Laurent.
Active member
Oke so after a lot of people asking for a tutorial on how to make my miniature skis I will now show you how in this tutorial.
We begin with the materials, there isn't alot you need:
A printer (which can print on thick photopaper)
Glue: This is important no sisy 5 year old glue or a gluestick no you want high grade instantglue, you want the one with the most warnings on the package.This will ensure the ski will not delaminate.(get one of those tipper versions: cause you need very little glue)
Scissors: Manly scissors. Don't use little children scissors but get big titanium scissors. (don't use a knife cause photopaper and knife don't mix very well)
Paper: the most important, use 10X15cm (4X6inch) 260gram instantdry photopaper. This makes the ski stiff,firm & solid, but still flexable and bendable.
A stock Photo (of the ski you want.)
Step 1:Find a stockphoto atleast 1000 pixels wide and which has the basses in the exact same size (saves photoshop time).I got made this one: (to save paper i combined 2 stock photos)
Step 2
rint on highquality settings making sure the skis are printed completly.
Step 3: Cut the skis out: first do a rough shape then do the exact contour leaving no white edge.
Step 4: The most crucial: smear a tiny amount of glue over the entire length of the ski.
Step 5:Now add the topsheet.Remember that instantglue is instant (duh) so you can't change it after you applied the glue.And make sure you attach the right pieces the right way round.
Step 6: Trim the edges.
Step 7:Repeat for other skis.
Step 8: Gently bend in the desired shape.
Step 9:Shred
Step 10:Add some tiny rubberbands to keep them together for your next session.
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We begin with the materials, there isn't alot you need:
A printer (which can print on thick photopaper)
Glue: This is important no sisy 5 year old glue or a gluestick no you want high grade instantglue, you want the one with the most warnings on the package.This will ensure the ski will not delaminate.(get one of those tipper versions: cause you need very little glue)
Scissors: Manly scissors. Don't use little children scissors but get big titanium scissors. (don't use a knife cause photopaper and knife don't mix very well)
Paper: the most important, use 10X15cm (4X6inch) 260gram instantdry photopaper. This makes the ski stiff,firm & solid, but still flexable and bendable.
A stock Photo (of the ski you want.)
Step 1:Find a stockphoto atleast 1000 pixels wide and which has the basses in the exact same size (saves photoshop time).I got made this one: (to save paper i combined 2 stock photos)
Step 2
rint on highquality settings making sure the skis are printed completly.
Step 3: Cut the skis out: first do a rough shape then do the exact contour leaving no white edge.
Step 4: The most crucial: smear a tiny amount of glue over the entire length of the ski.
Step 5:Now add the topsheet.Remember that instantglue is instant (duh) so you can't change it after you applied the glue.And make sure you attach the right pieces the right way round.
Step 6: Trim the edges.
Step 7:Repeat for other skis.
Step 8: Gently bend in the desired shape.
Step 9:Shred
Step 10:Add some tiny rubberbands to keep them together for your next session.
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