Cacique Caribe | 28 May 2014 7:41 p.m. PST |
Even if you don't do paper models
Could the wall panels here be printed out in really thin paper and used as "rice paper" room dividers for 15mm modern and SF gaming (and Pulp, Old West Chinatowns, etc.)? PDF link Then how about these other ones? PDF link PDF link Thoughts? Thanks, Dan TMP link |
Cacique Caribe | 28 May 2014 8:05 p.m. PST |
This is basically the effect I'm after:
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link My original idea was to use one of these punches to make the "frame" using either a black, red, wood or bamboo shade of thick card stock paper:
link Here's another one I had in mind for the "frame":
link Then I planned to take vellum paper and sandwich it between two copies of the punched frame. Then trim edges to size and add a thin base at the bottom to keep the panel upright. QUESTION: But the sandwich idea seems tedious if I can have similar results by simply printing directly on vellum, right? Dan PS. In case you're wondering, the two edge punches are by EK Tools. The top one is called "Plaid" and the bottom one "Modern Cube". |
Borathan | 28 May 2014 8:30 p.m. PST |
It would probably be easier to go with something like wrapping paper and just double layer it. While the extremely light stuff would be more accurate, it just wouldn't last and be extremely fragile to the point where it wouldn't be worth the effort for gaming purposes
diorama, maybe, but not for wargaming or RPG stuff |
War In 15MM | 28 May 2014 9:06 p.m. PST |
I may not be completely clear on what you are after with the process you are suggesting, but if what you want is to attached illustrations of walls that you can print from your computer onto something strong enough to allow those walls to be incorporated into a building that would then be used in a game, I would suggest that you printed the desired illustration (s) onto a sheet of clear plastic label stock that has adhesive on the unprinted side, cut out the printed result and stick it on to a piece of plastic card by Evergreen plastic or Plastruct plastic. You can put different illustration of either side of the plastic thus giving your building its interior and exterior look. |
Cacique Caribe | 28 May 2014 9:10 p.m. PST |
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Cacique Caribe | 28 May 2014 11:24 p.m. PST |
Another example of walls that I wish could be turned into dividing screens/panels: PDF link PDF link And here are templates for more buildings, for those looking to populate more of their game board: link link Dan TMP link |
Lion in the Stars | 29 May 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
I'd try the laminated-tissue-paper-and-cardstock first, CC. Might be easier to hole-punch some colored sticker paper, but I'd try the hole-punched cardstock first. And thank you for the idea, I've been wondering how to do shoji screens at 15mm! |
Cacique Caribe | 29 May 2014 10:11 a.m. PST |
If the punches produce strips that are too wide (too tall for interior room dividers), then I guess they might work for outer walls of the building itself. I hope to have results in the next few weeks, as I hunt down the edge punches I need. Thanks, Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 16 Jun 2014 8:57 p.m. PST |
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War Monkey | 16 Jun 2014 10:06 p.m. PST |
I would think those hole punches, would do the trick even as open frames they would look really nice. |
Lion in the Stars | 17 Jun 2014 7:50 p.m. PST |
Given that it's laser-cut cardstock, I bet you could email the company and ask if they'd make you one half-sized, CC. |
Cacique Caribe | 18 Jun 2014 12:49 p.m. PST |
Excellent idea! Perhaps at 60% the current size? Or is that too tall? Seems like the original is already tall for 28mm, or is that just me? I'll send them an email to see if they are open to the idea. Thanks, Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 29 Jun 2014 8:47 p.m. PST |
Guys, Have you seen this fella's work?
link link link I love how he used a bead as a rectangular vase (rear left):
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Cacique Caribe | 29 Jun 2014 9:57 p.m. PST |
And here are some basic traditional shoji screen templates:
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Cacique Caribe | 02 Sep 2014 10:48 a.m. PST |
I finally got to watch The Wolverine (2013) movie. The scenes inside Yashida's mansion have lots of nice examples of paper screens:
link And, in the scene in the snow-covered streets of Yashida's home town, you see them on the outside of more common homes:
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Cacique Caribe | 01 Feb 2015 2:59 p.m. PST |
Ok. Aligning the die cuts to match consistently is a lot harder than it seems. So, as nice as the hole punch idea sounds, because it helps give the panel a 3d texture, in practicality a simple printout on vellum paper works worked much better in my latest test. Either way, I hope some of the suggestions here are helpful in some way. In the meantime, I'll continue experimenting, and will keep you guys updated with photos on the method I finally use. Thanks, Dan TMP link TMP link TMP link |
Smokey Roan | 29 Apr 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
Wish I saw this before. Balsa wood sticks, glued and pinned to template, then airplane tissue and dope. Bingo! (not saying it would be a quick method :) ) |