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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.
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