The storyline of the Rozen Maiden anime involves living dolls who fight one another in the "Alice Game". This papercraft is a chibi version of the fourth Rozen Maiden doll, Souseiseki. Souseiseki fights with a pair of scissors and has the power to enter other's dreams. The papercraft template for Souseiseki was created by Kudan and may be downloaded here.Saturday, September 10, 2011
Rozen Maiden Papercraft: Chibi Souseiseki
The storyline of the Rozen Maiden anime involves living dolls who fight one another in the "Alice Game". This papercraft is a chibi version of the fourth Rozen Maiden doll, Souseiseki. Souseiseki fights with a pair of scissors and has the power to enter other's dreams. The papercraft template for Souseiseki was created by Kudan and may be downloaded here.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Relakkuma Mario Bros Tribute Papercraft
Relakkuma (Relax Bear) and his bud Kiiroitori get another papercraft makeover. This time they are dressed as Mario Bros. characters! These cute papercraft models are the work of deviantART member Ikarusmedia. The templates for the models are posted here. Previously, Relax Bear was given a heavy metal rock makeover.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Full Scale Papercraft Mega Man X Helmet
To date, the Capcom character Mega Man (a.k.a "Rockman") has eleven different video games that bear his name. This full size, wearable paper model is of Mega Man's helmet as it appears in Mega Man X. The model was created by Zorn Taov and his template may be downloaded here. Zorn created the model from scratch and did not make use of a 3D model from the video game. The build photo above is by Paperart.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Paper Models of Russian Vehicles
This jackpot of papercraft Russian cars is the work of Vlad Tarnavsky. Vlad's collection includes ordinary cars of all types as well as vans, trucks, police cars, ambulances, and race cars. Over forty different 1:32 scale car templates are available for download, each one in .jpg format. Vlad's website is located here.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Stitch's Ray Gun Papercraft
The Disney character Stitch (from the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch) appears in the Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep video game for PSP. Also called "Experiment 626", Stitch sometimes makes use of a ray gun. This paper model of Stitch's ray gun is based on a 3D model from KHBBS. The gun is full scale and measures about 7"(17.8 cm) in length. The two page, eight piece template for this papercraft may be downloaded here. I hope to be able to do some more Birth by Sleep papercraft in coming months, so stay tuned!Previous KHBBS Papercraft:
Monday, August 29, 2011
Super Kaiju Hero Force Paper Toy: Democules
Super Kaiju Hero Force is an original comic book series created specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch by Crispy Comics. The series follows the adventures of three fanboys who transform into giant monsters like those seen in Godzilla movies. This paper toy by Dadik Triadi is of the character from Super Kaiju known as "Democules". The papercraft template for Democules may be downloaded here.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
MechWarrior 4 Arctic Wolf Papercraft
Here's another fine mech papercraft from the folks at the Mech3.org forum. This time it is an Arctic Wolf from the MechWarrior 4 video game. According to the Battletech Wiki, the Arctic Wolf is "fast medium mech designed to close quickly and unleash over forty short-range missiles at an opponent before withdrawing just as quickly." This paper model was created by forum members Dark133 and BlaaR and may be downloaded here. (Pepakura PDO format only)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Cubecat Paper Toy
This boxy cat papercraft is just the thing when you have the urge to build something out of paper but aren't in the mood for anything overly complex. This one piece paper toy is offered by the Goldenrusset blog and may be downloaded here.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Masonic Pop-Up
This paper pop-up with authentic Masonic symbols was created by Guy Spivey, a member of a Scottish Rite lodge in North Carolina. Spivey intended the pop-up to be a 3D "Trestle-Board". A Trestle-Board is a board mounted on a trestle (easel) on which architects in ancient times drew their building designs. In Masonic lodges today, Masonic symbols are drawn on Trestle-Boards instead of architectural designs. Instructions and a template for this pop-up may be found here. The build photo above is by Sevenworlds16.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Official Ben 10 Papercraft
These two items are the first official Ben 10 papercraft from Cartoon Network I have come across. The first item is a papercraft omnitrix watch which includes ten different medallions that can be attached to the face. The second item is a paper toy of Ben himself. In the show, Ben uses the omnitrix to transform into various alien creatures. Try as I might, I could not find these papercraft models on the US version of the Cartoon Network website. They appear to only be available on the French version of the site. To get the goods, look for the download links at the bottom of the page here.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
KH2 Papercraft: Beast's Castle Treasure Chest
