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Hello, /po/, I'm back again with some last minute questions.

I went to Office Depot yesterday and found out they sold a very cheap and durable X-acto knife.
There was a much more costly model, but it was sold out. The one on stock was about 3$ and was a #1 blade. Of course, next to it were replacement blade packs.

Now here's my questions:
Does it matter what model I get? Will #11 blades stick work? I checked and it looks like it does but I need some double-assurance. Also, while I'm on it, does it matter if I use #11 blades?

Also, does it REALLY matter what paper I use?
Does Regular copy paper work?

And the last one:
I noticed that some of these templates for certain papercraft exceed 8''x 11'', which is just the size of the paper I'm ONLY able to print. So... Do I need a special printer? Do I resize/edit in Photoshop? What do you guys do if you're faced with this dilemma?

And that's about it.
>> Anonymous
1) I don't think type of blade will matter. A blade is a blade. I think mine's a #11 and it works perfectly.

2)In some cases, yes. If you want your models to look better, last longer, won't sog when glue is put on them, and you won't be able to see the glue under light, use cardstock. If you use regular paper, colors don't come out as sharp, models are more easily breakable than if you used cardstock, accidental overuse of glue can cause major damage to the finished product, and you can see through the paper, meaning you'll see tabs and glue under light. One downside to cardstock though is that some of it is too thick for certain people's tastes. Like in a very small model, you will be leaving a lot of noticeable white lines from the paper thickness. This is not a problem for me, though some people go batshit insane over it. If you don't like white lines but still want to use cardstock, color the edges before you assemble them with a felt tip colored pen, or you can go with a thinner cardstock. The recommended is 110lb. though some people recommend lower (I think it was 80lb.)

3)Dunno. Someone else can help you here.
>> Newbie
>>114409
I see.

It's copy paper, but for me, I don't think it'll matter too much as I'm going to be displaying my finished models away from the main light source.
But just so things are clear: Cardstock isn't ABSOLUTELY necessary, right? I mean, can I make a paper model out of regular copy paper and will it still hold if it's not tampered with?
>> Anonymous
Yes. I only use cardstock if a model absolutely warrants it, or it's going to be worn. Copy paper can and will work.
>> Anonymous
>>114412
No, it's not absolutely necessary. Just you wouldn't want to build something such as Howl's Moving Castle or the Spiral Dragon with it. What I mean is because you'd probably end up damaging what's already built trying to add more complex pieces. So I'd say if you use printer paper stick to the small-medium stuff.
>> Anonymous
Pffff, craft knives, what are you? A sissy terrorist? I use an x-acto handle and a surgical scalpel blade. Yeah, when you're done playing around, go get yourself some of those and see how careful you become.

Srsly, though, scalpels are awesome if you can get some cheap blades for them.
>> /h/(Newbie)
>>114634
I purchased my X-acto knife and the rest of the supplies yesterday.

It's not as sharp as I thought it would've been.
Could be that it's #1 blade.