Craziest methods you've used when making something?

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Craziest methods you've used when making something?

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It's pretty straightforward, what are some of the craziest things you've done to finish off folding a model? for example, I folded Satoshi Kamiya's Ancient Dragon from a really big square, and aside from using the regular yarn and clothespins to hold it while it dried, i had to use 2 bull clips, a squeeze clamp, and I had to get it wet with the hose.
So, any of you do anything crazy to make your models perfect?
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i've intentionally spilled soda on the paper as an easy way to marble it. it doesn't work. :?
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-Crumple it into a ball and pull out random parts of the paper to approximate some kind of form.
-Spit on the paper to help with shaping (believe it or not, it actually works).
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How about dunking one of the best Flashers i made into a bucket of water with a rubber band to hold it together?
Really helps the action work!
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did it spin better in or out of the water? :D
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After all of the precreasing involved with Kamiya's Spinosaurus, I spilled soda on it. In frustration I crumpled it up, only to find later that the soda and crumpling gave the paper a nice texture and great foldability. The end result turned out great. :D
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Due to lack of tissue paper to make tissue foil, I actually glued squares of 6" kami to a sheet of foil. Folded fine except for the thickness.
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