Here is treasure chest papercraft number seven in my ongoing series of Kingdom Hearts 2 treasure chests. This chest can be found in the Beast's Castle area of the the video game. The Beast's Castle area is based on the 1991 Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast. The treasure chest has a pattern of stained glass roses on the lid. A download of the template for the chest is available here.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Space 1999 Papercraft: Eagle Transporter
Over the years, I have seen several different papercraft templates for the Eagle Transporter spacecraft from Space: 1999. However, most of these paper models were very detailed and thus pretty difficult to build. Finally, with the release of this papercraft Eagle by DA artist Frohickey, a simpler, easier-to-build version of the Eagle is available. The seven pages of Frohickey's template may be downloaded here.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Michael Jackson Thriller Zombie Head Paper Toy
Who can forget Michael Jackson's zombie makeup from his Thriller music video? This paper toy of MJ's head was created by the author of the Toca do Caveira website using his blank "cranio freak" paper toy template. Both the blank skull template and the Thriller zombie head template may be downloaded here.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
2.5D Velociraptor Paper Model
Paper models show up in the oddest of places! This 2.5D velociraptor papercraft is a free download at the Spanish language paleontology illustration blog "Las conicas de Pabluratops". The velociraptor (or "raptor" for short) depicted by the paper model is specifically Velociraptor mongoliensis, named for the fact that several fossils of the creature have been found in Mongolia. In the 1993 movie Jurassiac Park, raptors are portrayed as cunning and ruthless killers. The four piece template for this raptor papercraft may be found here.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Star Wars Papercraft: Jango Fett
Jango Fett plays an important role in the Star War universe. He is the genetic father of both the Clone Troopers and the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Above are photos of an excellent papercraft model of Jango. The template for the model was created by Nightcrawler and built by Norturno Sukhoi who added creative details such as plastic rocket trails, smoke created from cotton, and lighted jetpack flames. The Pepakura PDO template for the figure only (base not included) may be downloaded at IRP. [via Paper Art]
Monday, August 8, 2011
Miniature Papercraft Ukulele
Actual ukuleles are small enough, but this papercraft ukulele is really small. Ukuleles are a Hawaiian invention based on small Portuguese guitars brought to the islands by immigrants. This paper model is the creation of Courts Carter and the template may be downloaded from his website here.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Plunk Paper Toy
Plunk is a Belgian comic series which began in the late 1980's. The central character in the series is a little pink alien from the planet Smurk. This paper toy Plunk was originally offered by the weekly Belgian comics magazine, Spirou. A copy of the paper toy's template is available on Plunkblog, a blog managed by the creators of the character and dedicated to all things Plunk.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Crypt Worm Minature Gaming Papercraft
One Monk Miniatures has revamped their miniature gaming website and are now offering some free paper models that were not previously available. Most notable among the new offerings is this purple "crypt worm" model. This giant graveyard dwelling worm appears to be a distant cousin of either the sand worms of Dune or the graboids from Tremors. ^^ This and other free One Monk paper models may be downloaded here. Other models available include crypts, a steampunk tank, a 2.5D Cthulhu, battle cars, and numerous figure flats.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Eye Papercraft
On a whim, I took my Eye of Agamotto paper model and made some modifications to create this Millennium Eye papercraft. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, the Millennium Eye is one of seven Millennium artifacts that give their bearers special powers. Among other things, the Eye gives the bearer the ability to read another's mind and to see what their eyes see. This papercraft is actually two models: the Millennium Eye itself and a carved stone base to hold the Eye. For a smoother look, the Eye in the photo above was built without folding the pieces. The base, however, does have folds. The lined and unlined templates for this papercraft may be downloaded here.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Supreme Commander 2 Papercraft Robots
The real-time strategy video game Supreme Commander 2 was released by Square Enix in 2010. Part of the marketing for the game was the release of paper models of several of the armored command unit robots seen in the game. In addition to the three robots shown above, there is also a less 3D paper model of a "cybranosaurus" for papercraft beginners. The templates for all four models may be downloaded here.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Rat Chef Origami
Here is a delightful origami piece by Nguyen Hung Cuong which he calls "Rat Chef" (an homage to Disney Pixar's Ratatouille perhaps? ^^). The rat, the chef hat and the spoon were each folded from separate piece of paper. The folding pattern for the rat (spoon and hat not included) may be downloaded from Cuong's page here.
