http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ Forum | PaperCraft Museum: Forum: PaperCraft Construction - Recent Posts en Thu, 23 May 2013 03:47:23 +0000 http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-9540 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:54:11 +0000 Bluebsy 9540@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Thanks a tonne ninjatoes i have been mailing haywan for around 2 - 3 days now and he is a very friendly person and is an active paper crafter ;o) </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-8343 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:28:01 +0000 Bluebsy 8343@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>ok thanks ninjatoes. i cant really use my main email to mail haywan cause it has my name in it and my last name is very unique. ill just simply create one with hotmail or something! Thanks Ninjatoes </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-8328 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:15:35 +0000 ninjatoes 8328@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Well I'm sure you already tried the contact form here on the Papercraft Museum website: <a href="http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/contact/" rel="nofollow">http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/contact/</a> ?</p> <p>If it doesn't work, you can also try sending him an e-mail directly; his e-mail adress is on the contact page too, but you can't click it directly to prevent spambots picking it up, so make sure you don't make any typos when you type it in in your e-mail program! ;o)</p> <p>Haywan / Papercraft Museum is also on Facebook and YouTube:<br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Papercraft-Museum/148766741856694" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Papercraft-Museum/148766741856694</a><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PaperCraftMuseum" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/user/PaperCraftMuseum</a></p> <p>So if you have an account there too, maybe you can try sending him a message there too if you don't get a reply by e-mail.</p> <p>But I'm afraid I really don't know if Haywan is still very active as a papercrafter and with the Papercraft Museum websites...? But if he does get your message, I'm sure he'll be willing to answer you! ;o) </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-7813 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:38:57 +0000 Bluebsy 7813@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Thanks ninjatoes!! Once again you came to my rescue :P I will have a look at the website but i have looked at home and the colours we have are too dark. I have recently started cutting out the pieces for the SSBB Mario so i will see what pens i have for that. Do you know of anyway i could contact haywan and ask him where he got his pens if i dont find them with your great suggestion?</p> <p>Thanks again</p> <p>Bluebsy</p> <p>Papercraft on! </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-7771 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:09:22 +0000 ninjatoes 7771@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>You really don't need any special pens or markers just for "edge-colouring"!</p> <p>For darker colours, really any kind of marker in the right colour will do: The colour tends to turn darker when "edge-colouring" (colouring the crossection/edge of the paper) than when you normally colour the surface of the paper, because the ink from the marker will soak into the paper a bit.</p> <p>That's why for lighter colours, it's often better to use colour pencils instead of markers, because the colour won't suddenly turn darker than you expected with pencils.</p> <p>Always try out the markers and pencils you have to see if the colour turns out the way you expected (you can simply cut a small, unused piece of paper from the templates themselves, or make a quick test model).</p> <p>If you really want to use the exact same brand as Haywan, there's a list of stores on the Australian Crayola website that should carry Crayola products: <a href="http://www.crayola.com.au/where-to-buy.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.crayola.com.au/where-to-buy.aspx</a></p> <p>But Crayola is a very popular brand, so I doubt that list is complete: I'm sure many more local toy stores and department stores in Australia sell Crayola markers! ;o)</p> <p>Even if you can't find it in the store yourself, don't hesitate to ask the people who work there: maybe you just overlooked them, or maybe they can order them for you, or maybe they can tell you a different store where you might find them.</p> <p>And like I said, if you really can't find the exact same ones that Haywan used, don't stress out over it! ;o)</p> <p>Try out the markers and pencils you probably already have on a small and simple papercraft test model, and maybe you already have all the colours you need.</p> <p>If not, don't worry too much about a specific brand which might be hard to get, but see which ones you can easily get from your local toy shop or department store for a fair price.</p> <p>Just have fun, and take care building your models, and then after it's completed you probably won't even notice which kind of markers you used! ;o) </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=3327#post-5985 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:01:27 +0000 Bluebsy 5985@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Hey PaperCrafters,</p> <p>Not to long ago I posted a New topic (Model Help/Tips) if you could read that post before this one that would be great.<br /> I was just wondering where i could buy these pens in Australia or Ebay. I saw Haywan used them in his YouTube video.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3iGMQDivM&#38;list=UU8piipyfjP29GBZM97TRgmA&#38;index=18" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3iGMQDivM&#38;list=UU8piipyfjP29GBZM97TRgmA&#38;index=18</a></p> <p>Anyway these are the pens I want</p> <p><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51I4oRiL0sL.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51I4oRiL0sL.jpg</a></p> <p>Can anyone find those in Australia or Ebay for a cheap price? (Under $15 including shipping if any shipments needed)</p> <p>Thanks Bluebsy </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=2666#post-5617 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:57:42 +0000 Bluebsy 5617@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Thanks ninjatoes I had a look at your website and the stripe/band across the top is a perfect example of what I mean by you can't see the edges. Yes it's a fair bit away but still you can't see the edges at all. In that photo did you edge colour all those models? </p> <p>Thanks a lot ninjatoes I'll give it a try</p> <p>Thanks Bluebsy </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=2666#post-5435 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:09:36 +0000 ninjatoes 5435@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>You can't always judge by a picture of course, because some people are simply better at building paper models and taking pictures than others, some pictures are taken close up and others from further away, and maybe in one picture the light hits the model in such a way that the edges make small shadows and if you make the light hit it another way, those shadows disappear...