August 31, 2016

Star Wars X-34 Landspeeder Paper Model

One of the coolest things to be seen in the very first Star War movie was Luke Skywalker's hovering X-34 landspeeder. Sadly Luke had to sell the landspeeder in Mos Eisley to pay Han Solo for transport off the planet Tantooine. This paper model X-24 was created by Dave Winfield and may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Star Wars Vehicles:
Naboo Starfighter
Jedi Interceptors
V-Wing Airspeeder
Mini Republic Gunship

August 30, 2016

X-Men Sentinel Head Papercraft

In the X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game, one of the bosses Wolverine must face is a gigantic Sentinel robot. This papercraft Sentinel head is based on a 3D model from the game. Available in Pepkura PDO format only, a download of the template for the model is available here. Unfolding work was done by PapercraftKing.

Other X-Men Papercraft:
Blackbird Jet
Apocalypse
Blink's Quiver

August 23, 2016

Free Disney Princess Paper Dolls

If  my daughter were still young enough, its highly likely these free Disney Princess paper dolls would be on our papercraft to-do list. Released through the Disney Family website, these paper dolls are about as "official Disney" as it gets. Currently available are Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. In case you're wondering, the Ariel doll does have a mermaid body hidden beneath those clothes. ^^ All four of the paper dolls may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Disney Characters

3D Disney Princess Paper Models
V.I.N.CENT Robot
Jack Skellington
Princess Leia
Stitch

August 22, 2016

Flying Bird Paper Model

This flying bird papercraft comes as an all white model that can be colored with any color combination you like. Gedelgo, the creator of the bird, chose to color it with the markings of a magpie. The template for the model may be downloaded here. Magpies' natural habitat is western North America. They are a relative of the crow.

Other Papercraft Birds:

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Origami Swallows
Cute Chocobo

August 18, 2016

S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier 64 Paper Model

In  books by Marvel Comics, helicarriers are flying aircraft carriers used by the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe helicarriers have appeared in two Avengers movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and also on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television show. Some argue that a helicarrier also appears in the final battle scene of the Deadpool movie, but that is an ongoing debate. ^^ Obviously a Marvel fan, Tekzo has created a 1:800 scale paper model of Helicarrier 64 which appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron. One thing that impresses me about the model is that it includes tiny aircraft to place on the helicarrier's deck! The PDF template for the model may be downloaded here. The PDF is zipped inside a .7z file which may be opened with the free program "7-Zip".

Other Avengers Papercraft:
Thor's Hammer
Captain America's Shield
Ultron Head
Loki Paper Toy

UPDATE 12/8/21: This model is no longer free! :( The designer is now charging 6 USD to get the template. What a shame!

August 15, 2016

Warhammer 40K Papercraft: Macharius Omega Tank

According to the Warhammer 40k wiki, the Macharius Omega tank is "a war-machine built with a single purpose, the battlefield deployment of the Omega Pattern Plasma Blastgun." A plasma blastgun operates by delivering lethal blasts of superheated matter to the target. This paper model of a Macharius Omega was designed by Eli Patoroch and may be downloaded here. The build photo is by Dented-Rick who shrank the template down to 25% of the original size in order to build a mini version of the model.

Other Warhammer Papercraft:
Dreadnought
Valkyrie Assault Carrier
Stormtalon Gunship

August 8, 2016

Papercraft Giraffe

There are nine giraffe subspecies that live on the African continent. The most common subspecies seen in zoos around the world is the reticulated giraffe. This paper model of a reticulated giraffe was created by DeviantART member DrWheelieMobile. It is based on a 3D model from the Zoo Tycoon 2 video game. A JPG template for the giraffe may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Animals:

Gray Wolf
Mother and Baby Zebra
Thresher Shark
Chicken
Mexican Tarantula

August 1, 2016

Pokemon Papercraft: Quilava

In the Pokemon anime, Ash Ketchum's Cyndaquil evolves into a Quilava during a fight with Team Rocket. Quilava is a fire-type Pokemon. It has five red spots on its body that are capable of emitting flames. This papercraft Quilava is one of many Pokemon paper models available on the Japanese website, Tenpepakura. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for this model may be found here. In Japan, Quilava is known as "Magmarashi".

Other Pokemon Papercraft:
Evolutions of Eevee
Pokestop Icon
Chibi Team Rocket
Origami Pikachu Head