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Post by oldschooldm on Jan 2, 2016 0:29:37 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 2, 2016 5:59:25 GMT -9
That was amazingly beneficial. I don't know how much time that you spent to set up and plan out the video, but it was time well spent. Thanks
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Post by oldschooldm on Jan 2, 2016 9:03:31 GMT -9
That was amazingly beneficial. I don't know how much time that you spent to set up and plan out the video, but it was time well spent. Thanks Honestly, I just laid out my boxes in the order I wanted to talk about them. The reason I'm a tiny bit practiced is that the first recording failed - stupid smartphone really wants to shut off if you aren't handling it. So, after finding the right tools and going through several camera apps, I recorded that 4 hours later than planned, did it in one take. Then spent another couple hours moving a big video file around looking for a good video editor. So - next time it should take considerably less time. :-) I like how it turned out, "umms" and all. I'm glad you liked it too.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 2, 2016 10:03:46 GMT -9
Another suggestion would be to wear a more neutral colored shirt. The white pages and tabs sometimes got lost when held in front of your shirt. Otherwise, it was very nicely done.
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 2, 2016 10:35:04 GMT -9
Yay! I love story time. Opening the big book makes for a fun beginning to the piece. When my wife works with low vision deaf clients she has to wear a black shirt so that her hand-signs are easier to see with more contrast against that as a background. I did a test build of a building that's been kicking around the back of my head for awhile and as soon as I finished it I said, "Wait, how do I make this fold-flat?" Thanks for the video.
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Jan 22, 2016 14:21:56 GMT -9
Very cool!
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Post by lightning on Jan 22, 2016 23:08:02 GMT -9
My woman loves the idea. Says, I am using up too much space with all the built and glued models and prototypes :-)
I never thought about flat folding that much but I see that this can be an issue for a lot of people.
I was wondering about an idea for the corners. Why not have a full flap with a slot space receiving the reduced flap from the other wall? You know what I mean? You would not have to glue the interior piece leaving the space unglued with that version. Then again you have probably done that already and have found a fault with it ... :-)
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Jan 23, 2016 21:10:44 GMT -9
My woman loves the idea. Says, I am using up too much space with all the built and glued models and prototypes :-) I never thought about flat folding that much but I see that this can be an issue for a lot of people. I was wondering about an idea for the corners. Why not have a full flap with a slot space receiving the reduced flap from the other wall? You know what I mean? You would not have to glue the interior piece leaving the space unglued with that version. Then again you have probably done that already and have found a fault with it ... :-) Do what?
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Post by lightning on Jan 23, 2016 23:03:47 GMT -9
Sorry, I meant that oldschooldm maybe has done what I have proposed and found some problems with it. Forgot that it could be read as a reply to you bluecloud2k2
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Jan 24, 2016 1:21:39 GMT -9
Oh, I got that you were asking OldschoolDM, I just can't picture in my mind what you mean.
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Post by lightning on Jan 24, 2016 8:36:16 GMT -9
Maybe this sketch makes it clear. For the edge connection I am wondering if something like this could be easier. At least for outside only buildings.
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Post by oldschooldm on Jan 24, 2016 14:29:27 GMT -9
That requires cutting two tabs, which for existing models isn't usually possible because of tight fitting of the parts on the page. This is why I came up with this technique. Your tab model looks like an unglued version of the method that jjensen uses. I've tried what you are illustrating and find it unsatisfying in model strength. I used a similar technique for my no-glue Christmas tree, fun, but fiddly. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using proboards
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 24, 2016 16:29:08 GMT -9
I'm glad this got bumped back up in the list. Been meaning to go back and review
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Post by cherno on Jan 24, 2016 17:40:11 GMT -9
Good system, II like it. I created a bunch of middle eastern buildings for a Conan game long ago using WorldWorksGames' SwiftScenics system as a base, but modified it for more variation in building shapes. One thing that could be added to your buildings is to glue three of the corners so only one needs to be of the slot & tab sort. If no floor is used, then all four corners could be glued. Of course, it would double the space the flattened walls would take.
Oh, and I think smartphone videos look better when recorded horizontally but that's just nitpicking. Good job and thanks for the clip!
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Post by oldschooldm on Jan 25, 2016 8:24:52 GMT -9
Good system, II like it. I created a bunch of middle eastern buildings for a Conan game long ago using WorldWorksGames' SwiftScenics system as a base, but modified it for more variation in building shapes. One thing that could be added to your buildings is to glue three of the corners so only one needs to be of the slot & tab sort. If no floor is used, then all four corners could be glued. Of course, it would double the space the flattened walls would take. Oh, and I think smartphone videos look better when recorded horizontally but that's just nitpicking. Good job and thanks for the clip! I'm still experimenting with my tutorial format. Thanks for the feedback on the format. I found it a bit awkward, but liked the large amount of space to include all of me and the model. I've built many four-sides-glued fold-flat models and I like several things about that approach, but find it doesn't work well for large or non-simple-box shapes. I hadn't considered tree-sides-glued, which might solve the "tool long to store flat" problem. There is the challenge of stacking too many layers of paper and stressing the glued joints. For me, 3 sides would be 6 layers of stock - it would probably work fine with embossed folds, but when I tried something like that with score and/or perforation, I found the edges tore under the stress. I urge everyone to try various approaches to fold-flat. The more of us working on this, the more we advance the state of our art.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Jan 25, 2016 9:16:28 GMT -9
My ruined buildings for my Thundertree buildout are cruising along again (man, I work slow) and I'm not designing them right now with the expectation that they can be folded flat. I will try and see if I can avoid gluing together the ends of the walls to see if the tabs hold together well enough. Once I'm done with this set, though I need to make some similar style buildings that ARENT destroyed and that have accessible interiors. For that, I was going to try to finish up my wall-and-post templates that would allow slipping the walls into posts to hold them up.
Still struggling to hold the posts down without having lots of little paper tabs. I'm considering making a template for foamcore - stack it 2x or 3x thick and cut it into squares so it'll slip into the posts. Then just use a map tack (a short pin with a ball on one end) through the center to poke into the tile. That'd work to hold the post in place so it is a little more bump proof, bit it wouldn't require a lot of little anchors on the tiles. Of course, the holes might wear out, but maybe it'd be Ok... and, you wouldn't need set-specific anchors for each tile - just a pile of generic ones.
I hate the idea of introducing additional materials into the build, though...
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Post by lightning on Jan 27, 2016 5:35:52 GMT -9
oldschooldm: I thought so. I also tried it and it's missing the connection strength your solution has (due to the friction of the two sheets holding the one sheet between).
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