Papercraft... what have you started

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side pod undersides and rear suspension attached.


it's really starting to come together now, the tub has a bit of rigidity to it, it doesn't really feel like it's made from thin card.

I'm dreading this step...


It would appear i need to source a 73mmx2mm round piece of dowelling too - I sense i will buy more than a scale driveshaft tomorrow at the model shop.

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Morf said:

Cocktail sticks or skewers should be about the right diameter...

It's funny you should mention that - I coloured 2 cocktail sticks yesterday, but forgot to take them into the office. No pics today, but some big steps made, including the nosecone sans spoilers... the front section was 1mm deep and needed to bend through 180 degrees, a few curse words may have been used.

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I remembered my cocktail stick, I mean axle, this morning - rear wheel hubs fitted, bottom in the process of being closed up.

nose cone test fitted and front suspension mounted.


there is a carrier piece in the nose where the front spoiler attaches - I used a little too much glue to attach it, leading to discolouration of the nosecone. I printed a new side panel from thin paper and stuck it over the affected area. theres a slight seam, but better than the funny coloured bit.

The flash on the camera really picks up the white flashes on seams, they'll need knocking back with a felt tip once i'm done.

Those wheels are still lurking in the near future >shudder<

Edited by shortar53 on Tuesday 30th September 10:48

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Thanks Doc.
undertray almost completed. the "plank" in the middle (excuse the F1 term, Formula nippon may call it something else) is actually double thickness with detail on the side that attaches to the car!

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Thanks. I'd not call this one paper, though - it's Asda's finest "white card" - I'd guess about 160gsm

This one's looking pretty good, although staring at all the time shows tiny flaws... (like the nosecone has a tiny gap - about 0.5mm) - I can feel myself sliding down the slope.

I do enjoy it though, despite the annoyances - especially when pieces are under tension and need pressure to hold them in place whilst the glue grabs. It's relaxing, and it has the benefit of me being clearly "on my lunch" at work - I'm away from the Database-Adjusting Hammer, and no one asks me to assist with anything.

Front aero package is on today's menu, 6 components per side + 5 for the centre - lots of cutting and folding.

Edited by shortar53 on Wednesday 1st October 15:16

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I totally agree. I spent almost 45 minutes at lunchtime on one side of the front spoiler, and there are a couple of minor gaps, but I'll run some PVA over them and seal it. Its so easy to get enthralled in the tiny part you're trying to get _just so_ - I noticed after I'd fitted them that the rear brake ducts were inside out, but the visible side was to be all black anyway so I just used a black marker

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ecsrobin said:

Why don't you contact redbull and get a job: From papercraft to F1: A model employee
http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1...

I wish !
I can only hope they need a short Geordie nerd who's handy with scissors and sellotape... These aren't my designs

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Minor diversion today. a little more work on the front aero completed, mainly cutting.
Only a short lunchbreak as I'm off to the hospital later (nothing serious - just a faulty leg-hinge) so i printed off and knocked this up for the daughter

- he's supposed to follow you around the room like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K39Q9zvQoE

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left side of front aero package assembled
There are "hangers" under the nosecone for the lower plane - double thickness, 1mm wide rectangle with a diagonal brace - so two 3mm*3mm triangles to cut out of the middle of an 8mm wide piece. Scissors need not apply.
for reference, the sideplate is a little over 3cm long.

Hopefully get the other side completed at lunchtime and I'll be happy.


Looking ahead in the instructions, there are two smaller elements that need to go in the back of the nosecone assembly to wring a little more downforce out of the air. they may or may not get completed today - then it's the rear aero package.

The space under my ergonomic docking station is fast becoming a garage.

Edited by shortar53 on Friday 3rd October 08:19

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Front Aero completed.

Rear aero is all double-thickness pieces, they're all folded and stuck, ready to cut on monday.

Then it's just the wheels and a couple of side-skirts.. Oh bugger!

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my word, how the smaller things can trip you up.
I've spent half an hour of my lunch on the steering wheel and trying to figure out how the side skirts go together (another fantastically vague instruction)

The front and rear aero is now attached. Interestingly, the rear spoiler end-plates are contact joints, no tabs or flaps - made sticking them in place and even



The steering wheel is 12mm across, 9mm tall, and about 1mm deep.

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Things are wrapping up. Wing mirrors attached (they could probably do with a coat of paint, they didnt fold particularly well) - 1mm*3mm on a double thickness 1mm wide mount. Not easy.



This is lunchtime's mission. Front Left Wheel. 8 parts.
>SHUDDER<

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One wheel completed.
not actually as hard as I thought it was going to be - the way it's structured actually helps with the construction - there's an inner spoked section (3 parts), that fits inside a tube - this also ensures the tube is circular. The Tyre is in three parts (tread, and 2 sidewalls), and this mounts to the central tube.

The entire wheel is 3cm diameter, and just over 1 tall

(edit, slightly clearer picture)


Only 3 more to do. Hopefully they'll go together a little quicker - this one stands me at about 40 mins.

Edited by shortar53 on Tuesday 7th October 12:56