New 1/300 scale cardstock static model plans from Scissors & Planes

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Loads of download-and-print paper rocket models from prolific plans designer Scissors & Planes are newly available on ECardModels:

• 1/300 Titan Rocket Bundle 1
• 1/300 Titan Rocket Bundle 2
• 1/300 Atlas Early Rockets Bundle
• 1/300 Long March Rocket Bundle 1
• 1/300 Long March Rocket Bundle 2
• 1/300 Japanese Rocket Bundle 1
• 1/300 European Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Thor Delta Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Saturn I Rocket Bundle
• 1/142 Detailed Saturn V Rocket
• 1/300 Rocket Stands Free Kit

Note that the designer makes so many designs that unfortunately the plans don't come with specific instructions. Though if you've made a papercraft model before, or even if you haven't, it should be pretty self-evident how to build it. It can help to go to this massive test build thread and use the "search this thread" button to look for the model you're interested in. Often it takes looking at photos and drawings of the real thing to see where a part goes and how it's supposed to be shaped.

Of course you can re-scale the plans to suit your purposes, such as to make it wrap over a standard-size body tube for flight conversion. What kind of paper/cardstock to print on is up to you. 65 lb cover (176 gsm) cardstock is a common all-around choice for card models, though you may want to go lighter if you build stock per the plans at 1/300 or use them as a body tube wrap, or heavier if you build at a larger scale and are using the printed parts directly as the structure. My personal favorite for small, light models is to take 80 lb text (118 gsm) Canson XL Pen & Ink 9 x 12" art paper and cut the width down to 8 1/2" to fit my printer's capacity. (Other art papers have too much texture for even printing on inkjet printers. Also, as you can see by the grams per square meter difference, note that "text" basis weights are actually lighter for the same pound rating than "cover" basis weights.)

Per the end of that big ol' test build thread, lately Scissors & Planes has been making models of the Vulcan, Ariane I through IV, Atlas V, N1, and the Tintin cartoon rocket, so hopefully plans for those will come out soon as well.

This news comes via the Paper Modelers forum. Another member there, mbauer, has been making a variety of stomp rockets, some sport, some scale, and says that he'll put plans for them up on ECardModels soon as well.

 

[GlenP]

Thanks for sharing. PS - your Air Force One model looks great!

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Thanks for sharing. PS - your Air Force One model looks great!

Thank you! The effort to use metal foil tape where appropriate for the decor paid off nicely. I'm planning on someday making a SOFIA 747SP infrared telescope model glider as well.

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Speaking of ECardModels, I should mention some of the other space launch model plans makers on there:

• mcableillustration with Thor Delta, Atlas, Titan, several Chinese launch vehicles, and various nuclear ballistic missiles
• fitter with Proton variants
• kenlwest with a highly detailed X-15A2 and Apollo Command Module

and more, very much worth paging through the listings there.

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

And the next batch of Scissors & Planes plans is now up:

• 1/300 Atlas V Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Delta IV Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Delta 2 and 3 Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Atlas II and III Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Japanese Rocket Bundle 2
• 1/300 Titan III Centaur (Viking-Voyager) Rocket
• 1/300 Proton Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Saturn 1B Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Arianespace Ariane I to IV Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Vulcan Centaur Rocket Bundle

Keeping the scale in mind, most of these won't have a ton of fine detail pieces. Still, it's great to have so many choices, and for low prices.

As an example, since Mark Cable's Titan IIIE Voyager mission launcher plan doesn't seem to be available at present, I think I'll use the Scissors & Planes plan for that prototype to augment Ton Noteboom's free 1/48 Titan III plan, all re-scaled to 1/144.

Also potentially of interest, designer Draco has several scales and paint schemes of fairly simple plans for Project Pluto/SLAM, a.k.a. "The Flying Crowbar," the nightmare-inducing proposed nuclear ramjet-powered missile. Built model examples can be seen on this thread.

 

[GlenP]

Thank you! The effort to use metal foil tape where appropriate for the decor paid off nicely. I'm planning on someday making a SOFIA 747SP infrared telescope model glider as well.

That would be awesome, I remember that flying telescope airplane.

Let me know if you come across a paper model for the P-8 Orion (737) or the KC-46 Pegasus (767), just for a static display model. I would like to try one of those.

