Sunday, March 28, 2010

Lord of the Rings Papercraft: Shelob

For whatever the reason, Lord of the Rings papercraft is a rare thing. This Shelob paper model is one of the few examples around. Shelob is described by author J. R. R. Tolkien as being an "evil thing in spider form" whose food was "all living things"....
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Cow Buggy Papercraft

This papercraft cow buggy may represent some real festival or it may just be a fanciful creation by the artist, but either way it sure is cute. ^^ Japanese artist Geco Hirasawa calls her work a "moo moo buggy". A template is available on Geco's DeviantART...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Roman Helmet Papercraft Models

These 1:1 scale papercraft Roman military helmets were created by Hans-Dieter Richter of Berlin, Germany. On the left is a centurion's helmet and on the right is a legionary's helmet. Centurions typically commanded anywhere from 80 to 100 legionaries...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

300 Papercraft: Spartan Shield

Just when I think I can't find another use for one of my papercraft templates, along comes another idea! Such was the case with this Spartan shield from the movie 300. This shield is based on the same template I used for my Tron identity disk models...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Toyota 2000GT Papercraft

The Toyota 2000GT was produced in very limited quantities from the late 60's to the early 70's, but it quickly put Toyota on the map as a serious competitor in the realm of sports car design. This finely detailed papercraft model of the 2000GT was designed...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Evel Knievel Skycycle X-2 Papercraft

In 1974, American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho in a vehicle known as the "Skycycle X-2". While the vehicle did have two wheels, it was really more rocket than motorcycle. This papercraft...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Indiana Jones Origami: Full Size Fedora

I thought this Indiana Jones fedora was a fun and well designed origami piece, especially considering it is folded out of a single square of paper. Creator Robert J. Lang on his website not only provides a crease pattern for the fedora, but also provides...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Predator Helm Papercraft

Some guys at the 405th Infantry Division costuming forum have put together a template for a full size papercraft model of the helmets that appear in the Predator movies. These helmets are worn by the extraterrestrial predators themselves and in the...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Hand Drawn Citroën 2CV Paper Models

Considered by many to be the French counterpart of the German Volkswagen Beetle, the Citroen 2CV had a production run from 1948 till 1990. On the left is the standard 2CV and on the right is the "camoinette" or small truck version. Both of these apparently...
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Brad and Angelina 3D Papercraft Masks

These photo-realistic 3D paper masks of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are at the same time creepy and fascinating. The thought of people actually wearing these masks makes me a little uncomfortable. It reminds me of that scene in The Silence of the Lambs...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Papercraft Taco Trucks

Ah, taco trucks... those stereotypical catering trucks where the side opens up to reveal a food counter where anything from hot dogs to tacos might be sold. Goopymart has created eight different cartoonish papercraft models of taco trucks. My personal...
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