I make my models from 160 g paper (about 20 colours aviable). It is the haviest paper accepted by my printer. I use a knife and a steel ruler to cut the pieces. I most models I don't use tabs - I glue edge to edge. It is a good way for the small models. In bigger I use single tabs. Sometimes I give ...

The most complex model I made is the uniform compound of 5 great rhombicubeoctahedra (W85). It has over 3500 external parts. It took me about 150 hours to complete it. One can see a picture of it at
http://www.matematyka.wroc.pl/.d/index. ... 5W_85.jpeg