</p> <p>But there are some easy things you can do to try and make the lines much less visible:</p> <p>"Smooth" models can be made by not scoring the fold lines and not making sharp, crisp folds, but only "bending/curving" the paper (called "pre-shaping"). You can see it (and other techniques) in Yamaha's papercraft tutorial for instance:</p> <p><a href="http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/howto/0002.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/howto/0002.html</a></p> <p>But if the model is originally very "blocky" it won't always give a good result (some paper models were just made to look "blocky" ;o)</p> <p>As for getting rid of the "lines" themselves, you can use a marker or a coloured pencil or a crayon (or a whatever you like) in the appropriate colour to colour the white edges of the paper before glueing the parts together (often called "edge-colouring"):</p> <p><a href="http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2012/11/papercraft-building-faq.html#Edgecolouring" rel="nofollow">http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2012/11/papercraft-building-faq.html#Edgecolouring</a><br /> <a href="http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2008/11/edge-coloring-tutorial.html" rel="nofollow">http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2008/11/edge-coloring-tutorial.html</a></p> <p>It's best to use pencils or crayons for lighter colours because if you use markers, the ink will kinda soak into the paper and turn darker than you expected. Try it out on a scrap piece of a paper or a very simple test model first.</p> <p>If you use very thin paper, the edges won't be so visible either (but your paper model won't be very strong to handle either...)</p> <p>And of course the most important part is to take your time and have fun building, and then you will get the best result! ;o) </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=2666#post-5317 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:55:40 +0000 Bluebsy 5317@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>It would be great if I had some fast feedback because I want to make a model for a birthday and want it to look amazing </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=2666#post-5313 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:44:33 +0000 Bluebsy 5313@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Hey guys and gals,</p> <p>i was just wondering if anyone had tips on how to make models look so smooth I guess the word could be. I can always see where the pieces join up but in some models you can even see where the pieces join up unless you look as hard as you can. </p> <p>Here are some examples of what I mean:</p> <p>This model you can see where the edges join up<br /> <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2296206860_01eff60991_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2296206860_01eff60991_o.jpg</a></p> <p>Whereas this model you can't<br /> <a href="http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcm/pics/ToonLink.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcm/pics/ToonLink.jpg</a></p> <p>Can you please give me some tips on how to make my models looks as good as the Toon Link? </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=501#post-4541 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:31:54 +0000 gherman051 4541@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>i have it send e-mail to <a href="mailto:gherman051@yahoo.com">gherman051@yahoo.com</a> subject bunny I'll attach and return to you </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=1332#post-3900 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:37:47 +0000 Haywan 3900@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>I recommend the rubber handle X-acto knife (which is on his website and is on our advanced tutorial here too) and a set of knives. Blades always dull after awhile, just buy a pack of them, they are cheap. I bought a pack of 100 x-acto blades for $25 so it's basically 25 cents each blade.</p> <p>Most of us are amateurs doing this for fun, not as a job.</p> <p>I don't know what a "all type" glue is but if you read the advanced tutorial it'll tell you what is recommend for glue.</p> <p>You are fine using normal printing paper if you think you can handle a delicate paper model that might collapse due to its fragility, that is why slightly thicker paper is recommended. Again, read the advanced tutorial here, it is explained in there. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=1332#post-3889 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:24:45 +0000 flipatron 3889@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Thanks I need all the best videos I can get (especially on how to make sense of how pepakura viewer can help me), what do you mean this site is for people that spend money at it though? You mean like most of you are professionals that sell all your crafts as a job/side-job or something?</p> <p>What kind of glue is "all type" glue?</p> <p>Am I fine using normal printing paper? </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=1332#post-3874 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:01:23 +0000 jwai 3874@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>If you just started, you should start basic, and see if you like it. Because the page you found is for people that know how to papercraft, and want to spend money at it.<br /> These guides are a little more basics: <a href="http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/beginner-tutorial/" rel="nofollow">http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/beginner-tutorial/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/advanced-tutorial/" rel="nofollow">http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/advanced-tutorial/</a><br /> Under the beginner one is also an explanation about PepaKura Viewer.<br /> I use glue that is for all types. That works out pretty well. Also a knife is nice, but a scissor can do just as well if you start.</p> <p>Hope this helped. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=1332#post-3863 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:01:48 +0000 flipatron 3863@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Edit: I posted this in the wrong section as well but I can't delete it</p> <p><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-papercraft-models" rel="nofollow">http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-papercraft-models</a></p> <p>Are the materials he lists on Amazon a good price?</p> <p>Is Wood glue really better than normal?