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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 12, 2012 18:19:35 GMT -9
Did you know there is "paper" made from stones? It's called FiberStone www.getfiberstone.com/fiberstone/I ordered an evaluation kit to see if it is useful for paper modeling. Here's the first video in my just-started series of experimenting with this stuff... Unboxing FiberStone... If you have thoughts about things you'd like me to try, just drop a response here, though the main thread is actually on Papermodlers.com: www.papermodelers.com/forum/cardboard-lounge/19188-stone-paper.html#post283629I'll add videos as I go through the various experiments. FIRST UP! PAPER FIGURES!
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Post by old squirmydad on Apr 12, 2012 21:03:29 GMT -9
Cool! I'm very curious how hard or smooth it is to cut by hand and with a robocutter. I'm not sure how you feel about your privacy, but did you know you just shared your home address with the world?
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 12, 2012 21:08:43 GMT -9
LOL. No I hadn't, but whatever. I'm actually pretty well known on the internet otherwise - not something I spend a lot of time worrying about.
If you use google maps streetview, you can also see my cars...
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Post by josedominguez on Apr 12, 2012 23:02:14 GMT -9
This stuff is 80% chalk...... Weird idea, but I like it.
Only thing is, they claim that their product is 100% sustainable because it's made from waste from the quarrying industry. But it's waste limestone, so by definition it's not sustainable, there's a finite amount of limestone and when it's gone it's gone. It's definataly more eco-friendly than any other paper though, no waste water, no bleaches, really good idea.
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 12, 2012 23:33:45 GMT -9
I'm no judge of the "green" nature of the stuff. I'm just checking it as a material for my craft. :-)
So - I made some mini's with it:
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Post by josedominguez on Apr 12, 2012 23:56:51 GMT -9
It looks as good as coated inkjet paper..... but it's double sided too isn't it? Looking better and better.
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Post by glennwilliams on Apr 13, 2012 8:10:46 GMT -9
Looks really good. Now for cost comparisons.
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 13, 2012 9:12:47 GMT -9
I notice from the comments here (and checking my youtube numbers) that people aren't chaining through all the little bits. [Before the next video, I'll get some editing software to merge the segments into one... Please forgive the video-bloging n00bness.]
Here are the other segments related to using FiberStone for minis:
Robocutting:
Edging:
Gluing [UHU]:
Final thoughts:
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Post by old squirmydad on Apr 13, 2012 10:21:34 GMT -9
Thanks for trying this material out and documenting the process. I love Tombow markers, I hate UHU glue. I think I'll order some of this and see how well it holds up to model construction. What are you using as slottabases for the minis?
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 13, 2012 22:00:02 GMT -9
I bought some clips for the bases you see in the videos. Not very elegant, but gets the job done on the fly and I don't have to make them, worry about bending them, etc. I store my mini's flat. :-) Here's some close up photos of the "serrated edge" chipping I saw using my cutter on these minis printed on FiberStone:
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 16, 2012 22:56:36 GMT -9
As promised, I got myself a video editor, so all the next segments are in one movie...
Here's what I learned by using FiberStone Glossy 10mil paper to build Lesack's Torii - a free 2-page model found at Visions in Paper: Visions in Paper
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