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ShadetreeMotorcycle

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Re: Olde Spanish paper toy steam engine kit
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2021, 12:37:27 am »
The Base:
In this enlargement, the base turns out nearly 9 1/2 inches long, even the 100# paper is floppy in this large size.
    This is my first time working with mat board, it is slightly thicker than 1/16 inch and The mat board liner really did The trick to stiffen the base.
The color is better than my photo shows as I have Very poor lighting, I hope to add a good light for better photos.

No feet yet, but holding shape well now, quite heavy as well with all the mat board added.


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What the underside looks like with the mat board reinforcement, I only went for about 96% coverage to save time, but you can get as fancy as you like here, you can even ad ribs as the mat board is thick enough for edge glueing.
 It takes me 3 passes to cut thru it with a used #11 hobby blade.

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