What paper should I use?

[Robert Arosteguy]

I use A4 180g to build my models.
It gives the model good hardness and resistaince, but, as you can see in the picture, the edges become so rough! I made a comparison between my truck and Rado's Vectra. It seems that a thinner paper was used in the Vectra, but the model looks hard as a plastic kit!
Last time I used 120g paper, I did'n get this "hard look"
I'm I doing anything wrong?
What paper do you use? When using 120g, do you glue another paper in the back of the bigger parts to make them more resistaint?

[radevicz]

On Opel DTM were used A4 paper 120g.I mean that this is the best for paper models,because some details then is hard to make from thicker paper.

But is good some of the parts to mount from back with paper.For mounting some modelers use 80g(some of them use blotting paper,then glue is not absorbed to part) for some parts of chassis or 200g for F1 wing sidepods for example.

[rickstef]

Robert,

I usually buy more than one pack of paper,
Hp Bright White,
cover stock
and even photo paper

just experiment with what is out there

Rick

[Robert Arosteguy]

Rado,
do you remember what paper did you use for mouting the hood?
What is the better method to "mount" the parts? Should I glue the mount paper in the back of the sheet, before cutting the part, or I must cut the part first and then glue a paper with the same format, but lightly smaller?

oh, what is "blotting" paper?

Rick,
You're telling that you print the same sheet in more than one type of paper and then choose what is better for each part?

[radevicz]

I did not use no paper for mounting the hood and for no other parts on Opel.I do no like much this technique.

Blotting paper suck the wet..then mounted part do not change shape and dimensions,especially bigger parts.

After mounting parts let it to dry out under some load like a fat book etc..i use big reprobox:)..and the part is between two paper sheets..

I think that better way is first mount the part with paper and then cut it out,but if part has tabs so it´s better do it without them..

RR

[rickstef]

Robert said:

Rick,
You're telling that you print the same sheet in more than one type of paper and then choose what is better for each part?

Yes i do
or what I also do, print the bottom parts, and other internal parts on cover stock, and then the body parts on photo paper or the bright white paper

Rick

[SunRed SR21]

a little thiner than white contruction paper.

where did you get those cars.