Monday, July 25, 2011
KU EcoHawk VW Beetle Papercraft
At the University of Kansas (my alma mater!), the School of Engineering has an ongoing design project to create sustainable approaches to automobiles. One of the first successes of the project involved converting a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle into a plug-in series hybrid that can be recharged using either a generator running on used cooking oil biodiesel or a solar energy filling station. A paper model template of the VW (dubbed the "EcoHawk I") may be downloaded at the KU website.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Papercraft: Pit
I don't have much information on this papercraft of the character Pit from Nintendo's Kid Icarus series of video games. What I do know is that the template for the paper model was created by former DeviantART member Sora243 in 2008. The model may have been based on a 3D model from the Super Smash Bros. Brawl video game, although I can't say for sure. Pit is an angel from the mythical world of "Angel Land". Papercraft templates in PDF and PDO format may be downloaded here.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
KH2 Papercraft: Land of Dragons (Mulan) Treasure Chest
This month's offering in my ongoing Kingdom Hearts 2 treasure chest series is from the Land of Dragons area of the video game. Land of Dragons is based on the 1998 Disney movie, Mulan which tells the tale of a girl in ancient China who disguises herself as a boy in order to join the military. The template for this treasure chest paper model is available here.
Digimon Papercraft: Jyarimon
POdragon (aka Jyxxie) has a new Digimon papercraft site up and running! The first release for the "Papermon" website is a Jyarimon paper model. Jyarimon is a newly hatched digimon who eventually evolves in to Guilmon. The template for this papercraft may be downloaded here.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Star Wars Papercraft: Radiant VII Starship
Here is another Star Wars papercraft from Goozi. This paper model is the Radiant VII, a Consular-class cruiser that appears at the beginning of Star Wars Episode I. According to the Star Wars wiki, Consulars in diplomatic service are painted red to declare their diplomatic immunity. Shortly into Episode I, the Radiant VII is destroyed while it is docked inside a Trade Federation ship. The PDO format template for the ship may be downloaded here.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Calvin and Hobbes Papercraft Diorama
Even though the comic strip ended in 1995, Calvin and Hobbes still holds a fond place in the hearts of many (including myself ^^). This simple papercraft diorama by Dave Delisle depicts the boy Calvin (right) encountering his tiger friend Hobbes (left) after Calvin has been transformed into a tiger by the cardboard box "transmogrifier" in the background. The template for the diorama is available as a .PNG image file and may be downloaded here.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
July 2011 Build Photos
I have been receiving some great build photos lately! On the left is a photo of John George who built my Death Eater Mask #3 to wear to the opening of the final Harry Potter movie (kinda reminds me of Doctor Doom ^^). On the right is a build of my Sam's Identity Disc (Tron: Legacy) by my DA friend Wylf who enhanced the papercraft with some clear plastic and el-wire. Keep up the good work guys!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Papercraft Gnome
This cute gnome papercraft was created by two young brothers, Kai and Dakota, who are only 11 and 12 years old! The word "gnome" is thought to be derived from the Greek word for "earth dweller" and the term first appeared in the writings of the Renaissance alchemist Paracelsus. Kai and Dakota's six piece template for the gnome may be downloaded here.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Da Vinci Tank Paper Model
From RocketmanTan, the creator of this da Vinci tank papercraft:"...da Vinci was a great inventor, drawing up plans for contraptions hundreds of years ahead of his time. One of these inventions was his moving gun platform (affectionately called the Turtle). This was the closest to a modern day tank that humans would contrive of for four hundred years."
