Glue-less Turkey Papercraft

The Toymaker website is a true delight. The site has dozens of lovely hand-drawn printables for all occasions. A few years ago I made this glue-less papercraft turkey as a table decoration for our Thanksgiving dinner. I would call it a 3D papercraft, but because the head, legs and tail feathers are flat, it is probably more accurate to call it a "2.5D" papercraft. The PDF template for this turkey may be downloaded from The Toymaker's Thanksgiving section. It should be noted, unlike the photo where the turkey's tail is blank, in the template the turkey has the words "WE GIVE THANKS" across his tail.

Other Thanksgiving Papercraft:

Origami Turkey
Easy Mayflower Ship
Cooked Turkey Origami

16th Anniversay!

Today is the 16th anniversary of Tektonten Papercraft! As is my custom, on this day I post either a papercraft I have built in the past or new papercraft I may release in the future. This year, I am posting a photo of a past build.

This papercraft is of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This papercraft was designed by the great Richard Vyškovský as part of a commercial paper model of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. I didn't want to build the entire temple, so I scanned just the parts of the template with the statue and enlarged them. The original statue was about 1" tall. The enlarged statue I built is 5" tall. 

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Mummy Queen Paper Toy

If you are stuck at home waiting for trick or treaters to arrive at your door, building this cute mummy queen paper toy might be the thing you need to pass the time. ;) Here's some info on the paper toy:

"The Embalmed Queen features slot-in tabs, curved pieces and a closing lid, the model is built using six pieces on a single A4 page. The original design and model texture were designed by Castpixel and the paper engineering was implemented by Alex Gwynne"

The template for this printable may be downloaded at Fold Up Toys.

Other Egyptian Papercraft:

Nefertiti Bust
Mini Sphinx

Halloween Skeleton Paper Toy

Here is another great Halloween paper toy from Salazad! It is a skeleton named "Boogie." Boogie's story goes as follows:

"On Halloween night, Boogie comes out of his grave and dances the groovy dance. He moves his bones to the beat of the music, and he always has a big smile on his face. Boogie is the life of the party, and everyone loves to see him boogie down."

Boogie is intended to be a hanging decoration. So, both his head and body are double sided, because as we know, hanging decoration have a habit of spinning around. ;) The printable PDF template for this fun skeleton may be downloaded at salazad.com

Other Skeleton Papercraft:

Skeleton Kitty Paper Toy
Lil' Death Grim Reaper
Poseable Skelton Cut Out
Paper Automata Skull

Borderlands 2 Papercraft: Hyperion Soldier Helmet

This 3D papercraft helmet is that of a Hyperion soldier as seen in the Borderlands 2 video game. The game has a cartoonish, hand drawn look and this papercraft duplicates that look nicely. Hyperion soldiers are minions of the Hyperion Corporation, the antagonist organization in the game. The template for this life-size wearable papercraft is available in Pepakura PDO format only. The template is available for download here. Borderlands 2 was released in 2012.

Other Borderlands 2 Papercraft:

2D Halloween Masks
3D Handsome Jack Mask

Canon Halloween Candy Shop Diorama

Canon Creative Park always has the highest quality holiday papercraft. One of my favs for Halloween is their "Halloween Market" paper diorama. It depicts a Halloween candy store in the shape of a lantern. The best part of this papercraft are all the small objects that come with the candy store: pumpkins, a broom stick, candy, and a table and chairs. My person favorite are the tiny books. This printable may be downloaded for free in the Miniature World section of Canon Creative Park.

Other Halloween Papercraft:

Fortnite Masks
Ghost Train
Teddy Bear
Origami Skeleton Hand
Disney Jack Skellington

Mad Cat IV Mech Papercraft

The BattleTech universe focuses on the distant future where giant mechs are used as weapons of war. The BattleTech franchise has two main components: BattleTech (tabletop wargaming) and MechWarrior (tactics video games). This Mad Cat IV mech papercraft (if I am not mistaken) is from one of the MechWarrior video games. The Pepakura PDO template was created by Whammy and may be downloaded from MediaFire. The template comes with skins than may be customized, if you have the Photoshop skills to do so.

