Nice find. This technique could easily be adapted to making tanks and
especially complicated turrets like the T-55 for example. The
software that makes this easy is the Pepakura software which
translates 3D files into paper cutouts:
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
Reading the Pepakura site lead me to a freeware 3D design software:
http://www.metaseq.net/english/index.html
Of course there's a ton of already made 3D models of tanks on the web
(thanks to all the wannabe video game designers) that could be used as
a starting point.
Paper core construction (which this is) has a long history. Back in
my ultralight flying days I remember reading about a guy who built
ultralight aircraft using heavy Kraft paper with light fiberglass on
each side.
Steve Tyng
On Feb 10, 12:56 am, Michael Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> In my web drifting, I found
> this:http://www.indymogul.com/backyard-fx/episode/BFX_20081103 People using
> papercraft models and fiberglass to build Spartan Armor from the Halo series
> of games.
>
> And I've found
> this:http://hobikitkertas.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14...
> Obviously, not scale, But I wonder how possible it would be to make a tank
> using the same techniques. On some of the harder ones that have more
> compound curves, I can see this being useful.
>
> And roughly 763% harder and more time consuming then just cutting it out of
> wood.
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