I really like Wausau Bright White® card stock in 65# and 110# weights. It's very smooth, very white, and very stable. I get if from office supply stores--Staples, Office Depot, etc. I get 1mm card from www.papermodelstore.com and 0.25-0.5mm card from cereal boxes (I eat a lot of cereal.) I use Ailene's Tacky Glue® and Avery® glue sticks, and ACC where i need a really strong joint. I get my glues at the local craft store.
On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 6:43:54 AM UTC-5, Harry Forsdick wrote: > > Bones's posting of the DHL truck model prompts me to raise the topic of > paper and weights of paper for discussion. > > Up to now, I have been printing my paper models on 100 lb / 280 g/sm > paper. But I would like to build some larger scale models for an exhibit > of historic houses at a local museum. So, I need heavier stock so that the > walls won't cave in. > > I notice in Bones's DHL model seems to be printed on what looks like thin > corrugated cardboard where the tabs (very few of them) and slots are rather > thick. > > I also know that architects usually make their models out of "chip" board > -- a tan colored non-corregated card that is sometimes painted white. > > > So, my question to you all is what kinds of paper do you build your models > out of? And what kind of models do you build with this type of paper. I > suppose to be a little more complete, I'd like to hear: > > 1. Name of paper > 2. Weight, either in lb or grams / sq area > 3. Adhesive used to join models made with this paper. > 4. Source (URL) if where you got this paper. > > Thanks, > > -- Harry > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