Other Mech Papercraft:

Chromehounds Morskoj
Mini Zoids Command Wolf
Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)
DotA Mecha Goblin
Locust Battlemech

Ghost and Pumpkin Paper Toy

I couldn't resist! Here is another fun paper toy for Halloween. Cleverly named, this paper toy is called "Possessed Pumpkin". This paper toy was created by Alex and is available at his website, Fold Up Toys. The printable template for the toy is a single page A4 size PDF. I think a battery powered tea light would work nicely to light this toy up from the inside!

Other Printable Halloween Papercraft:

D20 Pumpkin
Skeleton Kitty
Minecraft Jack-o-lantern
Chibi Grim Reaper
Retro Treat Boxes

Xonar the Bat Paper Toy

Is it too early for some Halloween papercraft? Nah. This cute bat paper toy goes by the name "Xonar". Get it? Xonar sounds like "sonar", which bats use to hunt and navigate. 😉 The cool thing about this paper toy is that it is double side. Xonar has a different facial expression on the other side. The PDF template for this bat may be downloaded from salazad.com. Happy Halloween!

Other Bat Papercraft:

Realistic Fruit Bat
Chemical Nine Happy Bats
Origami Bat
Black Bat Printable

Star Wars AT-XT Papercraft

For a span of time during the Clone War period in the Star Wars Universe, The Grand Army of the Republic made use of an armored assault walker called the All Terrain Experimental Transport (or AT-XT for short). Use of the AT-XT was short lived, and it eventually gave way to the more familiar AT-ST walker. This papercraft model of an AT-XT was created by Blaar, who no doubt used a 3D model from a Star Wars video game as the basis of his design. Created in 2011, the Pepakura PDO template for this model is still available here: MediaFire. The first appearance of the AT-XT in the Star Wars franchise was in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game released in 2002.

Other Star Wars Vehicles:

Mini Republic Gunship (LAAT)
XJ-6 Airspeeder
X-34 Landspeeder
TIE Bomber
V-wing Airspeeder

Predator Papercraft

The Predator media franchise all started with the eponymous movie released in 1987. Since 1987, in addition to four more movies, there have been comic books, novels and video games added to the franchise. If recent news releases can be trusted, there are several more Predator movies in the works. This 68 cm tall paper model of a predator was released by Blue Dragon Papercraft in 2009. The unlocked Pepakura PDO template for the model is still available and may be downloaded from MediaFire.

Other Movie Character Papercraft:

MCU Loki
Sonic the Hedgehog
Daffy Duck
Chibi Harry Potter Characters
End Game Captain America

DC Comics Fables Paper Theater

Issue #100 of the DC Comics' book, Fables, contains a paper theater template. The template includes 29 cut-outs of Fables characters. As most comic book collectors don't care to cut up their books, I am providing a scan of the template for those who want to actually build the theater. The scan may be downloaded from MediaFire. The download includes three different sized printable PDF templates for the theater, plus a bonus PDF of the Fables board game that appeared in the same issue. Fables #100 was originally released in December 2010.

Other Paper Theaters:

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Eisbrecher Stage
Vintage Fairy Tale Theater
DC Comics House of Mystery Diorama

Barbie Papercraft: Casa de Teresa

After three years, here is the sixth and final house in the Barbie papercraft house series!! Sorry for the wait. This series of houses was originally posted on the Barbie website in 2014. Each of the houses belongs to one of the characters on the animated web show:  Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.  This is the Casa de Teresa. Teresa is best friends with Barbie and Nikki.  The printable template for Casa de Teresa may found in this archive.

