| Card or paper is probably the oldest form of model building,and yet in certain countries it is also the most maligned,and you know the reason why ? because it is low tech.
We live in an age when virtually everything is near to pre-built and yet if I was stranded on a desert island my request would be in this order 1/One hundred sheets of bristol board 2/Adequate supplies of UHU adhesive 3/A cutting mat 4/Steel rule 5/ Sharp knife with adequate blades 6/A Playmate to scratch my back in the home made bath tub,well perhaps not quite in that order !?
To understand card construction we just need to see how the real thing is made,alloy sheets on aeroplanes,metal cladding on ships etc so why not flat sheets cut and manipulated into our models ? the best way to curve Bristol board is with the use of an ordinary domestic spoon and a few layers of carpet sorbo underlay,stash up the underlay,place the card on top,and rub in a circle with the spoon,just watch the card dish nicely much like a panel beater forms alloy sheet,keep trying the parts for a snug fit and rub pva adhesive on the back just prior to fitting,once dry the pva seals the card and holds it in place.
You can also sand the card and thus bevel the edges so they lie flush.
Patience and care is the answer,take a look at some of the Czech works of art made from paper and card,they are simply stunning.
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