Model building has been around along time. Ever since people first built ships to sail the oceans, someone wanted a model of it. Ship models from all over the world have been found by archaeologists. The Greeks, Egyptians and Phoenicians were some of the most prolific ship model builders. Most model boats in history were made of wood.
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| Papermodel Spacecraft - Photo by el cajon yacht club |
One building material for models often over looked is paper. Paper can make a very durable and detail model. To look at them, one would not think they were made of paper. There are some really great paper models available for free downloading. There are great models of ships, planes, tanks and spacecraft to download.
Building paper models is something any one with any level of skill can do. Some of them are easier to do than others. Some will have instructions included, some will not.You will start to know how they go together after you do a few.
You can find paper models of things not available any where else, like space probes. Space probes made of polystyrene are hard to find. Sure you can get a model of one if you want to spend $300 for a "museum quality" model. But do you really need a model of the Galileo space probe that bad?
With a some effort you will have the satisfaction of having created a great looking model for only a few pennies. Painting is not a problem, all you need is a color printer and all the details are done for you. While paper models are inexpensive they are still great looking and fun to build.
By Matt Decker
For more information go to Spacecraft Models Made of Paper [
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