Winnie the Pooh Hunny Pot Papercraft
When I first started working on this papercraft of Pooh Bear's hunny pot, I had no idea that a new Winnie the Pooh movie was being released by Disney, but I am happy to be able to offer this model the same week as the opening of the movie in the US. This paper model is based on a 3D model from the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep game for the PSP video game system. The finished piece stands about 5" (12.7 cm) tall. A download of the PDF template for the hunny pot is available here.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Heavy Metal Relax Bear Papercraft
Popular Japanese characters Relakkuma (Relax Bear) and Kiiroitori are given a Heavy Metal music makeover by Ikarusmedia. The papercraft template even includes a Les Paul guitar! Look for the download link for the PDF file in the upper right corner of the page here.
LOTR Papercraft: Ringwraiths (Nazgul)
Not finding enough Lord of the Rings papercraft on the Internet to suit him, Andre Correa decided to create some of his own. The result was this Ringwraith papercraft. In the LOTR trilogy, the Ringwraiths (or Nazgul) are powerful servants of the evil ruler Sauron. This paper model is based on a 3D model from the Return of the King video game and may be downloaded here.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Yu-Gi-Oh Papercraft: Marik Cubee
One of the foremost adversaries in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, Marik Ishtar is the possessor of the Millennium Rod. According to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki, the Millennium Rod "grants the holder the power of bending wills of others through mind control and also lets its user telepathically communicate with their servants." This Marik cubee was designed by the Animepapertoys blog and may be downloaded here. The build photo is by xOxChelseaxOx at DeviantART.
Monday, July 4, 2011
TMNT Paper Toys
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began as a black and white comic book in 1984 and the rest, as they say, is history. Graphic designer Armadilloboy has created a set of lovable TMNT paper toys. Each of the four toys comes with it's own pizza (which just may inspire me to add another pizza to my own pizza paper toy series! ^^) Pictured above is Ninja Turtle Michelangelo. Templates for Mikey and his three pals may be downloaded here.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Papercraft Green Lantern Rings of Power
In the DC Comics universe, the members of the Green Lantern Corp each wear a green power ring. Including the Green Lantern Corp, there are a total of nine different Lantern Corps. Each corp is represented by a different color. The colors of the corps cover the seven colors of the rainbow, plus black and white. Designer "Tkamen" has created papercraft templates for the rings of power for each of the lantern corps, five of which are shown above. The PDO format templates may be downloaded here. The finished rings are rather large with a 1 1/2" (3.8 cm) diameter. I wanted a smaller scale Green Lantern ring, so I took the liberty of creating a scaled down version of the template in PDF format which is available here. Unfortunately, there are no instructions available for building the rings other than the PDO.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Harry Potter Papercraft: Death Eater Mask #9
With the release next month of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the Harry Potter movie series will be at an end. To celebrate that bittersweet event, I am adding one final paper model to my Death Eater mask series. As usual, the download includes both full size and half size templates for the mask. Links to the previous eight Death Eater mask are located in the column at the left of the page. Thanks to everyone who has supported the mask series since I began in 2009.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Antique Sports Car Papercraft Models
I am so impressed by the paper modeling work of Fabrizio Prudenziati that I decided to do a second post about his work! My first post featured his paper models of historic soldiers. For this post I want to highlight his automobile papercraft. Each of the highly detailed models above are at 1:24 scale. From the upper left going clockwise, pictured above are an Alpha Romeo, two American hot rod roadsters, and an Aston Martin. Each of these paper models is available here (a minimal donation is suggested for each download). Be sure sure to check out the papercraft ships, trains and WW2 airplanes while you are at Prudenziati's site!
