Star Trek Tricorder Papercraft

Way back in 2012, I released a life sized Star Trek medical tricorder papercraft (see original blog post here). Recently, I came across a very similar tricorder model which I hadn't seen before. It was released by the MMORPG, Star Trek Online, around 2016. A copy of the single page JPG template for the model is still available on Reddit.

Comparing the two models, the advantage of the STO model is it is designed with interior supports which make the model stronger if used for cosplay. The advantage of my model is that it comes with a handheld scanner in addition to the tricorder.

Construction Machinery Papercraft

The Japanese company, Kobelco offer six different free construction machinery paper models on their website. Included in the collection are three types of excavators, a crane, a building demolition machine and a multi dismantling machine. While all the models are designed to be poseable, some are more poseable than others. The PDF templates and detailed instructions for the models may be downloaded from the Kobelco papercraft webpage.

Other Construction Equipment Papercraft:

Concrete Pump Truck

Origami Swords

I have been slacking on my origami posts! Here are some fun and simple origami swords, each made from a single square of paper. An excellent video showing how to fold one of these swords can be found on Pinterest. The finished length of the sword will be the same as the diagonal measurement of the square of paper that is used. The swords shown in the photo are around 6" (15 cm) long.

Other Origami Creations:

Pokeball Gift Box
Godzilla
Swallowtail Butterfly
Printable Totoro Origami
Easter Egg Holders

Mass Effect Papercraft: Commander Shepard

In the Mass Effect series of video games, the playable character is a soldier named "Commander Shepard." Shepard is customized by the player and may be either male or female. This fan art papercraft creation by Xenonray is of the default female version of Commander Shepard as she appears in Mass Effect 3. The PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for the model may be downloaded from Xenonray's DeviantART page. The download includes excellent photo instructions. This paper model is quite complex and is not recommended for beginners. The finished model is 17.4" (44.2 cm) tall.

Other Mass Effect Papercraft:

Normandy SR-1 Starship
ME3 Tali'Zorah
Kei-9 Robo Dog
N7 Eagle Heavy Pistol

Minecraft Papercraft: Diamond Pickaxe

In the Minecraft video game, pickaxes are used to mine rocks and ores. There are six different types of pickaxes: wooden, stone, iron, golden, diamond, and netherite. This life size papercraft pickaxe is of the diamond variety. This papercraft was offered by the now defunct FPSXGames website. A copy of the template for the pickaxe may be downloaded from the archived page located: HERE. The template consists of four .PNG image files which were sized to be printed on A4 size cardstock (however printing to Letter size paper using "scale to fit" should work just fine).

Other Minecraft Papercraft:

Enderman Statue
Mini Diorama
Printable Minecraft Chess

Star Trek Papercraft: USS Grissom

The science vessel starship USS Grissom appeared in the 1984 movie, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. This 1:760 scale paper model of the ship was created by Martin Sanger. A copy of the .BMP template for the ship may be downloaded from Sanger's website. Sanger has this to say about the starship:

The USS Grissom, NCC-638, was one of the most famous research spaceships of the Oberth class. These small Federation ships were designed to explore planets, nebulae and other natural phenomena...  The last mission of the USS Grissom was the exploration and research of the newly created planet Genesis. However, the ship was attacked by a Klingon Bird of Prey in orbit of the planet and completely destroyed.

Other Paper Models of Star Trek Starships: 

Easy Borg Cube
Romulan Warbird
Voyager
Klingon Bird of Prey
STtMP Enterprise

Van to the Future VW Bus Papercraft

Imagine the movie Back to the Future, only instead of a DeLorean, the time machine is a VW bus. That is the idea of this papercraft designed by Damon Butler. This model has a lot of fun nods to the original DeLorean, like gull-wing doors and a flux capacitor behind the seat. The PDF template for this model may be downloaded at Butler's website, nrwster.com.

Other Sci-Fi Papercraft Vehicles:

Ready Player One DeLorean
Mad Max Interceptor
Dune Spice Harvester
Star Wars X-34 Landspeeder
Lunar Rover from Moon

Flash Gordon War Rocket Papercraft

The best part of the 1980 movie Flash Gordon was the awesome soundtrack by the rock group Queen. Coming in close second are the retro spaceship and costume designs created for the movie. In homage to the movie, this papercraft "War Rocket Ajax" was created by designer, Rawen. The PDF template for the paper model is available on MediaFire. The finished rocket is something of a "micro model" in that it is only slightly larger than the palm of your hand.

Other Sci-Fi Papercraft:

Star Trek TMP Enterprise
Mini Star Destroyer
Battlestar Galactica Collection
Mandalorian Razor Crest
Reaverized Serenity