amateur Posted January 27, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 27, 2018 Hi, as a break (needed something to do while the glue of my other models is setting, I downloaded a cardmodel of a bird, a wren to be exact. (Www.johanscherft.nl). rather fun to build, and not difficult at all. The result is rather convincing: a life size bird, 16 parts, just from your own printer. I will just show the pics, no story needed (I think) to the 'kit'. I printed it on 120 grams paper, but 80 is better (as it is thinner, the edge problem is smaller, and it will curve more easily. The head: lines on my cutting mat are 1 cm apart the hull in variou stages of forming Start of the tail. The 5 additional feathers are still drying under some weight. Two wings. Flat and curved. There is a beak (somewhere on the grond now, but I willretreive it ) and two legs still to be cutted. Final assamblage will be tomorrow (I think) picture will follow for the gallery (untill the moderators remove it, as a wren is not a ship at all) Jan ccoyle, mtaylor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 27, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 27, 2018 When I started out in card, I did quite a few card model fish, various species of trout drawn up by a gentleman in Japan. They were actually very good likenesses. Lots of subject matter available in the card world! Omega1234, thibaultron, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 28, 2018 Almost finished (but not completely: the bird needs a brach to sit....) First, a tail next, a new head (the first one didn't fit without damaging the body) and finally, the marriage of all parts into a proper bird I took a branch from the garden, but that didn't work: a real bird doesn't need a horizontal branch. This one does..... Jan Canute, mtaylor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted February 4, 2018 And the finished product, sitting on a paper branch. I hoped to show you the next bird, nut that one didn't suucced (yet). The head didn't fit, and in trying to let it fit, I crushed the body. But I'll restart (next weekend). Here it is before crushing (even before glueing) Jan omarcs, Piet, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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