Paper Models of Historic Soldiers
It is tough to find a quality paper model creator with the shear number of designs as Italian designer Fabrizio Prudenziati. Pictured above is a sampling of his eighty different paper models of historic soldiers available for download. Prudenziati's collection includes models of Medieval, Napoleonic, and Ancient soldiers, each at 90mm scale. And if that was not impressive enough, Prudenziati also offers downloads of excellent quality papercraft models of airplanes, architecture, ships, trains, cars, buses, and military vehicles. [via Papermau]
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Grand Theft Auto Papercraft
Igrandtheftauto.com has the self-confessed goal of becoming the ultimate resource for all things to do with the Grand Theft Auto series of video games. They just might be the ultimate resource for GTA papercraft as well! Pictured above are four of eighteen different paper models based on the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars video game. Clockwise from the upper left corner are models of the Infernus, the Sabre GT, the Stallion, and my personal favorite, the Sum Yung Gai Noodle Van. The selection of GTA papercraft available includes not only cars but display stands for the cars, a dragon costume, character models, and weapon models. Check them all out here.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Pencil TV Paper Toy
In years past, I saw a toy television that made use of a scrolling screen to tell a story. Now, thanks to Stanislov Stankovic, you can watch movies on your own DIY paper toy TV. Inside the TV is a long strip of paper coiled around two pencils. As the pencils are rotated, movie scenes on the strip of paper parade by in chronological order on the "screen" of the TV. Currently, three different movies/TVs are available for download: Dirty Harry, Kill Bill (vol. 1), and Dr. Stranglelove. Stankoic also offers a blank template so you can create your own movies. All the TV paper toy fun can be downloaded here.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Hover Car Racer Papercraft
Hover Car Racer is a free online novel that follows the exploits of a talented young racer named Jason Chaser who owns a hover car called Argonaut. This papercraft model of the Argonaut is based on a plastic model built by the writer of the novel, Matthew Reilly. Reilly created his original model by combining model kits of a Formula 1 race car and a fighter jet. The template for the hover car paper model may be downloaded here.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
KH2 Papercraft: Disney Castle Treasure Chest
This papercraft treasure chest is based on a 3D model of a chest located in the Disney Castle area of the Kingdom Hearts 2 video game. My KH2 treasure chest offering for the month of June, this chest is the fifth to be released in my ongoing series. Unlike most of the other treasure chests, this chest has decorations on the inside. A download of the template for the chest is available here.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Pokemon Origami: Pikachu Head
DeviantART member Kabateru-chan did a great job transforming a simple origami bunny into a cute pikachu head by making use of yellow construction paper, black and red markers and whiteout. Folding instructions for the original origami rabbit she used are available here.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Papercraft
Woolly mammoths are thought to have become extinct around 10,000 years ago, however from time to time, frozen remains of the creatures are discovered in Siberia. This easy-to-build mammoth paper model is offered by the Mochizuki Printing Co as a free download. The printable template has a total of twelve parts.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Seated Zombie Paper Toy
Brazilian artists Victor Negreiro and Julio Cesar collaborated to create this nifty zombie paper toy. This blood splattered little fellow has the classic features of rotting flesh and an exposed brain we have all come to expect from zombies. ^^ The template for this paper toy may be downloaded from Negreiro's page here (build photo by Victor Vieira).
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Tron Paper Toys With Display Stand
DeviantARTist Randyfivesix has added to his collection of Tron Cubee paper toys. In addition to his original Tron Legacy paper toy, he has created an old school style Tron Cubee and a "game grid" display stand. All the paper Tron goodness may be downloaded here and here and here.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Star Wars Papercraft: Electrobinoculars
Electrobinoculars of some sort or another have appeared in every Star Wars movie except for Episode VI. According to Starwars.com, electrobinoculars are:"...handheld imaging devices used to view objects from a considerable distance. The sophisticated device displays images with an overlay of computerized information detailing the object's distance, relative and true azimuths, and elevation."These 1:1 scale papercraft electrobinoculars are based on a 3D model from the Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy video game. The template for this paper model may be downloaded here. This is my second Star Wars papercraft, look for more in the future. :)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Studio Ghibli Papercraft: Laputa Robot Soldier Mask
The 1986 Studio Ghibli animated movie Castle in the Sky has some really unique looking robot soldiers. A Japanese fan created this large, helmet-like mask based on the look of the robots in the film. Although the mask in the photo was built with regular paper, building with cardstock would undoubtedly help the finished product be more sturdy and have a more definite shape. The template for the Laputa robot mask may be downloaded here. The download is in a zipped .lzh format which may be opened with 7-Zip open source software, among other things.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
N Scale Commercial Architecture Paper Models
The Japanese website, "Paper Stucture", offers some nice free samples of their N Scale (1:150) paper model products. Pictured above is an office building, a clothing store and a jeans store. Other free samples available include shipping containers, vending machines, and a monorail. Click on the links underneath the photos here to download the PDF templates.
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