Has anyone ventured into this hobby before? I did a few impressive models few years ago with simple A4 papers but all became trash when I moved to a new house. After that this hobby went on & off few times but never had the time & dedication to it. Anyways I'll post some high class paper models





Here is a few of paper models for beginners


Download: neneko.rar


Download: mone.rar

OS me-tan!


More papercraft models:
http://www.3dpapermodel.com.tw

Basic Tools:

Any decent colour printers will do, because the professional papercraft hobbist use printers that cost over RM5k so that the results on the paper are water resistant, able to withstand from direct sunlight & longlasting. You probably dont want to go that far I usually recommend HP or Epson printers.
For paper, go for the photo gloss paper because it is not too soft or too hard, good print quality & a little water resistant.
Basic tools you need are scissor, razor blade, rulers, toothpicks, white glues (it becomes transparent after it dries) and maybe a round pen/pencil for bending papers.

If you want to design custom paper models & pretty good in computer 3D design, you can use Hexasuper5 & Papekura Designer. I think 3DMax & lightwave files can be imported into those softwares.


Good luck

[edit]ZOMG POST HIJACK IN PROGRESS! XD -jhcj

Ok, found some tips and guides to papercraft making from 4chan, so I'll post them up here.

Equipment
The essentials are paper, scissors and glue - what paper you use really varies from person to person and model to model, although I can tell you now that Staples Multiuse 80gsm is too thin to print solid blocks of colour on without it going soggy.

Scissors: Sharp. Nuff said.

Glue: Personally I really like UHU as it doesn't make the paper soggy, and it goes "tacky" in a few seconds, so I don't have to sit around holding the model while it dries.

Other things that come in useful would be a ruler, craft knife, and some kind of cutting mat.

Ruler: A metal one is realy essential as I've found out, my plastic one is all cut into now. One of those raised ones that protects you from slicing your own fingers off is good.

Craft knife: Thin, pointy, extremely sharp. Helps with any fiddly bits or on models like the Tardis where you have to cut out slots.

Cutting mat: You can work on newspaper or whatever most of the time, but if you're doing stuff with the craft knife you really need a decent cutting matt. Suitably thick and stiff corrugated cardboard can substitute if you don't have one.

Techniques
Cutting stuff out: If you're older than 6, you've probably covered this in school already. You don't even need particularly steady hands to do it well, just make sure you're in a comfortable position, and take your time.

Gluing: Don't use too much or too little, but you'll have to work out what that means yourself of course... Hold stuff in position while the glue starts to set, and then check on it in a minute or two, while you can still make adjustments (assuming you're using UHU here). You can remove excess with the edge of a paper cut-off, or by rubbing it (no really).

Scoring: Super-useful! Basically you want to cut part way through the paper along lines you're going to fold - which makes the folding a lot easier and (provided you scored in the right place) much more accurate. I do it by lining a ruler up with the line I'm scoring and running the blade of some open scissors along it, with a little pressure, but I strongly suggest you practice this a bit before using it.

There, now you can say 4chan helped you to score!

Personally I find things much easier if I score the fold lines before I cut the parts out.

Methodology
A lot of this is probably blindingly obvious, but I'll put it in just in case.

Work area: Make sure it's free of clutter (and other models), you'll want plenty of elbow room. Also make sure that a lot of it is covered in newspaper (or whatever) to save your desk from glue.

Comfort: You're probably going to be here for hours so make sure your position is comfortable - good posture and that. As well as being generally a good idea, this will help reduce shakes if you're a bit unsteady.

Preparation: Make sure you have everything you need before you begin - printouts of all the shapes, materials, instructions.

Relax: Take your time. If you rush you'll mess up, and it won't look as good. If you're calm you'll sweat less as well, and sweaty mitts aren't good to use with paper. Make sure you set aside time as papercraft is addictive, and normally takes a lot longer than you expect - and it's not really something that lends itself to multitasking with IRC, there isn't much waiting around to do.

Know your limits: More advanced papercraft skip more steps in the instructions and assume you've picked up various techniques, so if you dive straight into a 500 piece 1:1 scale rifle from the Aliens movie, it may come out badly or not at all. The best way to improve your skills is by doing of course, so pick something simple and work your way up (I like the tetris shapes as a starter, I think they're cool!).

Lastly: Have fun! (And remember to upload photos of your creations to 4chan, of course).

Thread hijack over

This post has been edited by jhcj: Apr 20 2006, 07:47 PM

er...they seem more like high class broken links to me.

oh, no wonder, they're geocities links. geocities doesnt allow hotlinking ler bro. use imageshack.

This post has been edited by jhcj: Oct 22 2005, 10:12 AM

Sorry for the broken images, to repent myself I'll post more pics. This time its not broken hehe




I'll post some mecha robot & car models screenies later in the evening.

This post has been edited by strace: Oct 22 2005, 10:42 AM

Wow!...That's pretty impressive for papercraft. It's really beautiful to see it. I think i want to learn papercraft la. Hehehe....

if you like cars, motorbikes, airplanes..

http://www.peterjvisser.demon.nl/links2.html

those are impressive!

really nice man

strace , u know where can i find F1 paper cut file ? i cant download them in the net...... wna print it out and try hee hee




This post has been edited by Jackygwh: Oct 27 2005, 10:04 AM

The link below has a few F1 papercraft designs in PDF format
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/paper-m/yasu/2art_w/e_f1_list_1.htm
Howto

Good luck

This post has been edited by strace: Oct 27 2005, 01:14 PM

thanks i found it too after i post here haha

very cooooool... respect!

is there any free template for the figurines like you've posted?? i'm not really interested on car models...

I'll need to dig it from my old harddisks.... Maybe I'll post some SD figurine for beginners later in the afternoon or tomorrow.

Always wanted to do this but so far couldnt find the time.

Anyway, any suggestion on the type of printer, paper and the proper cutting tools?

Any decent colour printers will do, because the professional papercraft hobbist use printers that cost over RM5k so that the results on the paper are water resistant, able to withstand from direct sunlight & longlasting. You probably dont want to go that far I usually recommend HP or Epson printers.
For paper, go for the photo gloss paper because it is not too soft or too hard, good print quality & a little water resistant.
Basic tools you need are scissor, razor blade, rulers, toothpicks, white glues (it becomes transparent after it dries) and maybe a round pen/pencil for bending papers.

If you want to design custom paper models & pretty good in computer 3D design, you can use Hexasuper5 & Papekura Designer. I think 3DMax & lightwave files can be imported into those softwares.

Ok thankx. Should I ever start dabbling in this cool hobby, I let u know how it goes.

is the Ferrari F1 really made of paper....geeeezzzzz!!!!! it looks fantastically amazing.......i tot origami is foldings but seems to me the F1 is really really amazing that it was made by a piece of paper handcraft can b very surprising sometimes

Kawaii. That the word from it . Where you find such excellent picture for paper cut doll . Can share some site you got the picture as its fantastic. I think I will be addicted to this hobby soon . lolz

then did you all know how to make paper rose???..

strace how bout put some link for them to download the file and jus print it out and cut ? i got alot can contribute also hehe

wa.. really impressive!! i like those kawaii girls.. how to make it??