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Let me know if you come across a paper model for the P-8 Orion (737) or the KC-46 Pegasus (767), just for a static display model. I would like to try one of those.

I don't know of any high-fidelity plans, but there are some simple P-8 Poseidon plans for free:

• 1/300 from Scissors & Planes
• 1/72 from Gerry1966, pretty coarse
• Unknown scale from Jack, also coarse

The Orion was the P-3, i.e. a Lockheed Electra, as I imagine you know.

 

[GlenP]

I don't know of any high-fidelity plans, but there are some simple P-8 Poseidon plans for free:

• 1/300 from Scissors & Planes
• 1/72 from Gerry1966, pretty coarse
• Unknown scale from Jack, also coarse

The Orion was the P-3, i.e. a Lockheed Electra, as I imagine you know.

Right, I meant the Poseidon. Many thanks, those are great.

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Scissors and Planes has been busy, another batch of paper model plans out:

• 1/300 Arianespace Ariane V
• 1/300 Soviet N1 Moon Rocket
• 1/300 Space Shuttle ET & SRB Bundle
• 1/300 Buran and Energya [Energia] Bundle
• 1/300 US Moon Race Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 SpaceX Falcon 9 and Heavy Bundle
• 1/300 Atlas V With Starliner Bundle

 

[rkelterer]

A little teaser

 

[rkelterer]

The rest of the Mercury group - Redstone and Atlas

 

[rkelterer]

The overnext step to the moon

 

[rkelterer]

The second step to the Moon

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

The second step to the Moon

Too neat! You are on a roll with these. Funny, with the two rocket nozzles, the second image looks like the opposite of stilts, short legs and a looooong body

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Next batch of Scissors & Planes models released:

• 1/300 Lockheed VentureStar [X-33-derived]
• 1/300 Japanese Rocket Bundle 3 [H3]
• 1/300 Long March Rocket Bundle 3
• 1/300 Zenit Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 ISRO PSLV Rocket Bundle
• 1/300 Space Launch System Bundle 1
• 1/300 Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Bundle

 

[Pem Tech]

Thank you! The effort to use metal foil tape where appropriate for the decor paid off nicely. I'm planning on someday making a SOFIA 747SP infrared telescope model glider as well.

After a quick web search for metal foil tape, there seems to be a billon products. What would you suggest for modelers?

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

After a quick web search for metal foil tape, there seems to be a billon products. What would you suggest for modelers?

The roll I have doesn't have a label on it anymore since I threw away the wrapping, but most likely I got it from an art supply store.

Turns out it's thin metallicized plastic, like metallic Mylar, not actually solid thin sheet metal foil like aluminum tape used on ducting.
Here's a comparable item: Blick Metallic Tape, metalized polyester film, ½" wide x 36 yards long, silver

Alternatively, especially for duller or textured finishes and more color variety, you can use washi (paper) tape, like Scotch Expressions Washi Tape.

Note that washi tape is lower tack and maybe a little thicker.
One example: Metallic Foil Crafting Tape Set by Recollections

To cut the tape to shape following plans, I stuck the tape to empty sticker sheet backing (with extra tape strips side-by-side where necessary for width), then overlaid a sacrificial copy of the plans as a pattern and used clear tape to tack it in place around the edges, then cut through the pattern.

 

[Pem Tech]

The roll I have doesn't have a label on it anymore since I threw away the wrapping, but most likely I got it from an art supply store.
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Turns out it's thin metallicized plastic, like metallic Mylar, not actually solid thin sheet metal foil like aluminum tape used on ducting.
Here's a comparable item: Blick Metallic Tape, metalized polyester film, ½" wide x 36 yards long, silver

Alternatively, especially for duller or textured finishes and more color variety, you can use washi (paper) tape, like Scotch Expressions Washi Tape.
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Note that washi tape is lower tack and maybe a little thicker.
One example: Metallic Foil Crafting Tape Set by Recollections

To cut the tape to shape following plans, I stuck the tape to empty sticker sheet backing (with extra tape strips side-by-side where necessary for width), then overlaid a sacrificial copy of the plans as a pattern and used clear tape to tack it in place around the edges, then cut through the pattern.
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Many thanks for the info!

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Right, I meant the Poseidon. Many thanks, those are great.

Aha, there's just now a medium-fidelity P-8 Poseidon model available from Murph's Models (about 1/3 of the way down the page).