I stoped by our local newpaper to place an add and asked if they had any old news paper they didn’t need and they said they recycled all the old stuff. But then he said they have these HUGE rolls if I wanted one and it was only $5.00 - HECK yah! They had several of these rolls he said they mostly get them in every few weeks for schools, churches, and such. The cabooses are HO scale for reference and it’s everybit of 40lbs of paper.
So if your in need of some - check your local newspaper!
Cool, I was going to the butcher department of grocery stores and buying them for about $20.00 each.
Well, I did spend a bit on the paper add… LOL… But that’s another good place. Do keep in mind that this paper is all recycled and not for use with food so that’s got to count for a few bucks off… right??
Yep. You wouldn’t believe how paper is wasted getting a newspaper press in register and up to color. That little web roll isn’t worth feeding into a press. Small print shops are a great source for colored paper, glossy paper, card stock and chip board. Most of them can cut it to whatever size you need too.
Our local daily advertises newspaper end rolls for sale all the time, and they are very cheap compared to pre-cut paper from an office supply store.
If you can get fresh news print at the end of the roll off the press, grab it. High quality. I caution that they are very heavy. Not so heavy as they were coming out of Bear in Virginia for Dow Jones in Des Moines.
Just in case anyone is interested…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnvrw_XOFXc&NR=1
You can see why a little roll like that isn’t worth putting back on the press.
http://www.savagepaper.com/widetone.htm
You can buy this stuff at any photo store in colors that make great sky. 26 inches wide by 12 YARDS long.
Add clouds if you like and you have a long seamless sky.
Loco,
What you got are usually referred to as end rolls. Our newspaper generates about 8-10 of them for each daily paper run. The one in your pictures is the wider version; most newspapers also print tabs which are half that wide. And sometimes, they print wrappers which are printed on paper that is the same width as the tabs but is much heavier paper to insert other inserts into. Check your Saturday or Sunday paper for these; you’ll see what I mean.
I mention this so that if you want or need a heavier paper, you can ask for it the next time you go get one.
On my layout, I used strips of two-inch blue foam and stacked them kind of “Lincoln Log” style. Next, I cut off the really protruding parts and then just used wadded up pieces of newsprint to fill in the gaps. Spray that with a mister then apply your plaster cloth for some really nice hills.
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Oh yes, good old end rolls. I saw many of those in the ten years I worked with the local paper. They started out as a 5 foot diameter rolls before they went to the presses, and you won’t believe how fast they can go through a roll either. It doesn’t last long.
Similar brown paper rolls of “Construction Paper” at Lowes for $ 10. Used to temporarily protect floors.
I live in a paper mill community where the mill has been struggling for years so I say -
USE LOTS AND LOTS OF PAPER EVERYDAY[:)]
Mainetrains [banghead]
(From a 20 year experienced printer that can’t find a printing job…)
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER!!!