Paper Ship: Bismarck, HMV, 1:250

[RDMcG]

I am wondering whether the build will be longer of shorter than the time to build the real ship

[dr_gn]

RDMcG said:

I am wondering whether the build will be longer of shorter than the time to build the real ship

4 years? Quite possibly.

[shalmaneser]

If you;re after something light and strong and very flat honeycomb core composite board would do nicely.

[dr_gn]

shalmaneser said:

If you;re after something light and strong and very flat honeycomb core composite board would do nicely.

Yes, that’s what I meant by Ikea furniture type stuff. I don’t know where to get a 1000 x 190 piece though.

[Toma500]

Expanding foam might be of use to keep things together and taught ?

[mcdjl]

dr_gn said:

Yes, that’s what I meant by Ikea furniture type stuff. I don’t know where to get a 1000 x 190 piece though.

I did manage to get a 6ft panel of it which i use as a shelf in the garage- it came from the free pile by the exit at Nottingham but its entirely down to luck whats there. I'm not sure which thing it actually came from.

[dr_gn]

Toma500 said:

Expanding foam might be of use to keep things together and taught ?

I think it might get a bit messy. The model isn’t too heavy, and will have some inherent stiffness, so thick card or thin laminate over some kind of honeycomb would be ok. It’s just where to get it from.

[dr_gn]

Made a start on the sub-structure bulkheads:

[TorqueVR]

I'm impressed with your armour-plating!

[dr_gn]

TorqueVR said:

I'm impressed with your armour-plating!

I bought a set of second hand slip gauges from EBay. Perfect for holding paper model parts flat.

[shalmaneser]

dr_gn said:

shalmaneser said:

If you;re after something light and strong and very flat honeycomb core composite board would do nicely.

Yes, that’s what I meant by Ikea furniture type stuff. I don’t know where to get a 1000 x 190 piece though.

https://www.panelsystems.co.uk/product/thermhex

That was just from a quick google but looks cheap enough to take a risk on! It's actually a remarkable material.

[dr_gn]

shalmaneser said:

dr_gn said:

shalmaneser said:

If you;re after something light and strong and very flat honeycomb core composite board would do nicely.

Yes, that’s what I meant by Ikea furniture type stuff. I don’t know where to get a 1000 x 190 piece though.

https://www.panelsystems.co.uk/product/thermhex

That was just from a quick google but looks cheap enough to take a risk on! It's actually a remarkable material.

Minimum order of 10 makes it £260 for the minimum thickness I think I'd want...

I missed this:

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-wall-shelf-white...

Looks ideal.

Edited by dr_gn on Tuesday 1st October 10:04

[ferrisbueller]

This looks like madness.

The dr is just the man for the job.

[dr_gn]

ferrisbueller said:

This looks like madness.

The dr is just the man for the job.

It was a bit daft really. It takes up a lot of room, a case to protect it will cost a fortune, and it'll take years.

[anonymous-user]

dr_gn said:

ferrisbueller said:

This looks like madness.

The dr is just the man for the job.

It was a bit daft really. It takes up a lot of room, a case to protect it will cost a fortune, and it'll take years.

Just get on with it. Think of the thread. People are watching.

[Composite Guru]

Interesting build. Can't wait to see it finished.

I have a mate who builds paper models in Austria. Mainly F1 cars. They don't look like they are made of paper when finished.

[dr_gn]

The IKEA shelf seems ok. I’ve put strips of Tamiya tape on it, and glued the structure to the tape with small dots if PVA. Hopefully, when it’s ready to transfer to a wooden plinth, I can peel the tape off along with the hull:

[silverfoxcc]

Composite Guru said:

Interesting build. Can't wait to see it finished.

I have a mate who builds paper models in Austria. Mainly F1 cars. They don't look like they are made of paper when finished.

I have seen a site on this guy,OR someone else Could there be two chaps doing this?

[dr_gn]

silverfoxcc said:

Composite Guru said:

Interesting build. Can't wait to see it finished.

I have a mate who builds paper models in Austria. Mainly F1 cars. They don't look like they are made of paper when finished.

I have seen a site on this guy,OR someone else Could there be two chaps doing this?

There was someone who built a detailed Red Bull F1 car out of card. I think they gave him a job there in the end.

There is another guy in Italy who builds paper Ferraris. Those are the only two I've heard of.

[Composite Guru]

dr_gn said:

There was someone who built a detailed Red Bull F1 car out of card. I think they gave him a job there in the end.

There is another guy in Italy who builds paper Ferraris. Those are the only two I've heard of.

Yes that's Paul who did the RB6. I work for Red Bull and know him well.

Not sure who the Ferrari guy is.