Other Houses in the Series:

Barbie's Dreamhouse,
House of Ken
Raquelle Mansion
House of Nikki
Ryan's Mansion

Star Wars Super Star Destroyer Papercraft

Most likely the largest spacecraft seen in any Star War movie, the Executor is the "Super Star Destroyer" that served as Darth Vader's flagship in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. In real life, the Executor would be 12 miles (19 kilometers) long! This 1: 33000 scale paper model of the Executor was created by Rawen. A download of the PDF template for the model may be found on Rawen's MediaFire page.. The cool thing about the template is it also includes a model of a regular size Star Destroyer for size comparison.

Other Star Wars Spacecraft:

Mini Star Destroyer
Mandalorian Razor Crest
Naboo Starfighter
TIE Interceptor
Moldy Crow

Conestoga Wagon Paper Model

I think this paper model Conestoga Wagon might be a useful item for someone's school project! Conestoga wagons were used in North America from the early 1700s to the late 1800s. They were long and narrow, averaging 16' (4.9 m) long but only about 4' (1.2 m) wide. In the United States, Conestogas tended to be used mostly east of the Mississippi River and not so much for westward frontier travel where lighter and cheaper wagons were preferred. The PDF template for this 1:35 scale paper model may be downloaded from Paperdiorama.com.

Other Papercraft Wagons:

Gypsy Wagon
Circus Wagon
Budweiser Beer Wagon

Mega Man X Papercraft

The Mega Man X series of video games has a thirty year history. The first game was released in 1993. The most current game to date was released in 2023. The title character of the games, Mega Man, is a humanoid fighting robot. This 3D papercraft shows the character in a dynamic pose as he prepares to attack. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded from Rex Papercraft. In Japan, Mega Man is known as "Rockman!"

Other Mega Man Papercraft:

8-Bit Pop-up
1:1 Scale Helmet

Sci-fi RPG Papercraft

Genet Models offers a huge selection of science fiction themed miniature gaming paper models. And the best thing about it is, they're all free! Pictured are a sand crawler, convoy trucks, a shuttle, and a robot. These are just a small sampling of what's available. What's more, each of the models comes in a variety of color schemes. The PDF templates for these models and others may be downloaded from the Genet Models website.

Other Miniature Gaming Papercraft:

Cthulhu Mythos Monsters
Elf Cloister
Robofleet Starships
RPG Terrain Printables
Urban Buildings

FNAF Freddy Frostbear Papercraft

In the Five Nights at Freddy's video game universe, Freddy Frostbear is a wintery alternate version of Freddy Fazbear, the character who gives the game its name. As you might guess from the sprig of holly on his hat and his red plaid bowtie, Mr. Frostbear's first appearance was on Christmas Day. This paper likeness of the animatronic bear was created by DeviantART member JakovDrawzz. The JPG template pages for the model may be downloaded from his YouTube page. Assembly instructions are included in the video there.

Other FNAF Papercraft:

Pizza Paper Toy
FNAF 1 Characters
Withered Freddy

Interstellar Papercraft: TARS & CASE Robots

When I watched the science fiction movie, Interstellar, I was fascinated by the unusual rectangular robots that are part of the story. The robots' names are "TARS" and "CASE". Despite their awkward rectangular shapes, the robots turn out to be surprisingly agile. PDF templates for poseable paper models of the robots may be downloaded from the SF Paper Craft Gallery website. After following the link, you will find one link for the download and another link to a YouTube video that has instructions. Interstellar was released in 2014.

Other Robot Papercraft:

Star War BB-9E
Mass Effect Kei-9
Zoids Shield Liger
Futurama Bender
Medabots Rokusho

Alaskan Malamute Puppy Papercraft

The Malamute was originally bred to pull dog sleds in Alaska. It is very strong and has great endurance. This paper model of a Malamute puppy is available in JPG format only and may be downloaded from Pepakura Gallery. Photo instructions are included in the download. Build photos are by DeviantART member, MakenXXX. Other Alaskan dog breeds include the Husky and Klee Kai.

