This can be printed out to overlap for an ordinary buliding or cut narrower for a dead flat backscene roof or halfway for a low relief.

Just a bit of variety.

Good Modelling!

Doug

Here is my take on the asbestos roof version,just mocked up with some bits and pieces





Doug

I wish my real ones looked like your "mock ups" Doug !!

How did you do the lower "lip" with the sloping brickwork ?

Hi, Peter!

I just cut a long strip of card at 45 degrees, glued some paper on with PVA so it would go soft and 'wallpapery' and rolled/folded on, when dry glued it to the front of the building. I haven't weathered it yet, though.


Doug

Thanks Doug :thumbs

It's that 45 degree angle that's the problem I suspect.  Do you have some kind of a guide - it's surely can't be freehand. :shock::shock:

I hold a straight edge where I want the cut, and sort of poke the blade against and under the edge, holding it at what seems like 45 degrees and keeping the same angle cut repeatedly [3 - 4 times for 2mm paste board] until I'm through. It's easier than sloping the edge away from the blade because in that fashion your blade is free to wander away from the straight edge.

Have a practice, once you've got the feeling for it it's quite easy!

Doug

Peter, I obtained some off-cuts from a local picture framer. I was pleased to find these all had a 45 deg edge.

It might be worth asking if you have a local framer. They will probably have a suitable cutter, so may be able to cut some card for you instead.

Stu

Mat (or Matt) Cutters are available at a wide range of prices on eBay and many other sources. Most will let you cut at an angle of 45 degrees and 90 degrees.

Perry

Mat cutters is the right name, but some are also listed as Mount cutters.

Sorry for the delay, camera batteries flat, need a quick charge b ut here is how…………

The wooden ruler is merely to stop the flexible steel ruler from bending upwards on a long cut when your hand can't span the distance reqired, at the rear is an off cut piece.

I'm not claiming it's exactly 45 degrees, but that isn't the whole point,

hope this explains better. Use a new stiff blade, like this Stanley Snap-off knife, ordinary 'scalpel' blades just are not up to the job. [IMHO}




Doug

Edited to say that for the job above, you obviously mark out the width of the glue on strip on the back …

Thanks guys. :thumbs

I'd never thought of looking on e-bay for matt cutters - they always seemed horribly expensive for anything robust enough to do a half decent job.

Doug - again I'd never thought of cutting "under" the rule - hence my comment about it being difficult.  Now you've shown what you do, it doesn't look too daunting.  As you say, the cut doesn't have to be exactly 45 degrees, just as long as it's the same throughout the length.

I'm still going to see what matt cutters might cost. :roll:  Stu - you'd die if you knew the cost of picture framing here so I doubt they'd have any "free" offcuts of ready cut mounting board.  We once had a picture framed - only the once !!!!!!

Hi Doug

Just seen your latest photo. You have hidden my house!!

Derek

Don't worry Derek, it'll be here somewhere no doubt…..what a view from a hired caravan sitting room window!

Doug

My old business before I retired

[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:

Mat cutters is the right name, but some are also listed as Mount cutters.

Its another of these trans atlantic translation things like spanners and wrenches.

A cutter is used to cut an aperture the size of the image with 45o bevelled sides. The frame then surrounds the board. In North America the board is called Mat Board whereas in the UK it is called Mount(ing) board. Mat Board comes in a couple of thicknesses and 100s of surface colours. The core (and back) is usually white but you can get black core and a few other colours   

In North America the term Mounting Board is confined to the board used when an image is going to be fixed directly to it (ie no aperture). This board is usually poorer quality or foamcore (UK foamboard)  

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

I'm still going to see what matt cutters might cost. :roll:  Stu - you'd die if you knew the cost of picture framing here so I doubt they'd have any "free" offcuts of ready cut mounting board. 

Its worth trying Peter. Every time the framer cuts a hole he has a spare piece of board with bevel edges……known as the knockout. We would reuse the bigger knockouts for stock pictures but once we cut the hole for the stock picture we were still left with a smaller knockout

After a while you build up a huge unmanageable inventory of different shapes and colours all with 45o bevels that iare rarely used. We used to have the stores give them to local primary schools. Most small independent framers usually are happy to get rid of them for a few cents

:hmmWith this background isnt it bizarre that I primarily use Wills sheets and am only now gingerly sticking my toe into card modelling!

Regards

 

 

 

With this background isnt it bizarre that I primarily use Wills sheets and am only now gingerly sticking my toe into card modelling!

yes John, just dive in , it`s softer and warmer ,


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