HP Blackbird 002 Paper Model

Hey. Guess what? I finished one. I finished a model. I know. Pretty hard for me to believe, too. It's a pretty simple one. But, alas,I made it harder than it had to be. This model was published as an advertisement on the back of one of my Maximum PC magazines. The paper wasn't the strongest, so I figured gluing it to a piece of card stock would shore it up a bit. Well, this was a rather foolish idea.

As I cut out the parts, each one wanted to curl, leading me place the pieces under a heavy book to flatten them out. This added about a week or so to the build time. Good thing I wasn't in a hurry. Also, I applied the adhesive unevenly, resulting in bubbling on the surface, and unsealed edges. Fixing these, of course, added time to the project as well. But, I persevered and the results are not great, but OK.

Fortunately, you are spared the toil of my past mistakes, thanks to a gracious individual who scanned the page into an Adobe PDF file and submitted it for download on Media Fire. Something I really should have thought of. The link has a different case design than mine. Too late now. Sorry for that. I blame the meds.

The model has three main parts; the body, the base and a removable side. If you're looking for a glossy finish like the magazine edition pictured above, I would try printing the template out on photo paper.

Late, Late, Late ....

Sorry, folks, had a recent hospital stay that put me WAY behind in my newest build. I'm working on the Ghost House from Raven's Blight. I'd like to mention that this project is for at least an intermediate skill level. You can see how far I've gotten in the slide show and in the pic below. I documented this one pretty well, and plan to put the pics up during a future post. Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween. I'll be researching some Thanksgiving builds from around the web as well. So, look for that. Sorry again about the delays; I promise to make it up to you guys! Please comment! I'd love to hear what you have to say, as well as any links you may have found. Happy building gang!

Latest Build

Sorry, I haven't posted for while. Here's a photo of my latest project. It'll be a gift for a drummer buddy of mine.

Photos Finally!

Here are some pics of some of the models I've constructed over the last year. Some are simple, some, not so much. The Viper is a particular favorite. Reminded me of when I was a kid. Ahh, good times. Anyway, I have links posted to take you to each of these projects, except for the '08 Card Boy Calendar; that was only available for free for a limited time. The others are all available for download for free.

Update - The Fahrenheit 451 Cafe' Model is no longer available.