18th Anniversary!

Today is the 18th anniversary of Tektonten Papercraft! Fifteen years ago, on the third anniversary of the blog, I posted a top ten list of my most downloaded paper models. I am doing the same this year. Pictured above are images of the top four models. Below is the top ten list which includes a link to the original post and the number of downloads of each model's template. Thank you everyone for your support over the last eighteen years!

1. Golden Sword of Battle (Adventure Time) 17,213
2. Webley Revolver (Indiana Jones) 15,364
3. Thor's Hammer (Marvel) 14,048
4. Sam's Identity Disc (Tron Legacy) 11,295
5. Glock  (Half-Life 1) 10,568
6. Sight Ward (League of Legends) 9,989
7. Spider-Man Mask (Marvel) 8,315
8. Dominos Pizza Paper Toy 8,227
9. Dream Sword (Kingdom Hearts) 7,660
10. Jafar's Black Lamp (Kingdom Hearts) 7,411

Papercraft Halloween Crow Mask

HP offers several free paper printables for Halloween. Among them is a collection of 3D masks. My favorite is this crow mask by Jess Deacon. The mask is designed for both kids (by trimming the edges) and adults (by printing at a larger scale). The PDF template for the mask may be downloaded from the HP Printables website.

Other Papercraft Masks:

Marvel Black Panther
Fortnite Ragnarok Mask
DC Dark Knight Characters 
Naruto Kakashi ANBU Mask
2D Transformer Masks

Papercraft Coffin Automaton

Paper models that move always intrigue me. Here is one such model that fits the Halloween season: Ray Kiem's "Conservatory Coffin." Ray is a Disney fan and this coffin is modeled after the one in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. Push a lever on the back and the lid rises as if the ghost inside wants out. This and many other creepy paper models are available at Ray's Haunted Dimensions Website.

Other Spooky Paper Automata:

Haunted Carousel
Steve vs Creeper
Grinning Skull
Evil Cartoon Animals

GoW III Kratos Papercraft

The first video game in the God of War franchise was released for PlayStation 2 in 2005. Pictured is a detailed paper model depicting how the protagonist of the game, Kratos, appeared in the fifth game of the series, God of War III. Kratos is a Spartan warrior who is a son of Zeus. This papercraft is the creation of SupSorgi. The JPG template for the model is available on his MediaFire page. When finished, the figure is around 13.78" (35 cm) tall.

Other Video Game Figures:

Kratos with Axes
Splatoon Agent 8
Mass Effect 3 Shepard
FNaF 1 Collection
Marvel Future Fight Punisher

Optimus Prime Paper Toy

Here is Fold Up Toys' Optimus Prime paper toy in all its chibi glory. Given the detail of the toy, I think it is amazing it has only four pieces. The PDF template for the toy is free or donate on the Fold Up Toys website. Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots in the Transformers universe of sentient robots.

Other Transformers Papercraft:

Bumblebee
Laserbeak
Decepticon Jets
Grimlock
Omega Supreme

Jurassic Park Rexy Paper Models

Recently, I binge watched all four of the Jurassic World movies. I didn't realize until after I was done that "Rexy" the Tyrannosaurus rex from the 1993 Jurassic Park movie is the same T. rex as in the 2015 Jurassic World movie, only older and scarred. These paper models of the two versions of Rexy were created by the folks at the Paper Lovers blog. The Pepakura PDO and PDF templates for both models come as a single download located on Paper Lovers' MediaFire page. Each of the models stands about 9" (23 cm) tall when complete.

Other Papercraft Dinosaurs:

2.5D Velociraptor
Origami Collection
T. rex Skeleton
Plesiosaurus
Ichthyosaur

Police Mech T2 Papercraft

This Police Mech T2 paper model was created by Jan Rükr for the November 2011 issue of the Czech youth magazine, ABC. Rükr's inspiration for the model came from the Hunter Killer tank in the Terminator movies and the Johnny Five robot from Short Circuit. The robot's fictional backstory says it was created to act as a police officer to serve where human officers cannot, such as areas contaminated with toxic substances. The PDF template for the model may be downloaded from Rükr's website, alienspapercraft.com. A special feature of the model is it is poseable!

Other Mech / Robot Papercraft:

MechWarrior Mad Cat IV
Zoids Shield Liger
RX-78-2 Gundam
DotA 2 Mecha Goblin
Wolfenstein Panzerhund

Papercraft Tiger

This well detailed papercraft tiger was created by Japanese designer, Katsuyuki Shiga. Shiga's impressive credits include designing well over 100 models for Canon Creative Park. The tiger is offered as a free download on his personal website, Pinoart. The template for the tiger is five pages, with each page being a separate PDF file. To download the template PDFs, go to Pinoart.com and click on the yellow rectangles next to the template images which are about 1/3 of the way down the page. Be aware. Shiga's website is heavy with misleading advertisements. Don't be misled. Only click on the yellow rectangles which contain messages like "Show page 01." I warned you. :) At the bottom of the page, there are nice photo instructions on how to build the tiger.

Other Tiger Papercraft:

Saber-toothed Tiger
Endangered Animals Collection
Lost Pokémon Kotora
Calvin and Hobbes Diorama
Manga Tiger Mask

Medieval Townhouse Papercraft

I like the quirky lopsidedness of this papercraft medieval house. The model was originally intended to be used with tabletop role playing games, but I think it might also work well as part of a miniature Christmas village. This "Seedy Townhouse" is the creation of Peter Fitzpatrick. The template for the model may be downloaded as a PDF from Fitzpatrick's website, mojobob.com. The house is scaled for use in games with 35mm figures.

Other Medieval RPG Papercraft:

Old Church
Hand Cart
Cottage & Inn
City Buildings
Pavilion Tents

Rock Pikmin Papercraft

First released in 2001, Pikmin is an addictive Nintendo video game series  that involves using loveable little plant creatures of various types to solve puzzles. This Rock Pikmin papercraft is a fan art creation by Muumin Craft based on how the character appears in Pikmin 3. The PDF template for the model is available on the Muumin  Craft Website. In the game, Muumin is fond of the Rock Pikmin because of their "high attack power and the exhilarating feeling of being able to easily destroy hard objects."

Other Video Game Papercraft:

Mega Man
Pokémon Litten 
FNaF 1 Characters
Big Donkey Kong
MapleStory Golem