Vintage Inn and Bakery Building Paper Models.

In 1983, the German children's magazine, Fix und Foxi, featured two "mountain house" paper models. One was an inn, the other was a bakery. Scans of the templates for the models may be found here. I suspect these two buildings may have been part of a series, the pieces of which form a village. However, since my German is not very strong, I have not been able to discover through the Internet if my suspicions are true. If anyone has any information on additional models in the set, please let me know.

Previous Vintage Architecture Papercraft:

Arabian School
Arc de Triomphe
Disney Cinderella Castle
Abraham Lincoln Cabin
Elephant Pagoda

Papercraft Matryoshka Dolls

The first matryoshka dolls were produced by a Russian woodworker in 1890. Since that time, these type of nesting dolls have become an enduring symbol of Russian culture. Canon Creative Park has created a functional, printable papercraft version of a matryoshka doll, complete with detailed instructions. The PDF files necessary to build the doll may be downloaded for free here.  Outside of Russia, these type of dolls go by other names including "babushka dolls" and "stacking dolls".

Other Printable Toys:

Robo Battle Pigs
Tron Light Cycle Game
Disney Villains Bowling
Colorful Cootie Catchers
Minecraft Chess

Star Wars Papercraft: Grogu

Well, it has finally been revealed. Baby Yoda (aka The Child) has a given name. It is Grogu! The little fellow continues to be one of the most popular characters on the Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. And where there is popularity, papercraft follows. ;) This is the third Baby Yoda papercraft I have shared. The first was a simple paper toy, and the second was a 1:2 scale paper model. I like this model because it falls in the midrange of difficulty between boxy paper toys and very detailed models. It has a good amount of detail, but still remains relatively easy to build. The model was created by DevantART member Antyyy. Printable PDF and Pepakura PDO templates may be downloaded here.

Other Star Wars Papercraft:

Han Solo

Tauntuan

Jango Fett

Jabba the Hutt

Rancor

Papercraft Beetles from Yamaha

The Yamaha Motor Company quit posting free paper models on their website in 2018. However, earlier this year, they began offering again (for a limited time) a selection of their old models. This was done to give families something to do during the coronavirus quarantine. Pictured are two of my favorites from the collection: a Japanese rhinoceros beetle and a stag beetle. Printable PDF templates for the beetles may be downloaded here. Instructions are included in separate PDFs. In addition to the beetles, there twenty-plus models of various animals and objects available. Sadly, none of Yamaha's old motorcycle models are included in the collection. :(

Previous Papercraft Bugs:

Mexican Tarantula
Arabian Scorpion
Emperor Butterfly