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 May 3 2007, 05:53 PM
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 long time no CB.  Group: Official Member Posts: 3,889 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 493,502  |
Um, well I have this myths project to do. One of them is a research paper and the other one is a "hands-on project". Well, for the hands-on project, I need to make either a paper mache model of something or "construct" a diorama.
I know that this is a really stupid question, but what exactly can I use to make a diorama? What supplies do I need to make paper mache? How long does it take? |
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May 4 2007, 09:44 AM
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 What a sick, masochistic lion. Group: Member Posts: 1,853 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,535 |
Paper mache... get newspaper strips and a mixture of 50% water and 50% elmer's glue. Mix the water and glue together, tear off strips of newspaper and dip it in the mixture. Paste on the newspaper strips until you've made a few layers worth of it... then leave it to dry. Don't use a LOT of the mixture, or you're going to have to wait a looong time for it to dry... but it should take at least one day to completely harden + dry. Dioramas are basically models of something, I think. You could use a cardboard box and build whatever you want inside of it... depends on what you're making. Hope that helped! 
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May 13 2007, 10:01 PM
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long time no CB. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,889 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 493,502 |
^ Hmm.. that helped but what do you put the newspaper on? Am I supposed to make whatever I need to make by shaping aluminum foil and then putting the newspaper on it?
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May 15 2007, 06:24 PM
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 hardxcore. Group: Member Posts: 1,223 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 479,494 |
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/how_to_paper_mache.htm
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000744.shtml i would think that you could use multiple things for your base. plastic, cardboard, bottles, ect. are some suggestions. |
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