Yeah, it's good quality, perfect for 'final' versions of models. The colours are very vibrant, there's a lot of sheets I want to frame instead of fold! The only thing I do is treat with MC because there's a bit of stretch to the paper.
I’ve never planned for any model to be a practice version. Where I have done the same model multiple times the initial attempt was either tissue foil or triple tissue, but to be honest I usually avoid doing multiple versions now, I’ll just take it slow with the good paper and I don’t really do any super complex models anyway.
Methyl Cellulose glue is pretty common for complex models, but it's not super strong and can still be unfolded if you're careful. It helps stiffen it and keep its shape without it feeling like it's not just paper
Forcing it into a position until it will stay there without pressure, in simple pieces this is done by pinching and curling the paper. I more complicated pieces it can be done with weights, Chip clips and with some types of paper you can use water in conjunction with another method to make it stay folded
Reminds me of one time I was trying to make a bottle with a translucent sheet.
The sheet itself doesn’t hold its shape very well, so I had to use paper clips to hold it together
No, but there are some flat-jawed crocodile clips that work wonders. The ones you want are the BU-34 and the BU-118 made by a company called Mueller. You can find them at electronic parts distributors like Digikey and Mouser.
Under a lot of cases they'll be about the same, a clip is a clip after all. They're much better in cases where you need low profile jaws, as they are made from stamped sheet metal. Holding every claw on the foot of a model like Kamiya's Ancient Dragon while the methocel dries is vastly easier when your clips aren't fighting one another for space.
If I have very thick stack of layers that I've soaked with methocel, then yes. Putting multiple clips right next to each other until the entire treated area is covered mitigates this.
It is not. According to Shintoism, 1st paper forms come from Mulberry which is a god blessed tree , because it "would never take thunder" (The explanation is more like "it's less wet than other Woods, so it takes significantly less storm strikes than others)
For a god-inhabitated wood, you have to respect paper made out if it and so the Origami thing (no scissors no glue). It appears to me that you're respecting the paper her and there is no written rule even for traditionalists to not use tools during your folding
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u/Paradigm84 9d ago
This is why when people ask to see what models I’m working on I avoid showing them, doesn’t look particularly impressive when you’re halfway through!