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Anonymous
Hi /po/,

I'm really new to papercrafting (as in just found out about it yesterday), and it looked like an interesting pass-time. I'd like to try to do some. However, I don't know a thing about how to make them at. I am curious about the following:

What kind of paper do you use to make them? Printer paper seems kind of flimsy.
How do you keep your models together?
What do the symbols on templates mean?

If you could answer these questions, or point me in the direction of a good beginners website, I'd really appreciate it. As thanks, have this cat from Wikipedia.
>> Anonymous
(sigh)

What kind of paper do you use to make them?
Heavy weight card stock ~ 100lb or heavier. It is available in any office supply store in the paper section. For better results on predominantly coloured models, such as a zaku that is all red, print the red parts on pink or red cardstock for deeper colour.

How do you keep your models together?

Glue, tape, and luck. I prefer scotch gluestick, elmer's interior wood glue, and dotto permanent roll-on.

What do the symbols on templates mean?

You'll have to be more specific, but usually they are as so:

^ = mountain fold, fold upwards so the coloured sides are out.

V = valley fold, fold inwards so the coloured sides are in.

------- = fold here
- -- - -- - = mountain fold here
- - - - - - = valley fold here
g, *, # = glue this
X or scissors = cut this part out
a glue bottle with an X or slash = do not glue
a flame = burn this edge with a lighter carefully
H, P = press under heavy weight until completely dry
W or a spigot = apply water to aide in sculpting
• = apply glue en masse
. = apply a small droplet of glue here
+ = poke hole
T = remove and replace with transparency
C = print and apply to/cut out of heavy cardboard - like a moving box corrugated or foamcore.
>> Anonymous
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Here's the template of the OP pic before anyone gets around asking for it.
>> Anonymous
Bump for sticky, since this thread seems to answer these questions quite well, and we have these exact questions asked quite often.