| Cacique Caribe | 17 Jul 2012 11:17 a.m. PST |
Has anyone built one using these 1/72 scale plans as their source?
link I know there are models out there that say they are one scale but end up being closer to something else. - So, after all is said and done, and the model is built, does it work for 15mm?
- If so, got pics?
- Did you just make it out of cardstock paper, or did you use the plans to make it out of a different material?
- Any other suggestions or tips? Thanks, Dan
PS. I wish I could read the German text. |
| Psyckosama | 17 Jul 2012 11:23 a.m. PST |
How to make 1/72 paper models into 1/100 paper models. Print at 3/4 size… that is all. |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Jul 2012 11:26 a.m. PST |
Very true, Psyckosama. I guess the question is really . . . is the model really 1/72 or does it end up being something else once built? Thanks, Dan |
| Psyckosama | 17 Jul 2012 11:44 a.m. PST |
Does it really matter as long as it looks good and doesn't seem overly huge or overly tiny? |
| timurilank | 17 Jul 2012 12:11 p.m. PST |
Dan, From the webpage; Modellbeschreibung: - Bastelbogen für den fortgeschrittenen Papiermodellbauer
- 1 x A4-Seite, 47xTeile
- Modellmaße: 12,8 cm lang, 8 cm breit
- mit ein- und ausgefahrenen Triebwerken baubar Looking at the A4 size sheet with the 47 components, it should not be a problem to fit with the larger 15s. I would be more worried about selecting the wrong weight of paper to print this on. Around 160 gram would do fine. The dimensions given above allow for the protruding pieces on the side and the slanted nose. Nice model. |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Jul 2012 3:08 p.m. PST |
Excellent! Thanks so much, Dan |
| jpattern2 | 17 Jul 2012 3:57 p.m. PST |
I don't see any really complicated shapes. I bet you could scan it in and print it on thin plasticard for a sturdier model. Easier to add 3D details, too. |
| Mako11 | 17 Jul 2012 4:34 p.m. PST |
Yea, and for the top of the fuselage, you could roll that over some thin tubing underneath, and/or some rounded, wooden molding, or similar material. Glue the tubing to a bit of square dowel, or plastic/acrylic stripping, to make the bottom more durable too. |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Jul 2012 10:35 p.m. PST |
The shuttle pictured halfway down this page looks a lot like that Puddle Jumper, doesn't it? link Dan |
| Wellspring | 18 Jul 2012 8:20 a.m. PST |
Having the model be slightly over-large might help with the fact that the interior set on the show is too big for the exterior shuttle's dimensions. |
| artslave | 18 Jul 2012 10:02 a.m. PST |
Wellspring hits the nail on the head. The pj was bigger on the inside than on the outside. The "traveling" set piece was what we saw with people next to it, and smaller than the one used to film the interior. The bottom line is that the pj has to "look right", but is really not an exact scale. It does have to fit through the gate no matter the size.
I built mine using a heavy card mailing tube as a hull. It has working door and opens up. I have not perfected the side pods, yet. The plans are available on the yahoo Stargate site, and just like the paper model, could be scaled down for 15mm. |
| Cacique Caribe | 22 Jul 2012 7:37 p.m. PST |
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