what the fuck ninja toes, making those whiskers so fragile. someone lik you should be able to construct a way to attach each half set of whiskers into one peice, and push through the back of the face. simply dissapointing.
'tis true, the whiskers are obvious by far the smallest parts on the Cait Sith doll! But seeing how they don't have to do anything but sit there and look pretty, I hope the test build will show that they aren't too fragile.
At first, I thought about printing them on a transparant rectangular piece (pretty much like they look in the other post: http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/mines-bigger-than-yours.html) but the rectangle intersects a nice curve that gives the snout its nice shape it creates more problems than it solves... (and I was hoping to find a way to make them so that I wouldn't have to use two out of place plastic parts on an otherwise completely paper doll... ;o)
I also thought of doing it the way I think you are talking about: keeping the whiskers connected at the bottom, and then pushing them through holes in the snout. But that way, there is no margin for error in making the cuts, because the distance between the whiskers is set by how they are attached to the base. And you have the same problem as with the transparant part: you would have to make a straight cut in a double curved surface...
And I think in the end, the weakest point would still be the point where the seperate whiskers are connected to their joined base: and that width doesn't change...
For this test build, I made the whiskers all a bit thicker than in the other post (they're about 2mm thick each now) and with the thickness of paper that I use, I think they won't be too fragile to handle (mind you, I have been wrong before... ;o)
Yep, it is about the same size as the Moomba doll, so I'm aiming for 3 pages again (might be 4 though, if I can't get the parts to fit on 3 pages properly ;o)
I think I will do a "stress test" for the whiskers! Not that such a test will serve any real purpose, but I'm all excited now and it will give me an excuse to upload something to my YouTube channel again haha! ;o)
have the whiskers all attached at one point, cut around the whiskers, and then put a small bit of glue on the place where they all connect. Haywans Lyn model did that for the hair and It stays and hasnt fallen off or got messed up for about half a year since I built it. And stop cursing, anonymous
That's just like NinjaToes did the hair on his Final Fantasy and Lara Croft papercrafts which is probably where Haywan got the idea in the first place lol... And aren't those hairs just thin pieces of paper too? 2 mm is not too fragile I made lots of papercrafts that have pieces that are even thinner you guys are worrying too much I think NinjaToes knows what's he doing. They don't support any weight so why would they be too fragile?
To glue the whiskers to the snout, I'll cut a small hole for each whisker, push it through, and then fold back a small glueing tab on the inside of the head and then glue it to the inside so you don't see it.
Or did you mean did I connect the head to the body yet...?
Well I didn't *glue* it on yet (because I wanted to use it for the stress test ;o) but you can see a picture of (most of the) test build here: http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-cats-were-hurt-really.html
what the fuck ninja toes, making those whiskers so fragile.
ReplyDeletesomeone lik you should be able to construct a way to attach each half set of whiskers into one peice, and push through the back of the face.
simply dissapointing.
'tis true, the whiskers are obvious by far the smallest parts on the Cait Sith doll! But seeing how they don't have to do anything but sit there and look pretty, I hope the test build will show that they aren't too fragile.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I thought about printing them on a transparant rectangular piece (pretty much like they look in the other post: http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/mines-bigger-than-yours.html) but the rectangle intersects a nice curve that gives the snout its nice shape it creates more problems than it solves... (and I was hoping to find a way to make them so that I wouldn't have to use two out of place plastic parts on an otherwise completely paper doll... ;o)
I also thought of doing it the way I think you are talking about: keeping the whiskers connected at the bottom, and then pushing them through holes in the snout. But that way, there is no margin for error in making the cuts, because the distance between the whiskers is set by how they are attached to the base. And you have the same problem as with the transparant part: you would have to make a straight cut in a double curved surface...
And I think in the end, the weakest point would still be the point where the seperate whiskers are connected to their joined base: and that width doesn't change...
For this test build, I made the whiskers all a bit thicker than in the other post (they're about 2mm thick each now) and with the thickness of paper that I use, I think they won't be too fragile to handle (mind you, I have been wrong before... ;o)
Really, there's no reason to get so angry. If it doesn't work for you, don't build it!
ReplyDeleteThe finished model is gonna be a lot less pages than in the picture, right?
Yep, it is about the same size as the Moomba doll, so I'm aiming for 3 pages again (might be 4 though, if I can't get the parts to fit on 3 pages properly ;o)
ReplyDeleteI think I will do a "stress test" for the whiskers! Not that such a test will serve any real purpose, but I'm all excited now and it will give me an excuse to upload something to my YouTube channel again haha! ;o)
have the whiskers all attached at one point, cut around the whiskers, and then put a small bit of glue on the place where they all connect. Haywans Lyn model did that for the hair and It stays and hasnt fallen off or got messed up for about half a year since I built it. And stop cursing, anonymous
ReplyDeleteThat's just like NinjaToes did the hair on his Final Fantasy and Lara Croft papercrafts which is probably where Haywan got the idea in the first place lol... And aren't those hairs just thin pieces of paper too? 2 mm is not too fragile I made lots of papercrafts that have pieces that are even thinner you guys are worrying too much I think NinjaToes knows what's he doing. They don't support any weight so why would they be too fragile?
ReplyDeleteWell like I said, from past experience I didn't really expect any problems with the whiskers. But like I promised, I did a quick stress test. ;o)
ReplyDeletehttp://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/cait-sith-papercraft-whiskers-stress.html
yeah, but did you connect it to the bottom?
ReplyDeleteTo glue the whiskers to the snout, I'll cut a small hole for each whisker, push it through, and then fold back a small glueing tab on the inside of the head and then glue it to the inside so you don't see it.
ReplyDeleteOr did you mean did I connect the head to the body yet...?
Well I didn't *glue* it on yet (because I wanted to use it for the stress test ;o) but you can see a picture of (most of the) test build here:
http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-cats-were-hurt-really.html