I would recommend seeing if a friend can print it for you. As Bones says, laser print tends to crack along folds, and the solid ink printers use what is essentially crayon, and when it doesn't crack, it won't take glue well.
-- Mike Hungerford http://www.chthulhu.com/models.html On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Bones Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a Halinsky Hawker Hurricane printed at a commercial place and they > used laser. The problem I found was that the laser printer puts a film > on top of the paper and it cracks when you fold it..... > > Bones > > > On 13/11/16 06:01, Chris Hartley wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm planning on building the Fiddler's Green New England Village as a >> project for Christmas but I'm a bit stuck on deciding how to proceed with >> printing the models. I currently have a black and white laser printer that >> is fantastic but of course not useful for printing color card models. I'd >> rather not have to buy a new printer and deal with expensive ink that dries >> out over time. Are there any commercial printing services that could work? >> My thought is that they will also just use laser printers, which won't give >> the lasting quality needed. I've heard that Epson makes solid ink printers >> that some commercial printers use - would those give good results? Are there >> any good alternatives to printing at home with an inkjet printer? >> >> Thanks! >> Chris Hartley >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
