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100 Exceptional Free Paper Models and Toys

Enrique — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:34:11 +0000

There is an underlying web world about papercraft modeling. It is not visible. It is hard to find. And, in many cases, the web sites are in a language that most of us can’t read. But, believe me, it is huge. And it is not about printable cards or paper dolls, or even scrapbooking. It is about stunningly good looking three dimensional paper models: Gadgets, toys, characters, cars, robots, spaceships, airplanes, buildings and even working photo cameras. You name it. This list gathers some notable models available for download. But this is just a small sample. At the end of the article you will find links to paper modeling books, paper models directories, paper modeling software and tutorials, and paper models blogs, which in my opinion are the most important of all, just because they are constantly updated and the owners seem to have access to information that’s very difficult to find. Grab your X-Acto knife, some glue and start building now!

Papercraft Modeling Books

Paper Engineering: 3D Techniques for a 2D Material	The Toymaker: Paper Toys That You Can Make Yourself	Paper Toys
Piazza San Giovanni in Florence: Scale Architectual Paper Model	Automata and Mechanical Toys	Cut and Make Japanese Masks

More Papercraft Modeling Sites

Papercraft Modeling Blogs

.: Paper Forest, Paper Kraft, Gundam and Robot Anime, and Papercraft World These four blogs have enough information to keep you busy for the rest of your life. No kidding. They are constantly updated and the information they bring is outstanding. If you don’t like to do your own research and investigation, chances are that what you are looking for is hidden here in these blogs. A must read. These four blogs were of a great help when writing this article. A big thank you to the owners!!

Papercraft Models Directories and Networks

.: 3D Paper Model and Space Station 42 If you want to get your hands dirty browsing though lots of information, these two directories contain all kinds of models ordered by categories. .: Nice Paper Toys Nice Paper Toys is a new and exciting network of papercraft artists. You can browse their works and download the free models.

Papercraft Software

.: Pepakura Designer Pepakura Designer allows you to create paper craft models from already made 3D models. Some paper models around the web are created with this software and exported in .pdo file format. You can download the free Pepakura .pdo viewer here.

Papercraft Modeling Tutorials

.: How to design a paper model This tutorial guides you through the process of designing your own paper models from scratch. .: How to make papercraft models High quality and very well done video tutorials that shows the basic tips and techniques to build your own paper models. Some advanced tips too. .:NEW – Download, print, fold, paste Low Tech Magazine wrote an article similar to this one with some models that are not featured in this list. They linked to this article as an additional resource. Thanks!!

16 Awesome Star Wars Papercraft Models

Enrique — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:50:53 +0000

Some time ago I gathered a list of 100 Exceptional Free Paper Models and Toys that was quite well received by the readers of this blog. The amount and quality of paper craft models available for download is amazing. Chances are that anything that’s popular and geeky, has already been converted into a paper craft model.

Since Star Wars is both extremely popular and absolutely geeky, then it is not a surprise that loads of paper craft models are available on the web. Just follow the links and download the models. Beware, some these models are somewhat difficult to build. If you are novice, take a look at this article that will teach you how to make your own paper craft models along with some basic construction tips.

R2 Astromech Droid Series

From Wookieepedia: The R2-series astromech droid was a model of astromech droid produced by Industrial Automaton, and its success was never equaled in Industrial Automaton’s long history. A combination of excellent design, high-quality marketing, and good timing made this astromech droid one of the most sought after droids in history, and one of the few vintage astromech series still in active production decades after it was first designed. The prototype for the series was R2-0. Read full description | Download the paper models

YT-1300 Light Freighter

From Wookieepedia: Conceived by a panel of CEC shipbuilding experts, the YT series went on to become one of the most popular space transport hulls ever produced, revolutionizing the interstellar shipping industry with its unparalleled application of modular design. Whole sections could be mass-produced and arranged into new configurations as needed without extensive retooling. This saved CEC enormous amounts of credits by allowing the starships to be brought to market at extremely competitive prices. Read full description | Download the paper model

Sand Crawler

From Wookieepedia: Sandcrawlers were large, slow, treaded vehicles, used as self propelled bases for mining squads. Most notable example of usage of these vessels, later adapted by Jawas for their mobile homes, was on Tatooine, where bulky sandcrawlers climbing the dunes were a common sight. Read full description | Download the paper model

Tyridium Shuttle

From Wookieepedia: The Tydirium was a Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Lambda-class shuttle, occasionally used as a personal shuttle by Darth Vader. It was later captured by Wedge Antilles and Ace Azzameen, and used by the Rebel Alliance in their plan for the Battle of Endor. After that, it was used as a strike shuttle. Read full description | Download the paper model

X-wing Starfighter

From Wookieepedia: The Incom T-65 X-wing starfighter was the main all-purpose starfighter of the Rebel Alliance and its successor governments. Known for its versatility and good combat performance, it was a favorite with Rebel and New Republic pilots. Possessing deflector shields, a hyperdrive, an R2 astromech for repairs and navigation, and a complement of proton torpedoes, the X-wing allowed the Rebellion to launch raids in Imperial space with improved odds of a successful mission. Read full description | Download the paper model

All Terrain Scout Transport

From Wookieepedia: The All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) was a bipedal walker used in rudimentary form by the Galactic Republic during the late Clone Wars and, later and more extensively, the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Read full description | Download the paper model

