Hi everyone,
I started work on the Atlantis shuttle, the model from paper-replika.
The model has 11 pages, including parts and (some separate) gluing tabs, and excluding the 1st page.
The instructions (provided on the site) are clear and easy to follow, although a YouTube video that i saw while building it, showed me exactly what to expect down the line.
I printed the model on 120 gsm paper using my new Canon CISS printer and i ran into the 1st problem: the pigments in the black ink do not play nicely with my existing paper and it smears off easily so, throughout the build you'll see some prints and smudges. To be honest, although not aesthetically pleasing, they kind of give the model a nice patina, but that's just my opinion.
The build starts with the nose section, with the nose being a bit strange to build (see pics attached). normally i would've expected to have the tip of the nose as a single cone-shaped piece, but in this case is made out of several triangular shaped pieces. I started gluing and bending the upper side (using small amounts of glue) and after the glue started to set, i added more glue to secure it in place. after a night of drying, i shaped and glued the bottom 2 strips.
Overall, after a tone of glue, a lot of time and 2 evenings, the nose section came together better than expected, with only one small misalignment (cockpit window, right side).
Of note, the last 2 pics were taken some days apart, to show the final look of the nose, as i forgot to do that initially.
I started work on the Atlantis shuttle, the model from paper-replika.
The model has 11 pages, including parts and (some separate) gluing tabs, and excluding the 1st page.
The instructions (provided on the site) are clear and easy to follow, although a YouTube video that i saw while building it, showed me exactly what to expect down the line.
I printed the model on 120 gsm paper using my new Canon CISS printer and i ran into the 1st problem: the pigments in the black ink do not play nicely with my existing paper and it smears off easily so, throughout the build you'll see some prints and smudges. To be honest, although not aesthetically pleasing, they kind of give the model a nice patina, but that's just my opinion.
The build starts with the nose section, with the nose being a bit strange to build (see pics attached). normally i would've expected to have the tip of the nose as a single cone-shaped piece, but in this case is made out of several triangular shaped pieces. I started gluing and bending the upper side (using small amounts of glue) and after the glue started to set, i added more glue to secure it in place. after a night of drying, i shaped and glued the bottom 2 strips.
Overall, after a tone of glue, a lot of time and 2 evenings, the nose section came together better than expected, with only one small misalignment (cockpit window, right side).
Of note, the last 2 pics were taken some days apart, to show the final look of the nose, as i forgot to do that initially.
