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This is absolutely amazing work You are the best

Outstanding work!

Outstanding work. Beautiful detail.

Current Project Vince, I am working on Polish destroyer ORP Piorun by Maly which is what you see in the photos. I have not posted a build thread on this site yet but it is on Paper Modelers site. Will include it here soon. Also recently finished submarine Nautilus (Disney version) and it is...

Uniform Grid There was no reason for a uniform grid. I just needed straight lines and right angles.

How to Make a Smooth Hull 2 Carving away the foam was surprisingly easy. I used a serrated butcher knife to do the rough trim and then used a serrated steak knife to do the final trimming. One issueis that the foam looked more like Swiss cheese (see photo 8 and 9) so I filled in the worst...

I've always been disappointed in the way hull sides have turned out whenthere is no support behind the hull skins. It seems that no matter how carefulI try to be you can still see ripples in the sides of the hull. If thesedefects were scaled up to full size, I think the ship owners would be...

Photo 1 I made an assembly base by purchasing 8X16 inch piece of 16 guage steel from Home Depot. This was cleaned with MEK and then painted with two coats of spray Rustoleum matte white. When dry I drew guidelines on the steel plate with a marking pen. When working, I just cover the plate...

More Useful Tools Photo 23a To cut out the small circles of the life rings I used a micro punch. This consists of a metal baseplate die with holes predrilled to sizes corresponding to provided punches. A clear guide plate held in alignment with the die plate by pins. The clear guide plate...

Photo 20 This shows one of my two portable boxes that I carry around where ever I travel so that I can build when the desire strikes, There is a large selection of dental tools files and miniature hand tools, clamps, scissors, knives, etc. Photo 21 For forming curves and dome shapes I use a...

Nautilus Great job on your Nautilus, F131. Wish I had read your file before I started mine. It could have saved me a lot of running around. Looks like we ended up with many of the same ideas in the end.

More on Nautilus The model is 36 inches long and was made from 60lb cardstock reinforced wbalsa wood. After coating with clear matte finish it seems very sturdy and shows no signs of warping even in the humid climate we have here in Florida. I must say that I really enjoy reading the info in...

More on Nautilus The model is a Jon Leslie design, I believe. It is available at the is link: (no commercial links allowed!) For those who are interested, here is a little more info. The hatches were made from wood buttons with hinges made of paper and dowel pieces. The conning tower windows...

After building plastic and wood ship models for many years I decided to try my hand at paper modeling. This model of the Nautilus as depicted in Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is my first attempt at paper and I added a lot of additional detail from parts that I cobbled from many places...

After building plastic and wood ship models for many years I decided to try my hand at paper modeling. This model of the Nautilus as depicted in Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is my first attempt at paper and I added a lot of additional detail from parts that I cobbled from many places...

Thanks UHU, you have made a great contribution to humanity!

Thanks for all the great photos. They will be very helpful when I take on this beauty. Your skills are fantastic.