"BMP-1 Paper Model Released in Enhanced Detail Version" Topic

Not sure how i feel about this kit. I -REALLY- like the inventiveness and ingenuity shown in these, but there are a few issues I have.

1- The turret with the "butt crack" looking seam on it. DEAL KILLER if I was buying it. Another strip and a top plate cover so you would have the turret look like it was one solid piece would go a LONG way to improving my appreciation of this

2- It looks light, like "player walks by the table and the wind moves the tank" light… How would you fix this? just put penneys or something inside it?

Not meaning to demean any papercraft models, this ALREADY shows more skill than I have.

For $5 USD you can't beat the price, especially if you are a decent modeller.

One thing I think people forget about paper models is that once you buy the PDF you can make as many as you want, so you have a unlimited supply of models for only 5 dollars.

Paper/card beats plastic, lead, and resin every time. Try throwing your plastic/lead/resin kit across the room and see what's left of it. A card model comes out without a scratch.

I do this with one of my highly detailed card Panther tanks now and then just to freak people out.

I like paper tanks in theory, never seen one in practice. I'm always open to new stuff for gaming.

But that turret just looks terrible. And it looks like it'd be an easy fix… How hard would it be to make a strip to line the side of the turret and a single flat piece on top to cover it?

Another alternative is to print it on styrene, assemble, and paint. Very cheap, though very fiddly and time-consuming, but with some additional detailing the result can be akin to resin kits.

how would you go about doing THAT?