September 30, 2025

Easy Tron Recognizer Papercraft

Easy Tron Recognizer Bastelbogen
A new Tron movie (Tron: Ares) will be here on October 10th! I can hardly wait! Over the years, I have released several paper models from both the 1982 Tron movie and the 2010 Tron: Legacy movie, as well as the 2003 Tron 2.0 video game. I intend to do at least one Tron: Ares papercraft, so stay tuned. In the mean time, here is a Tron papercraft I somehow overlooked until today: an easy "recognizer" from the original Tron movie. The template for the model may be download from Paperfoldables.

Some Previous Tron Papercraft:

Sam's Identity Disc
Full Size Tron 1982 Helmet
The Three Forms of Bit
Rinzler Identity Disc
Kingdom Hearts Tron Bust

September 21, 2025

Harry Potter Papercraft: Hedwig

Harry Potter Hedwig Bastelbogen
I have been reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The book has me thinking about Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig. "Transplaner," a DIY Harry Potter blog offers this Hedwig paper model which was designed by Jeanne, the blog's author. The template for the model and instruction photographs may be found here. Hedwig is a female snowy owl, a species that is native to the artic regions of North America.

Other Harry Potter Papercraft:

September 14, 2025

MCU Thanos Papercraft

MCU Thanos Bastelbogen
One of the dramatic high points in all the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies is when the villain Thanos finger snaps half the beings in the universe out of existence using the mystical Infinity Gauntlet. This paper model is of Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. The template for this model comes in both PDF and Pepakura PDO formats. It may be downloaded at W R Papercrafts. The finished model stands 23.6" (60 cm) tall.

Other Marvel Papercraft Figures:


End Game Captain America
The Punisher
Venom
Loki
Thor

September 7, 2025

Low Poly Papercraft Sharks

Low Poly Bastelbogen Sharks
The Paperhero online papercraft store currently offers four different free samples of their low poly paper models. My favorite of the bunch are these two sharks. The sharks are intended to be displayed together as wall art, placed in proximity to each other to form a subtle "ying yang" pattern. The sharks shown are black and white, however they may be printed on any color cardstock. The PDF template downloads for these may be found on the Paperhero website.

Other Low Poly Papercraft:

Life Size Spider-Man
Deer Skull
Easter Bunny
Bison Skull

August 31, 2025

Golden Kamuy Papercraft

Golden Kamuy Bastelbogen
I really love the simple style of this chibi papercraft. However, I didn't know a thing about the Golden Kamuy manga / anime on which the papercraft is based. I had to dig some. What I found is Golden Kamuy follows the exploits of a Japanese veteran in the early years of the 20th century. The veteran's name is Saichi Sugimoto. This papercraft is of one of Sugimoto's antagonists in the series, Hyakunosuke Ogata. Villians Wiki describes Ogata as "a lone sniper, loyal only to himself." The PDF template and instructions for this papercraft may be downloaded at Muumin Craft. If the sniper rifle is not to your liking, alternate props for the figure include a rose and a coffee mug.

August 25, 2025

DC2 Holy Daedalus Blade Papercraft

Dark Chronicle Sword Bastelbogen
The 2002 Dark Cloud 2 video game features two playable characters, a boy named Maximilian and a girl named Monica. Monica is a royal who receives a sword from her father, King Raybrandt. This sword is known as the "Holy Daedalus Blade." The paper model pictured is a 1:2 scale replica of that blade. This is my 136th papercraft release! Letter and A4 size PDF templates for the blade may be downloaded from MediaFire. Outside of North America, Dark Cloud 2 was released as Dark Chronicle.

Other Swords by Tektonten:

FFIX Zidane Sword
KH2 Dream Sword
AT Golden Sword of Battle
KH2 Auron's Sword

August 17, 2025

Area 88 Manga Mini Paper Aircraft Collection

Area 88 Aircraft Bastelbogen
The 1980s manga series, Area 88, tells the story of a young pilot named Shin Kazama. Dozens of real life aircraft were featured in the series. This collection of mini Area 88 aircraft paper models was created by R & P Models. The thirteen planes in the collection include the F-8E Crusader, the F-20 Tigershark, the AV-8 Harrier, the Mirage F.1, the F-105D Thunderchief, the F-14 Tomcat, the Jak-38M, the Electric Lightning, the F-104 Starfighter, the Blackburn Buccaneer, the F-8 Crusader, the Saab 35 Draken, and the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Each of these models is very small. In fact, the templates for all thirteen planes fit on just two sheets of paper! The PDF template may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Airplanes:

Cirrus SR22
SD Grumman J2F Duck
X-Men SR-71 Blackbird
2.5D F-15 Eagle Decepticons
Blue Angels F11F Tiger

August 9, 2025

SD Mini Gundam Papercraft

SD Gundam Bastelbogen
I thought these "super deformed" mini Gundam papercraft were super cute. Pictured are the RGE-B790WC Genoace Custom and the RGE-B790 Genoace.  The models are about 2" (5 cm) tall when complete. The PDF templates for these may be downloaded from the creator's website: WXY Paper. Instructions are included!

Other Gundam Papercraft:

OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon
Chibi Gundam Collection
RX-78-2 Gundam