1:25 Cardstock Big Boy

[DaKra]

I've noticed with the high end of these paper models, the paper is a structural material only.  It ends up painted, in traditional ways of model building.   Which, I suspect, says a lot about the limitations of using a printed finish.   

Dave   

[eTraxx]

That's the same model I original posted about .. (once I went back and fixed the link)

Noticed that in papermodelers .. there seems to be two camps. 1) the purists .. who use only paper .. broken down into 1a) .. except some wire .. 1b) wire and paint .. and 2) many of the East European modelers who simply consider paper as a tool .. and will use whatever .. wire, ACC, etc. to make a model. .. which I gravitate towards.

[finescalerr]

Ed, is it philosophical difference toward modeling or maybe a difference in how far the modeler wants to take the model? I have seen guys who buy a paper "kit" (prints in a book), cut out the parts, assemble them very carefully, and leave it at that. The result is a printed model and it looks unfinished.

The real hotshots take the same kit, add whatever detail it needs (usually from paper but also wire and wood), paint it, weather it, and the result is a stunningly realistic model indistinguishable from one made out of any other material.

Dave, you are right about the limitations of printed finishes. I just posted photos in the "Wall" thread showing the limit of what I've been able to do with a printer.

Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Holy moly! That paper Big Boy apparently has every single part that the real thing has!