Other Papercraft Dogs:

Akita-inu
Chihuahuas
Canon Dog Collection
Scooby Doo

Paper Elephant Automata

This elephant automata from Honda is a lot of fun! Squeeze its stomach and it's mouth opens wide and the two cymbals crash together. What's more, it is an easy build at only 14 pieces. The printable PDF template for the elephant may be downloaded from the Honda Website. This papercraft is highly suitable for children! Photo instructions can be found at the bottom of Honda's download page.

Other Paper Automata:

Minecraft Steve vs Creeper
Walking MechWarrior 
Haunted Carousel

Old Church Papercraft

Once upon a time, there was an Italian papercraft company named Odissey that had some really nice free samples. The company is long gone, but if you look carefully, you can still find some of the free samples hiding in the far corners of the Internet. One such sample is the Old Church paper model pictured. The printable PDF for the church may be downloaded from the archive located HERE. Instructions are included in the download, but be aware the text is in Italian. Be that as it may, the images in the instructions are good enough that the text should not be needed. This model is a good size for miniature gaming and RPG games.

Other Papercraft Architecture:

Dutch Village
Medieval Inn and Cottage
Hope Valley Town Buildings
Little House on the Prairie Buildings

Pokémon Papercraft: Absol

Absol is one of my favorite Pokémon! According to Pokemon.com:

Swift as the wind, Absol races through fields and mountains. Its curved, bow-like horn is acutely sensitive to the warning signs of natural disasters.

That's a pretty handy skill! This papercraft Absol was created by Ten Pepakura. A printable PDF template for the model may be downloaded from Google Drive. Photo instructions for the model are available on the tenpepakura website. Absol is a dark type Pokémon. His Pokédex number is 359.

Previous Pokémon Papercraft:

Bulbasaur
Quilava
Litten
Yamper
Suicune

Jaws Orca Papercraft

If you have seen the 1975 movie, Jaws, then you know this boat. It is the Orca. The boat figures prominently in the movie as it is the vessel the three main characters use to track down the murderous great white shark. In the end the Orca is destroyed. This paper model is a 1:100 scale "micromodel" designed by Rawen. The one page PDF template for the model may be downloaded from MediaFire. In real life the Orca was a lobster boat that was repurposed for the movie.

Other Movie Related Papercraft:

Hellraiser Puzzle Cube
Moonraker Space Shuttle
Coraline Seeing Stone
MCU Infinity Gauntlet 
Fifth Element Stones

Cute Origami Cat Rings

What's not to love about these origami cat rings? They are easy to fold, just the kind of project to do with kids. The video instructions for folding the rings from a single square of paper may be found on Pinterest. Rings for small children should be folded from a 6"x6" square of paper. For adults, a 9"x9" square of paper works well. Happy folding!

Other Origami Projects:

Marvel Comics Wolverine Claws
Godzilla
Day of the Dead Skulls
3D Pikachu
Penguin

Loggerhead Turtle Papercraft

I believe this papercraft turtle was originally offered by the Hiwasa Chelonian Museum in Japan. The museum is dedicated to the loggerhead sea turtle. The papercraft was created for the museum by master designer Goto Kei. Although the museum no longer offers the turtle, it can still be downloaded from an Internet archive located here. Please be aware that after following the link, the download buttons for the PDF template and PDF instructions will be "invisible". Hover your cursor in the blank space to the left of the turtle's head and the buttons will appear. Loggerhead turtles may be found in oceans around the world. Build photo by Vermin King.

Other Papercraft Turtles:

Painted Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Kaiju Gamera

Disneyland Pirate Ship Paper Model

Once upon a time, there was a full size pirate ship at Disneyland in California. Although built to look like a ship, it was actually a restaurant building that didn't float at all. Through meticulous effort, Robert Nava has created out of paper a scale model of the restaurant ship. The Printable PDF template for the model may be download at Robert's website, The Disney Experience. Extensive instructions are included. The Disneyland ship fed thousands of happy people from 1955 until 1983, when it was demolished.

