usually be done as fast as you can cut them out. Once you get into multi page models with 30 or more parts, and super accuracy required... expect to sit down for a few hours, or to work on it on and off over a day or three.