December 27, 2022

Vintage Disney Nottingham Castle Papercraft

Disney Castle Bastelbogen
The template for this vintage Disney paper model was originally released in installments in 1977 in a German magazine for children. The model is of Nottingham Castle which appears in the 1973 animated Disney film, Robin Hood. Although difficult to see in the image, the castle is laid out in the shape of an octagon. In addition to the castle walls and towers, the model comes with several cutouts of characters from the movie. The JPG format template for the model may be downloaded here.

Other Disney Papercraft:

Peter Pan Dioramas
Cinderella Castle
3D Bambi
Princess Paper Dolls
Lady and the Tramp

December 18, 2022

Pop-up Origami Angels

DIY Pop-up Angel Card
These origami angels from David Brill can be folded to be either free standing figures or greeting card pop-ups. The folding pattern for the angel is a modification of a "Christmas fairy" origami. PDF Folding diagrams of both the angel and the Christmas fairy may be downloaded from David's website located here. Also available from David is a video tutorial showing how to fold both versions of the angel.

Other Christmas Papercraft:

Melting Snowman
Winged Reindeer Ornament 
Praying Angel Origami
3D Coca-Cola Bears
Krampus Paper Toy

December 11, 2022

Printable Marvel Black Panther Mask

MCU Black Panther Mask Bastelbogen
This excellent 3D papercraft Black Panther cowl is a free sample from DT Workshop. The life-size mask is constructed from two types of special card stock: textured black and metallic silver. While great as a display piece, in order to be worn as a functional mask, the eyes need to be either left as open holes or replaced with a transparent material. The PDF template for the mask, along with detailed instructions, maybe found here.

Other MCU Papercraft:

Thor's Stormbreaker
Ultron Head
Infinity Gauntlet
X-Men Sentinel Head
Iron Man Helmet

December 5, 2022

Vintage Papercraft Nativity Diorama

1958 Nativity Bastelbogen
This extraordinary papercraft nativity scene was published in an Austrian magazine in 1958. The thing that makes it special is it includes not just a nativity scene, but also five other scenes from the Christmas story. Across the top of the model are Mary and Joseph inquiring at the inn, the Annunciation, and an angel appearing to the shepherds. Along the bottom of the model are the flight of the holy family into Egypt (I think), the nativity, and the three wise men. The JPG format template for the model may be downloaded from the AGK website. German language instructions are included as part of the download.