Adventures with paper

by **MASSIVERALPH** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:44 pm

There is a plus with having many projects ongoing. While something is drying, something needs attention. I need six scratchbuilt structures to qualify for the structure AP certificate. I decided to try a paper, well mostly paper, tank. My buddy Hueber had given me a set of plans from MR blown up to HO scale from the N scale in the magazine. My buddy Rick Bickmore who is a genius with paper modeling built this tank. I'm not creative enough to figure things out on how to do things, but I can copy pretty good. I'm going to try to copy Ricks success with this thread.

I grabbed some of that 1/16 mat board that Candy urged me to buy. I cut two circles out after tracing a line with a compass.

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by **MASSIVERALPH** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:48 pm

I then added some supports putting in some extra fins to act as a support for the outer wrapper.

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by **MASSIVERALPH** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:49 pm

They were glued with Aileens tacky glue.

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by **MASSIVERALPH** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:51 pm

The outer wrapper is tacked to one of the fins. This needs to dry overnight.

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by **rebel** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:13 pm

Such patience, glad they invented super glue!!!!!!!!

by **mecrr** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:23 pm

Ralph,
this looks like it might fit my needs in some empty spaces I have. I will follow with interest.
David

by **MASSIVERALPH** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:09 am

Dave, I hope it does. One thing I forgot to mention, I did give this a coat of clear sealer before I started to attach the side wrapper. I was warned to do that, lest moisture cause warping. I have some background buildings I am going to use matboard for the wall sides, and DPM wall for the rear. I printed of some brick texture to cover the mat board. A lot cheaper than .060 styrene. Hueber liked the idea.

by **MASSIVERALPH** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:25 am

rebel wrote:Such patience, glad they invented super glue!!!!!!!!

Reb, those fast setting glues are great if your a good modeler. For the average guy like me, there is an advantage to slowing the big lizard down.

by **MASSIVERALPH** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:16 am

I am playing with some background row homes next to the tracks. I bought some DPM modular units. I need to put a door in them. I made some sides from mat board. just playing and futzing right now.

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by **deemery** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:07 am

Why put doors on them? Butt them right up against the track with a bit of fence. That's actually pretty common in the northeast, to see tenements that have no back yards against railroad right-of-ways. Take a look at the flats I'm using behind the dock here, there's just enough room for the fire escapes:

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I need to add the fence to cover that white spot you can between the Heinz reefer and stock car.
dave

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