"15mm paper models " Topic
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Gunner Dunbar | 05 Jun 2015 11:21 p.m. PST |
Hi guys Well, I haven't touched my 15mm Blood Angels for a long while, so I have been thinking about dreds and vehicles, and I had an epiphany, why not try paper models? I have never made a paper model, and I'm willing to give it a go. I will update this thread with all my 15mm Sci Fi paper model attempts so that others may get inspiration from my attempts. I searched for and found a few 40k paper models on the web, and will start with a dred, as this is the next thing I wanted to add to my force, I am starting with a Mk III, I printed the plans out at 50% size, but they looked a little small, so re printed at 60% Theres a few ways I can go about this, I am starting with no. 1 and if that doesn't work will try the other ideas. 1) glue the plans to cardboard, cut out and assembly, then detail the finished model before painting, I am afraid the model maybe very delicate, and I will need to think about the painting process, as my usual way using washes etc probably wont work with paper. 2) use the plans to make the parts out of plasticard and construct the parts like a model, this maybe very time consuming. 3) use the idea in no. 1, but once detailed, try and make a mould of the parts for casting in resin. 4) use the paper model as a template for sculpting the model out of putty. Anyway, I will keep you informed on how it goes.
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Gunner Dunbar | 06 Jun 2015 4:45 p.m. PST |
Hi guys An update on my 15mm paper dred, firstly I decided to re print the model at 70% rather than 60%, only because my 15mm Blood Angels are very large so I wanted my dred to fit in, most people would be happy with 60% I believe, I decided to use superglue rather than white glue, it would have been to slow to dry, the superglue worked well, just be careful of your fingers with such a small model, the model is coming along nicely, but it is a rather slow process, this is about 3-4 hours work, do whilst watching TV, although it looks quite detailed, all the detail is in print and will be lost when painted, so I will have to 3D the detail with plasticard rod etc, I'm pretty happy with the results so far, it is a lot sturdier then I thought it would be, let me know what you think. More pics link
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Gunner Dunbar | 07 Jun 2015 1:55 a.m. PST |
Hi guys I have done a bit more work on this today, I chose dual chain guns, mostly because it meant I didn't have to make the fist, which looked a bit fiddly, I think he is coming along nicely, will let the putty dry that is holding the chain guns on, then I will start on detailing the exterior, a pic for scale with a normal size Chaos marine and a 15mm marine and Termie, all comments welcome. More pics link
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Mithmee | 07 Jun 2015 8:34 a.m. PST |
Not bad at all. Though he just might be prone to the hand crushing attack. :) |
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