</p> <p>Should I get that razor? Is there razors that never get dull? Is there razors that you can self-sharpen or something? Is there things other than a razor you can use?</p> <p>I downloaded PepaKura viewer but I don't know how to make it help me do paper crafting </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=846#post-3412 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:25:04 +0000 jwai 3412@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>I have been thinking of this for for the whole week, but the only option I can think of is changing to printer settings, so it prints it on a different size. Or screenshotting the pdf file, putting that in photoshop, then adjusting the size.<br /> Because as far as I know pdf files are mostly used to make sure no editing happens to the file. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=846#post-3397 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:03:54 +0000 paperman122 3397@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>i am with him. i need help to </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=846#post-3066 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:36:05 +0000 Raziel81 3066@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Hello Guys. Please someone help me.<br /> Can someone Give me instructions on how can i change the size<br /> on the papercraft templates when its only pdf.<br /> I don't have the pdo files or the pdo is not colored.<br /> Please tell me how to change size with photoshop or coreldraw.<br /> But please be detailed.<br /> If you know any link or youtube video with instruction would be nice.<br /> I search everywhere tho and i can't find it. only that it can be done<br /> with photoshop or corel draw.<br /> Please Help.</p> <p>Thanks in advance. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=596#post-2635 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:51:46 +0000 jwai 2635@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>That option makes the flaps colored. So normally they are white, but if you turn on that option you will get like 0.5 cm of colour on the flap from the "neighboring face". Neighboring face means the face it should attach to. Hope this helps.<br /> O, and I recently tried to use it, but when using it, it is very difficult to see where you should cut, and where you should fold your flaps. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=596#post-2515 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:54:49 +0000 Cloud 2515@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Hi Guys,<br /> I was recently messing around with Pepakura and there I saw the "Color Flaps with neighboring faces"- button. I wanted to know which effect you achive with it and if you guys also use it. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=500#post-2398 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:36:11 +0000 kyrto14 2398@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Thanks that did the trick </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=500#post-2388 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:10:04 +0000 Haywan 2388@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>I've had that before and fixed it by using a few drops of water on a napkin and cleaning the ink cartridge </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=420#post-2376 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:19:20 +0000 Xemna8 2376@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Have a look in the advanced tutorial at planning. There the third video in which u can see this dog. There he explains quite good on how to best close stuff ;-) this trick reeaally helped a lot ^^ </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=501#post-2375 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:15:28 +0000 patataloca 2375@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>hello<br /> i seek bunny girl , but all the links are dead !!<br /> <a href="http://papercraftparadise.blogspot.fr/2010/11/anime-bunny-girl-papercraft.html#.UA6tulIfF-w" rel="nofollow">http://papercraftparadise.blogspot.fr/2010/11/anime-bunny-girl-papercraft.html#.UA6tulIfF-w</a> </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=420#post-2373 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:47:42 +0000 kyrto14 2373@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>I always use tweezers and try to put my remaining piece on with as much glue as possible, it may be messy, but you can clean it with a napkin afterwards. </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=500#post-2372 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:45:32 +0000 kyrto14 2372@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Whenever i use my printer, it has full ink but still creates ugly lines of faded color across my pages. Has anyone had a similar issue and knows how to deal with it? </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=464#post-2371 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:11:45 +0000 Xemna8 2371@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>Well ive already thrown it away, cause it was really bad. But i will try it again, when i got a bit more experience^^i have already learned some new tricks. thx for the tipp by the way, although im really bad in putting together already finished pieces,so i might stay with my way, as in starting from one point and going on from there^^ </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=485#post-2366 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:42:56 +0000 Haywan 2366@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>I don't remember if i did support that part or not. I would err on the side of caution :P the arms do need to be strong enough to hold a sword or shield </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=464#post-2206 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:26:26 +0000 Shadaggle 2206@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>You could try breaking it down into pieces. Do the tail as far as you can go without running into trouble then start the head and do the same then do the arms or shell. Once you have the main parts it might come together easier and be less overwhelming. DON'T GIVE UP! When you finish it AND YOU WILL it will be so worth the trouble </p> http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/topic.php?id=485#post-2204 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:27:58 +0000 piggy4ever 2204@http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/pcmforum/ <p>hi ive been making the full size links and its been going great<br /> im in the middle of adding extra support to the shoulders but im wondering about the ends of the sleeves were the arm connects on will that hold with the sholder support or do i need to reinforce that part aswell?</p> <p>thank you for all the hard work ive only dont a few paper crafts before this so i was worried i wouldent manage but your videos have been a life saver many times </p>