Trying a new old medium - paper! ROBOT

Joe CalPo · July 15, 2025, 11:10:37 AM

In order to keep my wife company while continuing to enjoy modeling, I've picked up paper modeling.
I know this is a big thing for many people; for me it's a sideline to plastic/resin/wood/metal "realistic" depictions.
I might even whif up some subjects I can't in my usual materials due to cost and lack of availability of relevant kits.

My first model was a simple box that depicts a television. Here's my second, which best fits under this group.

kerick · July 15, 2025, 08:33:53 PM

Nice! There is some amazing stuff being done in paper.

Rick Lowe · July 15, 2025, 10:31:39 PM

Quote from: kerick on July 15, 2025, 08:33:53 PMNice! There is some amazing stuff being done in paper.

You're not kidding!

IIRC someone was doing a 747 in 1/48 or thereabouts, with an insane level of detail...

But there are lots like that out there.

kitbasher · July 15, 2025, 11:19:23 PM

Excellent, really made me smile.

Rick Lowe · July 16, 2025, 11:05:43 PM

There's a paper WALL-E out there... I built one for my Sister one time.

kerick · July 17, 2025, 09:20:06 PM

A guy in my club builds paper models occasionally. They come out great.

Joe CalPo · July 20, 2025, 11:33:15 AM

Another project with slightly more complex folds, at least the vehicle.

Steel Penguin · July 20, 2025, 12:05:21 PM

looking good for the mystery machine

and the scoobys look right, in the second pick as it looks like a 3 d ( sort of) picture from the show

Rick Lowe · July 20, 2025, 10:37:35 PM

Where's Fred? He'd be interested, I'm sure.

Gondor · July 21, 2025, 01:41:01 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on July 20, 2025, 10:37:35 PMWhere's Fred? He'd be interested, I'm sure.

Standing next to Daphne

Rick Lowe · July 21, 2025, 09:51:59 PM

Quote from: Gondor on July 21, 2025, 01:41:01 AM
Quote from: Rick Lowe on July 20, 2025, 10:37:35 PMWhere's Fred? He'd be interested, I'm sure.

Standing next to Daphne

Yeah, I never even saw that one coming and left myself wide open... well played.

zenrat · July 22, 2025, 05:20:46 AM

Sorry, had to unmask old man Spackman as the villain behind the ghost quetzalcoatlus...

Mystery Machine and the Scoobys look good.
Coincidentally ("there is no coincidence" - R.A.Wilson) we were discussing the Mystery Machine last night at the Model Car Club meeting. I bugs me that there has never been a commercial injection moulded sixties Ford Econovan kit to build one from.

PR19_Kit · July 22, 2025, 05:30:44 AM

Quote from: zenrat on July 22, 2025, 05:20:46 AMSorry, had to unmask old man Spackman as the villain behind the ghost quetzalcoatlus...

Off course, it's always my fault, just ask OGL.

Rick Lowe · July 22, 2025, 10:46:12 PM

Quote from: zenrat on July 22, 2025, 05:20:46 AMI bugs me that there has never been a commercial injection moulded sixties Ford Econovan kit to build one from.

Is this one of any use?

https://jimmyflintstonestudios.com/NB314--1961-67-Ford-Econoline-Van_p_382.html

Resin, yes, but could work...

And there are one or two printables out there too. HTH

zenrat · July 23, 2025, 04:29:19 AM

I like that Rick. Thanks. Flintstone also make a 1/25 resin Dodge A100 van body to convert the Lindberg pick-up into a van.