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paper? Anonymous
Exactly what kind of paper and stock do you guys use when printing out all these papercraft plans?
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>> Anonymous
cardstock, colored cardstock, colored construction paper is a bad substitute, but works, regular printer paper, but NOT PHOTO PAPER(unless you are going for some kind of metal effect and are a god with glue)

Is that enough of an answer?
>> Anonymous
I meant like what # stock. Ive heard 120 mentioned.
>> Anonymous
pic is clearly related.
>> Anonymous
of course! i build all of my models out of toilet paper.
>> The_weanis !!G1VVuGMh3I4
>>82309
yes, it absorbs the glue really well.
>> Anonymous
>>82321
better if you use semen as glue...
>> KingSchwill !btr76hqMa6
Depends on the project. For masks and other things that will be used, I prefer a Canford art cardstock 140lb (200gsm). For models and other projects that require fine detail work I use a 65lb. cardstock. The 65lbs requires a great deal of finesse to keep from warping, but if used delicately, it looks magnificent.
>> Onanymous
>>82347
if you use a non-water based glue like UHU(that I use) or Bostick you can flush the whole glue tube on normal printer paper without waving or warping it...
>> The_weanis !!G1VVuGMh3I4
>>82322
Hmm...
>> snappy handle
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I mostly use plain ol' printer paper because it's cheap and mostly works. Sometimes I need to reinforce printer paper with poster board on larger surfaces to prevent inward flexing, but it still gets things done. I tried making a couple models with card stock, which holds well but is very expensive and hard to fold sometimes.

Pictured is a model made from printer paper and poster board.
>> Anonymous
>>82361
dude what the hell is that thing?
is it a leg?
a rocket?
what?
>> Anonymous
>>83076
It is in fact the HomeWorld Kushan mothership from
http://www.ericksmodels.com/paper/models/models.html
>> Anonymous
>>83080
nice
>> Anonymous
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>>82361
>> Anonymous
What do you guys recommend on something on the scale of those papercrafts that require a lot of detailed attention? Regular paper is really hard for me. I feel it's too thin, but then if I used something thicker Imight not be able to fold well or it might not stick and absorb glue well.

I've also been thinking about just plain making the scale of the model higher by printing the images larger.
>> Anonymous
>>83161
If you score the fold lines thoroughly, using regular printer paper or thicker cardstock won't make much of a difference; even small parts will fold easily when using cardstock.
Same for curving: if you curve it before you glue it, thin paper or thicker cardstock won't make much of a difference.
Glue that works for regular paper will work for cardstock as well; it's not the thickness that matters, but the surface area; paper is poreus, and so is cardstock. Only if it's treated to make the surface non-poreus (very smooth paper) it may be more difficult to glue it, but most regular hobby glue won't have any problem with that either.
Scaling it up (printing it bigger) helps of course if you're not good at very small parts: usually the bigger the part, the easier it is to handle.
You should just try it to see if it works for you. Maybe not buy an entire pack of cardstock, but sometimes they sell sheets per piece as well.