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im very new can you guys help?

08-18-2009, 08:33 PM	#1
buzzer1979 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 349 --> Join Date: May 2009	im very new can you guys help? So I'm very new to this site.I'm gonna try to start making a lab for Dr.Lewis.So I wanted to ask I know there is sticker paper for printers.But for the chairs and computer stuff and boxes.Is there like a harder cardboard type paper for them?

08-18-2009, 09:07 PM	#2
Beast from the east May the force be with you Offline --> Posts: 967 --> Join Date: Jul 2008	Welcome. There is a paper called Matte thats a little thicker than normal paper you could use.In the file section here are great print outs done by members here for all of us to share and use. The better set builders could give you a better hand at helping you than I could. They should get around to comment on this thread later. Can't wait to see what the Lab is going to look like. __________________ My Collections http://www.flickr.com/photos/22356329@N03/sets/

08-18-2009, 09:34 PM	#3
Tracker Veteran Offline --> Posts: 8,288 --> Join Date: Feb 2008	I use Georgia Pacific 110lb cardstock paper http://www.amazon.com/Georgia-Pacif...s/dp/B001QGH6OU __________________ Tracker's Pictures

08-18-2009, 10:45 PM	#4
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	i go foamboard. mabe 1/8 inch For printers. i did it on regular paper but i prefer texture myself which means, doing it from scratch!

08-19-2009, 03:51 PM	#5
Scuba Steve lives in armored pinapple Offline --> Posts: 2,840 --> Join Date: Jan 2009	I use matte paper but I think i'm going to switch to card stock it's a little cheaper, mount it on foam core board makes it sturdy, plus with a little imagination you can make tons of set pieces from foam core! __________________

08-19-2009, 08:19 PM	#6
Dreadnok Dread The Dreaded Cuban Offline --> Posts: 1,662 --> Join Date: Mar 2009	I honestly use Card stock paper. Its a little thicker than regular paper and bends nicely for when I am printing. For the walls I use card board for sets that are just a couple of walls and floor like here. http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 Foamcore when building a frame a building or house. http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 I also like hydro call for walls and brick its a light wieght plaster you can make walls and rocks with like. http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...&imageuser=3885 hope this helps! cheers! DD __________________ "All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. " Friedrich Nietzsche

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04-05-2011, 06:43 PM	#7
savage21 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 1,564 --> Join Date: Apr 2010	a question? has anyone tried using wood and just glueing the items in the wood? Example: making the GI Joe crate by printing the pattern from this website then glueing it onto a piece of wood that is sized to match the paper (GI Joe crate) to scale. __________________ No Guts No Glory

04-06-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonneilon

i go foamboard. mabe 1/8 inch

For printers. i did it on regular paper but i prefer texture myself which means, doing it from scratch!

Smart man.
I usually prefer foamboard. But when dealing with with chairs and stuff you should probably go with a lighter and more flexible type of board or paper.

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04-06-2011, 03:00 PM	#9
neapolitan joe G.I.JOE ITALIAN COLLECTOR Offline --> Posts: 27,808 --> Join Date: Jan 2007	Welcome! __________________ My collection: http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/bro...r&imageuser=444

04-06-2011, 03:28 PM	#10
LT Shipwreck Senior Member Offline --> Posts: 184 --> Join Date: Dec 2010	I only have an ink jet printer so when I print the files for final, I go to kinkos and have them print the files out on 32lbs paper. It is a bit thicker. Laser printing is the way to go! Pictures/ documents printed on inkjet will run if they get moisture on them. A technique that I used to create walls was to take the wall sections and glue them to foamcore board with 3M adhesive spray. I don't use sissors to cut them out, I use a brand new razor blade and a straight edge. Good luck and welcome!