Prop Airplane papercraft

These papercraft models of propeller driven airplanes are free samples from the Hairston Aviation website. On top is a 1:60 scale model of a Cessna 172 (download here). The lower model is a Pitts S-1S at 1:45 scale (download here). Besides these two...

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Doctor Who Papercraft: Adipose

In the "Partners in Crime" episode of the newest Doctor Who television series, there appear hundreds of cuddly little alien creatures called "Adipose". The oddest thing about the Adipose is that they are composed entirely of human body fat. This makes...

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Star Trek Papercraft: Medical Tricorder & Scanner

Here's another papercraft from the Star Trek Voyager Elite Force video game. This is the medical tricorder and scanner used by Starfleet medical personnel in the game, including the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) doctor. Like the Starfleet PADD papercraft...

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Special Edition Doctor Manhattan Boxpunx

I have seen more than a few Watchmen paper toys since the movie was released this year, but this Doctor Manhattan paper toy is the only one I have seen so far from Boxpunx creator Jason Harlan. To commemorate an interview he did earlier this month at...

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1960's Batmobile Paper Toy

This paper toy was modeled after the Batmobile that appeared in the 1960's Batman television series. The boxy shape is due to the fact that it is a customization of the "Foldskool" paper toy template by Marshall Alexander. The template for this Batmobile...

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Steampunk Gas Mask Papercraft

Parts of the Tron 2.0 video game take place in the "real world" as opposed to the electronic world inside a computer, so there are 3d models in the game of real world people and items. I think this gas mask appears in a scene in a laboratory. I chose...

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Perry Rhodan Discoverer Starship Papercraft

Despite its looks, this papercraft is not some alternate version of the Death Star or a training remote from Star Wars. This is a starship from the long running German science fiction book series, Perry Rhodan. In the books, the Discoverer ("Entdecker"...

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One-Eyed Monster Paper Toys

It's hard to pass up a good cartoonish monster paper toy. ^^ Here are two of my favorites, both with a single eye. Each of these was created by Maximiliano Garcia Luna who brought us the Eye of Providence paper toy which also had a single eye (hmmm,...

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Star Wars Papercraft: Imperial Starships

These Imperial starship papercraft models were created by "Da~Wind" in 2006. I am no expert when it comes to Star Wars spacecraft, but I believe that both these ships have only appeared in the Star Wars Expanded Universe (i.e. comic books, video games...

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Star Trek Papercraft: Hirogen Shuriken

For lack of a better term, I call this weapon a "shuriken", although at 12" (30.5 cm) from tip to tip it is way larger than most real shurikens. In the Star Trek Voyager Elite Force video game this object appears on a wall of weapons inside a Hirogen...

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Astronomy Papercraft: Heart Globe Earth

Here's another fascinating glue-less Earth globe papercraft from Canadian designer David Swart. Starting with the geometric form of a Pentagonal Hexecontahedron, David added slotted tabs in a way that makes each of the globe's faces heart shaped. A...

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Customizable Papercraft iPod Cover

I think it's cool when people come up with programs that create custom papercraft. iPapercraft.com has an online program that allows you to create custom papercraft iPod covers. First, enter what size iPod you have. Second, upload an image. Third, hit...

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Coraline Papercraft: Seeing Stone

I finally saw Coraline last weekend and was inspired to do a papercraft of the "seeing stone" from the movie. The stone is given to Coraline by two elderly ladies after she asks their help in finding her lost parents. Later Coraline finds that when...

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Retro Rocket Ship Papercraft

This brightly colored papercraft reminds me a lot of Flash Gordon's rocket ship from the old 1930's movie serials. Officially entitled "Zootian Intergalactic Biz Booster Rocket", this paper rocket was released as a promotional item by the Zoot! Advertising...

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Paper Star Wars Lucha Libre Masks

Artist Randy Martinez has re-envisioned the masks of four Star Wars villains as if they were Mexican wrestlers. These fanciful Lucha Libre masks include General Grievous, Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Boba Fett. Each one of these printable masks is available...

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Da Vinci Papercraft: Ornithopter

Among Leonardo da Vinci's numerous designs are plans for an ornithopter. An ornithopter is a machine that flys by imitating the flapping motion that birds use. Some examples of fictional ornithopters seen in movies are the aircraft that the Wookies...

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