Welcome to Paperwarbirds.com. This
is an aviation site dedicated to the art of designing and building scale
model aircraft from cardstock and paper. Surprising results can be
achieved using this medium with fairly limited time and resources when
compared to mainstream kits. There are a few free samples on offer
and several of the warbirds showcased here are available to purchase as
a downloadable e-book. There are also links to various research
materials via external sites. Here are some of the models designed
by the website owner.
I have finally moved to digital
mastering of my kits. I arrived at this decision when I just could not get
the Pfalz lower wing right using my traditional methods. The
complex lower wing junction unfolds of the Pfalz DR1 broke my slide rule, so the
Fokker TV and Flycatcher will be my last analogue models.
Meanwhile here are some progress pics for you of the Pfalz DRI in virtual and
real form. This one has been great fun to design and build, and has been completely
redone in 3d. I ditched the previous alpha version because sometimes you just have start from scratch. You can
see the results here. I'm very pleased with the final result and I'm sure
you will be too. I have retained the same style of layout with the
kit and offered with it, as in all my kits, several alternative routes
of completion. The model is offered in 1/32 scale and features completely redesigned Spandau machine guns and Siemens Halske
SH III rotary engine. The level of detail offered in this kit is
on the very limit of what paper can achieve and is as close to scale as
is physically possible in this medium. The cockpit also includes a
seat, pedals, instruments and a control column. I have included enough detail so that anyone wanting to use an A3 printer
to get to 1/16th scale can do so easily just by scaling the page.
I have also set up the model on US letter format (8.5 inch x 11 inch)
and European A4 (210 x 297mm) standards. Both formats are bundled
in the kit package, so just print the one you can most easily get paper
for.
You can also expect to see a Sopwith 1 ½
Strutter, Pfalz DVII, Pfalz DVIII, Caproni Ca 33 and Caproni Ca 36, all in 1/32
scale. Click on the thumbnails below to see hi resolution images of the
Pfalz DR1.
Available now in two different finishes, wood and canvas and also
white. A third finish can be achieved using silvered paper.
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"Digital Card Models" is a tradename of Steven Bucher and
"Thaipaperworks" is a tradename of Chatchai Kumpeerapong.
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