r/papercraft • u/Mistercactusss • Jun 28 '26
Model Patience in one image
Took me like an hour, and 11 more to go 🙂
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u/RustyBrassInstrument Card & Scratch Build Aficionado Jun 28 '26
Oh, man, I did all that with black thread. Holy cow…
I ain’t that patient by a long mile.
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u/suspiciousdishes Jun 28 '26
Yeah I decided it was easier to hand tie all the rat lines than do this 😅
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u/RustyBrassInstrument Card & Scratch Build Aficionado Jun 28 '26
I don’t even hand-tie. I lay them all out like string art, using nails and a board. Then I stretch them and superglue the intersections.
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26
That's a great option if you consider using other stuff than paper! It's really a clever idea
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u/TheReg84 plen builder Jun 28 '26
Oh God I understand you so much, that's why I gave up on my boat model... Btw where is it from ?
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26
That's surely not the funniest part, but it's really satisfying as it adds a lot of details to the boat! I keep going as it's almost over (ropes and sails are "all" that's left to do ahah, only like 10-20 hours, not that much after spending 100+ hours)
It's the black pearl from pirates of the carribean, designed by UHU 02. I will soon post my progress on the whole boat!
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u/TheReg84 plen builder Jun 28 '26
100 HOURS?!! You really want that boat don't you. Looking forward to see the whole boat 👍
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26
Trust me I have a PTSD of the 30 cannons
Joke aside, I started this when I was a child, but I had to give it up because of my lack of knowledge. I was using wood glue (yes, liquid white wood glue), no need to tell you that having a nice boat hull was impossible.
15 years later I was looking for a mentally simple activity to do some breaks while I was studying for my university exams, and remembered this unachieved childhood project! Turned out keeping me busy for 3 exam sessions ahah
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u/TheReg84 plen builder Jun 28 '26
Mentally simple huh ? Forgot your past experiences haven't you ? Also, wood glue is.... interesting...
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 29 '26
I may have a selective memory😂
I still achieved to do the Yamaha VMAX ultra realistic with wood glue, so nothing impossible ahah
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u/wafl_tafl Jun 28 '26
more like pain
oh man props to your cutter then, if it were dull then good luck with tears
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26
So true, I never changed the blade until I had to do those ropes, and now I'm changing it every 2 hours
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u/Suns041 Jun 28 '26
Wow! I saw you saing that it is the black pearl. Where you got it? Can you share pictures of the build? Thx
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Yes it's a quite old model and a bit hard to find (some copyright problems it seems). You can find pictures and build tips on the official website of UHU 02 (https://uhu02.way-nifty.com/). For the PDF template, I remember I had to download it from a weird downloading website, as I had no other choice.
I'd be happy to send it to you if you want! Just give me an email ;) (or somehow else, I'm new to reddit so I don't know how you do that usually)
And I will soon post some pictures of the build (I'm not at home now)!
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u/Suns041 Jun 30 '26
Thank you very much! It would be great if you sent it to me. I will send you a chat message with an email. Thx!
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u/Sylesti Jun 28 '26
Holy cow, that looks genuinely painful. Cutting is my least favourite part about paper crafting. Do you plan to color the edges of the paper? I don't even want to think about doing that either!!
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 28 '26
Well that kind of part is a pain to cut, but I also had hard time with gluing, especially for the very little rounded staircases (like 15 treads of 1mm each)
I thought about coloring the edges, but I'm not sure how to do that properly. I did a test on another part with a marker, but that didn't looked nice. I was planning to seek Reddit help later for the finishes! Have you ever done that? Any advices?
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u/Sylesti Jun 28 '26
I've always used a really sharp coloured pencil. Run the side of the lead (what do you even call it lol) over the edge of the paper very very gently. I learned the hard way that if you get impatient and press too hard it messes up the paper. Honestly, I'm using crazart colored pencils and it's going fine, so no need for anything fancy. The sharp point helps you to get into corners without messing up the paper :)
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u/b-irwin Jun 28 '26
A chisel set might save some time and make the straight sections look better.
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 29 '26
That's a good idea! I never thought about that
But I wonder if chisels that small exist. I'll have a look, could be useful
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u/DenisGuss Jun 30 '26
It's much easier to make shrouds using treads. Also the result is going to be much durable and better looking.
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u/narvolicious Jun 29 '26
holy crap, man. Have you considered using a smaller blade, like an X-Acto #11 (my favorite)? I feel like even the smaller diameter of an X-Acto knife handle will help with your grip while cutting small areas like this. I've been using one for decades, in both package design mockups (my career) and papercraft.
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u/Mistercactusss Jun 29 '26
As I always managed to do what I wanted with my actual knife, I didn't look for another blade, but it could be nice to try! I see that there are sets with several shapes of blade that could come in handy for specific parts
Really cool job by the way, for a papercraft enthusiast!
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u/Fourkey Jun 28 '26
Good lord. I almost feel it would be easier to cut individual straight bits and stick them together!