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There is one thing that I would change on this kit. I would have liked to see some sort of glue area or directional placement on the flames that are attached to the ends of the shoulder and hip shafts. Getting all four aligned with each other was a little tricky. If you like kits, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

Tim is my favorite paper automatist is that even a word? Tim specializes in pushing the boundaries of what paper machines are capable of and his engineering is superb. Most papercraft uses similar construction techniques but Tim is always improving the way his pieces are constructed. You can tell that a lot of thought goes into is engineering and each piece he produces is an improvement on the last. Also almost all his pieces rely on different mechanisms, he vary rarely repeats himself except for the conveyer belt that is the central mechanism in 3 of his pieces.

Construction, really is, cut out the piece and glue it together for almost all kits and even though they look complex, the Cool 4 Cats kits are no exception. The Artist This kit is large around a foot and a half long and just slightly less tall and this is a challenging kit to build that will take quite a few hours.

The centerpiece of this kit is a large irregular double stacked disk which due to its size was a bit challenging to construct. The artist also has a table of art supplies that were a bit challenging but look amazing — the supplies are one of my favorite parts of the kit. As to not leave you in suspense, when you turn the handle the artist actually draws his model although sans clothing. Its one of the most amazing machines ever made from paper.

The Wonderful Swimming Mermaid And wonderful it is, her tail swishes back and forth in a very fluid manner. For those of you offended by bare breasts, this kit comes with paper clam shells to cover her up with if you wish. School children arrive at a zoo in a school bus. As they exit the bus the walk right into the awaiting jaws of a giant crocodile. Two dogs bark at each other — on large with a deep bark and the other small and yippy. The sound generator is very simple yet works to great effect.

I could keep gushing about his kits but its probably better if you go to his site and check them out for yourself. All his kits are physical and must be mailed to you and they cost money. If you are hesitant about laying out real money on paper when you can just download some elsewhere for free, I will tell you again that these kits are special and well worth the cost. Making papercraft is pretty basic, it involves a design printed onto sheets of paper which are then cut out, folded and glued.

My four main tools for cutting are: a pair of scissors, a utility knife with a snap-off blade, a x-acto knife and a compass cutter. Scissors This is the basic cutting tool everyone should know how to use.

Scissors are versatile and easy to use and already found in most households. They have a short pointy blade. I also use a slightly larger pair if I have large pieces to cut. Pros: Scissors are a common tool that are easy to find and easy to use. They are great if you are making papercraft with children because they are relatively safe to use.

They are the best tool for cutting large curves and the quickest way to roughly remove parts from a sheet for finer cutting. Cons: Scissors are terrible when dealing with concave curves, inset parts or slots especially inset right angles or super fine details like irregular edges or rows of triangular tabs.

Utility knife with a snap-off blade This is my work horse of cutting tools. One of the most important things to consider when cutting is that your blade is always sharp. Pros: Simple to use and it feels good in the hand. You can always and easily get a sharp blade. These blades are also super versatile for any cutting that you may need to do. They are difficult to cut yourself with not impossible though — so be careful and because the blade retracts they are safe and easy to store.

X-acto knife A X-acto knife is another type of utility knife that you can switch out the blade on. X-acto is the brand name of the most common of this kind of blade. The blades can be switched out to a variety of different shaped blades that all have special purposes.

The most common blade is the 11, a long triangular blade that ends in a sharp point. Pros: I find that x-actos are the best way to cut paper, especially fine or complicated details. Once you are comfortable using it, it is also faster than using scissors. Also just like the previous utility knife, in conjunction with a ruler it is the fastest and most accurate way to cut straight lines. Cons: These things are dangerous. Realize this and always treat them with caution and respect, they are NOT for children to use.

I had a graphic design teacher in college that told us that when using x-actos its not if you will cut yourself but when. In addition, with the 11 blades the very, very tip of the blade has a tendency to break off leaving a tiny shard of sharp metal somewhere on your workspace.

Safety tip: When changing and disposing of any blade, wrap it in a piece of tape so some on picking it up or pushing down trash in the can does not cut themselves. Compass cutter This last tool is a specialty tool to cut circles, arches and holes. You can do these tasks with the other tools but a circle cutter does it easier and cleaner. Bend down one fingers first introductory in nature and more countries it is substance and also your plans must be reading this support other than for a hobby.

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