Building paper houses

ShortRound70 · Post by **ShortRound70** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:24 am

JB:
First labels, then decals, and now the factory? D*** you're good!

Got to find my "Exel for Dummies". Seriously, it is very impressive, especially for an hour's time; concept to finished product.
SemperFi!

8ball · Post by **8ball** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:57 pm

Hey jb-

That's cool! But why the styrene? Is it for support?

I've discovered a pretty good 80lb cover stock that has a nice smooth finish and feeds through my HP inkjet pretty reliably. It's Wausau Exact Color Copy, smooth finish, 96 brightness. Unfortunately, you probably can't get it at Staples or Office Max. I found it at Kelly Paper, a wholesaler/retailer here in Phoenix. It's kinda like a Sam's Club for paper. A 250 sheet package was <$10.

It yields a very nice print, and it's sturdy enough for 28mm structures--it's almost too thick for 6mm stuff, at least the tiny details.

1ComOpsCtr · Post by **1ComOpsCtr** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:27 am

Great factory,

A couple of things you may want to try that I've learned over the past several months working on buildings for our Fort Polk terrain models.

But first, here is a factory your design inspired.

If you go to our web site I am sure you can download it from the MODEL link on the left or about one third of the way down that intro page.

Make some extra brick rows in a slightly lighter shade than the main color that can be used to hide horizontal joints and appear to be part of the design... You can also do some vertical offsets for each corner, making sure you scribe the inside fold line and color the edges before attaching them to your building.

Note the overhead doors on the building above. They are set in just a bit, or should I say they appear to be set in just a bit. You will notice the same thing on the other building sheet on the same page on our site. The inset in the pink house is colored slightly darker to make it appear deeper in the building. By slight varriation in color and adding detail pieces you can really make buildings made of paper look closer to the real thing... In this scale you will find this kind of detail really stands out while not killing yourself with extra work during the building process.

Will
ComOpsCtr

jb · Post by jb » Thu May 25, 2006 4:04 am

Thanks SR,1ComOpsCtr,and 8ball.
8ball I use the styrene because it is really easy (for me) to work with. It is also sturdy enough to not use extra support. I got the idea from this forum last summer. Its very strange how the liquid glue fuses the printed paper to the styrene,and the ink doesn't run??!!

8ball · Post by **8ball** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:54 am

Hmmm. I'm going to have to try that. Running and smearing ink is a problem. Good idea jeeb.

sfcgreg29er · Post by **sfcgreg29er** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:46 am

PING

Pic of a factory complex I scratch built several months ago. Paper on styrene. GHQ halftracks .
Base measures 6" x 6".

WHM · Post by **WHM** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:08 pm

Paper on styrene?????!!!!!!!
Damn, but don't that look coooooool!!!
I've been experimenting w/paper houses using the paint program w/windows because of what I've seem here and I think they look NOTHING like that.

Outstanding

WHM · Post by **WHM** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:10 am

It was mentioned in a previous post about using some glue to connect the wallpapers when making paper houses to styrene. I asked at the store and the guy behind the counter had no idea. Can some one clue me in on the name and brand (s) to look for?

Thanks

jb · Post by jb » Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:08 am

WHM wrote:It was mentioned in a previous post about using some glue to connect the wallpapers when making paper houses to styrene. I asked at the store and the guy behind the counter had no idea. Can some one clue me in on the name and brand (s) to look for?

Thanks

Testors plastic cement . In the bottle with a brush...

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:27 am

ping...

Regards,
Tom Stockton

WHM · Post by **WHM** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:28 am

I've been trying my hand in making paper building models, but my results have not been so good. Tried mounting on styrene or on heavy stock and then gluing.

Did make some models using MS Paint but regret I am unabel to post since it needs to be on a seperate server and I am not a member of such.

Woulsd anyone be willing to receive a word doc. who is and post it? If you make the model would appreciate a picture of it be posted.

Thanlks guys.

8ball · Post by **8ball** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:44 am

Sure amigo. If you send it to me, I'll be glad to assemble it and post pics.

WHM · Post by **WHM** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:29 am

8Ball,

Thanks, sent private message requesting an email address where to send.

Regards;
ACSIRT

1ComOpsCtr · Post by **1ComOpsCtr** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:11 pm

Gentlemen,

Here is an interesting building with some interesting potential...

We needed a hangar that was open for a scenario involving a terrorist action on an American base. The doors are removable so you can use the open bay, as well as the roof assembly so you can work in the offices and shops. There is both a closed door and the open one you see folded up. The other door was removed for the photo so you could see the interior. The Caribou you have seen before, but as you will notice it has been finished with its decals and prop detail.

Anything is possible, pretty much, in paper. The roof is supported by the latice work beams typical for hangars of this size. If you were to view the roof from below you could see the 3 "X" box giant beams that support the roof between the lighting (window) bays.

Will
ComOpsCtr

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