Cardboard engineering
Encyclopedia
Cardboard modeling is a form of modelling
with paper
, card stock
, paperboard
, and corrugated fiberboard. The term "cardboard engineering" is sometimes used to differentiate from craft
of making decorative cards
. It is often referred to as paper model
ling although in practice card is generally used.
and glue
are all that is needed. Some models are 100% card, while others use items of other materials to reinforce the model. After World War II
cardboard models were promoted by a number of model companies. One company, ERG (Bournemouth
) Ltd. produced a book -
Books of printed model
s to cut out and make have been around a long time. Also special printed cards were available from which models could be made. In the UK Micromodels were well known for very small card models.
Models to cut out were also a feature of paperboard
folding carton
s. For many years Weetabix
had models to cut out on their breakfast cereal packets.
The hobby has been revived through the use of IT based printers, especially the ink-jet and laser colour printers
. Using a vector graphics
package it is possible anyone to create their own models from scratch.
Pre-printed models may be downloaded from the internet. A web ring lists some of these while others offer a range of models from the simple to the complex.
Model building
Model building as a hobby involves the creation of models either from kits or from materials and components acquired by the builder.Categories of modelling include:*Scale model building*Live steam models*Matchstick models*Military models...
with paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, card stock
Card stock
Card stock, also called cover stock or pasteboard, is a paper stock that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than other forms of paperboard. Card stock is often used for business cards, postcards, playing cards, catalog covers,...
, paperboard
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
, and corrugated fiberboard. The term "cardboard engineering" is sometimes used to differentiate from craft
Craft
A craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
of making decorative cards
Greeting card
A greeting card is an illustrated, folded card featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they are also sent to convey thanks or express other feeling. Greeting cards,...
. It is often referred to as paper model
Paper model
Paper models, also called card models or papercraft, are models constructed mainly from sheets of heavy paper, paperboard, or card stock.- Details :...
ling although in practice card is generally used.
History
Originally this was a form of modelling undertaken because of the low cost involved. Card, a means of cuttingCutting
Cutting is the separation of a physical object, or a portion of a physical object, into two portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. An implement commonly used for cutting is the knife or in medical cases the scalpel...
and glue
Glue
This is a list of various types of glue. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive....
are all that is needed. Some models are 100% card, while others use items of other materials to reinforce the model. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
cardboard models were promoted by a number of model companies. One company, ERG (Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
) Ltd. produced a book -
Books of printed model
Model building
Model building as a hobby involves the creation of models either from kits or from materials and components acquired by the builder.Categories of modelling include:*Scale model building*Live steam models*Matchstick models*Military models...
s to cut out and make have been around a long time. Also special printed cards were available from which models could be made. In the UK Micromodels were well known for very small card models.
Models to cut out were also a feature of paperboard
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
folding carton
Carton
Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.-Folding cartons:...
s. For many years Weetabix
Weetabix
Weetabix is a whole grain wheat breakfast cereal produced by Weetabix Limited of the United Kingdom. It comes in the form of palm-sized biscuits. Variants include organic and Weetabix Minis versions. The UK cereal is manufactured in Burton Latimer, Kettering, United Kingdom and in Canada and...
had models to cut out on their breakfast cereal packets.
The hobby has been revived through the use of IT based printers, especially the ink-jet and laser colour printers
Laser printer
A laser printer is a common type of computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. As with digital photocopiers and multifunction printers , laser printers employ a xerographic printing process, but differ from analog photocopiers in that the image is produced...
. Using a vector graphics
Vector graphics
Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon, which are all based on mathematical expressions, to represent images in computer graphics...
package it is possible anyone to create their own models from scratch.
Pre-printed models may be downloaded from the internet. A web ring lists some of these while others offer a range of models from the simple to the complex.