Millennium Falcon

From Wookieepedia: The Millennium Falcon was the famous personal smuggling starship of Han Solo and Chewbacca. The Falcon began life as a standard Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 stock light freighter. Solo won it from Lando Calrissian in the Cloud City Sabacc Tournament. Under both Calrissian and Solo, the ship endured many adventures and upgrades which led to its dilapidated exterior appearance, and played a vital role in the Galactic Civil War. Read full description | Download the paper model

AT-AT All Terrain Armored Transport

From Wookieepedia: The All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) walker was a major part of the Galactic Empire’s army. It was one of the most heavily armored land vehicles in the Imperial Army, but was also known for its relatively slow speed. Read full description | Download the paper model

R2-D2

From Wookieepedia: R2-D2, phonetically spelled Artoo-Detoo or Artoo, was an astromech droid and undoubtedly the most famous unit of the R2 series. A longtime friend and counterpart of the protocol droid C-3PO, he served the Skywalker family faithfully for many years. Along with his resourcefulness, R2-D2 was equipped by his original owners, the Royal House of Naboo and the Royal Naboo Starfighter Corps, with many tool-tipped appendages that allowed him to serve as a superior starship mechanic and computer interface specialist. Read full description | Download the paper model

TIE Fighter

From Wookieepedia: The TIE/ln starfighter, simply known as the TIE Fighter, was the standard Imperial starfighter seen in massive numbers throughout most of the Galactic Civil War and afterwards. The TIE/ln, a descendant of the T.I.E. starfighter and the V-wing starfighter, both developed for the Galactic Republic, was manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems. In addition to the T.I.E. and V-wing, it was also descended from the TIE starfighter, the first TIE model developed for the Galactic Empire. Read full description | Download the paper model

TIE Interceptor

From Wookieepedia: The TIE/In starfighter, or TIE Interceptor , was a TIE series starfighter used by the Galactic Empire. The TIE Interceptor was identifiable by its arrow-shaped solar collection panels, a distinct difference from the hexagonal solar arrays of its predecessor, the TIE Fighter. The Interceptor was one of the fastest starfighters in the galaxy at its prime, nearly rivaling the Alliance’s RZ-1 A-wing interceptor. Read full description | Download the paper model

Star Destroyer

From Wookieepedia: Star Destroyer was a term used to describe both a certain type of medium-sized capital ship used by the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, the Imperial Remnant, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, the Alliance-in-exile, the Fel Empire and Darth Krayt’s Sith Empire, as well as heavily armed warships in general. Read full description | Download the paper model

C-3PO

From Wookieepedia: C-3PO, also spelled See-Threepio, also called Threepio for short, was a protocol droid—a droid specifically designed to interact with organics. C-3PO’s TranLang III Communicator module combined with his AA-1 VerboBrain allowed him to be fluent in over six million forms of communication. He was also equipped with over thirty secondary functions. Read full description | Download paper models

Stormtrooper Helmets

From Wookieepedia: Stormtroopers were the elite shock troopers of the Galactic Empire. Like Imperial-class Star Destroyers and TIE Fighters, stormtroopers served as reminders of the Emperor’s power, extensions of his will, and a method of keeping the Empire’s thousands of star systems in line through fear. Read full description | Download paper models

The Clone Wars Paper Model Making Kit

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17 Star Wars Characters Masks

From StarWars.com: Need a costume for Halloween but you’re just not sure which Star Wars character you’d like to be? Download and print these Revenge of the Sith masks created especially for starwars.com by Star Wars illustrators and artists. Read more and download these masks.

20 Beautiful Highly Detailed Papercraft Models

Enrique — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:09:41 +0000

Most of us, at least once in our lives, have built a paper model with delight and passion. Some of those models were printed in the back of box of cereals or as a magazine insert.

Colorful papercraft models are now widely available on the web, free to download and ready to be printed and assembled. For those who want something more challenging than a simple basic model, this list gathers twenty beautifully designed, highly detailed complex paper sculptures.

If you are a Star Wars fan, then don’t forget to read my previous article about: 16 Awesome Star Wars Papercraft Models. Feel free to leave links and templates of your own paper models in the comments section of this article.

Creative Closeup » paper models

100 Exceptional Free Paper Models and Toys

Papercraft Modeling Books

More Papercraft Modeling Sites

Papercraft Modeling Blogs

Papercraft Models Directories and Networks

Papercraft Software

Papercraft Modeling Tutorials

16 Awesome Star Wars Papercraft Models

R2 Astromech Droid Series

YT-1300 Light Freighter

Sand Crawler

Tyridium Shuttle

X-wing Starfighter

All Terrain Scout Transport

Millennium Falcon

AT-AT All Terrain Armored Transport

R2-D2

TIE Fighter

TIE Interceptor

Star Destroyer

C-3PO

Stormtrooper Helmets

The Clone Wars Paper Model Making Kit

17 Star Wars Characters Masks

20 Beautiful Highly Detailed Papercraft Models

Optimus Prime Papercraft

Paper Roses

Olympus Camera Papercraft

Animals Papercraft

Resident Evil Jill Valentine Papercraft

Paper Drum Set

Grand Piano Papercraft

Paper Violin

La Sagrada Familia Papercraft

Sailship Papercraft

Yamaha Paper Motorcycles

Japanese Food Papercraft

Vespa Girl Papercraft

Sony Alpha DSLR A-900 Papercraft

Epson Racing Car Papercraft

Epson Truck Papercraft

Bumblebee Papercraft

Howl’s moving castle Papercraft

Yamaha MT01 Papercraft

Paper Iron Man