Other Papercraft Ships:

17th Century Warship
Bismarck Battleship
Easy Mayflower
Pop-up Galleon
Tall Ship Educational Papercraft

Asian Giant Hornet Papercraft

The actual size of an Asian giant hornet is about 2 inches (5 cm) long. It is the largest hornet in the world. This papercraft replica of the hornet is about 9.5 inches (24 cm) long, so you might call it a giant Asian giant hornet. :) The original Japanese website that offered this papercraft is long gone. However, the JPG template sheets for the hornet (along with instructions) are still available at this Internet archive. The giant Asian hornet is a serious threat to honey bees in the United States.

Other Papercraft Bugs:

Glue-less Cicada
Arabian Fat-tailed Scorpion
Japanese Emperor Butterfly
Yamaha Beetles

Mass Effect Heavy Pistol Papercraft

This life size paper model is of the "N7 Eagle" heavy pistol from the Mass Effect 3 video game. The N7 has been described as "a compact, fully automatic pistol that delivers unprecedented accuracy and punch with a rapid firing rate". This papercraft was created by DeviantART member Artbetep. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates may be downloaded at his DeviantART page. The PDO file in was intended to be the instructions for the model.  Mass Effect 3 was released in 2012 and was the final installment of the original trilogy of Mass Effect video games.

Other Papercraft Scifi Guns:
V Laser Pistol
Battlestar Galactica Blaster
Doctor Who Sontaran Rifle
Retro Ray Gun
Star Trek Mini Phaser Rifle

Marvel Hulkbuster Bust Papercraft

In the MCU movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tony Stark builds a massive suit of armor intended to be used to take down the Hulk, should the green one ever get out of control. The armor is nicknamed "Hulkbuster". This relatively easy to assemble papercraft bust of the Hulkbuster armor was created by Andre. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be download here. When finished, the bust stands about 15.5" (40 cm) tall. Build photo by Sinsis.

Other Iron Man Papercraft:

Ironheart
Silver Centurion
Chibi Hulkbuster

Vintage Tram Car Paper Model

The printable template for this tram car is over 100 years old! It was produced in 1910 by Imagerie d'Epinal, a very prolific producer of paper models back in the day. A high resolution scan of the template may be downloaded from Kartonmodellbau.org, a German papercraft website. According to Kartonmodellbau, the model in the photo took 29 hours to construct! Of course, the builder took the extra steps of creating a base for the tram and replacing the paper windows with clear plastic. It should take you much less time. :)

Other Antique Paper Models:

Elephant Pagoda
Arc de Triomphe
Paper Anatomy Model
Steam Locomotive
Circus Merry-go-round

FFIX Zidane Sword Papercraft

Last fall, as a favor for a friend, I created a papercraft template for Zidane's sword from the Final Fantasy IX video game. To be accurate, Zidane has not one sword, but two identical swords that may be connected together at the hilt. Anyhow, the unlocked Pepakura PDO template for the sword may be downloaded from MediaFire. The 3D model that the template was created from did not lend itself well to translation into papercraft, so there are some fussy little pieces that will frustrate all but the most seasoned papercrafter. Also, I did not attempt to unfold the tassel on the hilt. The pieces for it were tossed to one side of the main template layout so that they would not print. If anyone successfully builds this, send me a photo to the email address on my profile and I will post it!

Previous Papercraft Swords:

KH2 Auron Sword
LoTR Legolas Fighting Knives
KH2 Dream Sword
Adventure Time Golden Sword of Battle
LoTR Bilbo's Sting

2014 Toyota Tundra Papercraft

As you may have noticed, I enjoy posting "oldie, but goodie" paper models. This 2014 Toyota Tundra model was first posted on tundraheadquarters.com over 10 years ago! The papercraft pickup truck was designed for the website by Jesse at papercruiser.com. A PDF of the printable template may still be downloaded here. 2014 was a significant year for the Tundra as its design was updated that year.

Other Papercraft Trucks:
Dodge Power Wagon
2014 Chevy Silverado
Tesla Cybertruck 

Barbie Papercraft: Ryan Mansion

I am still working on getting all the Barbie papercraft houses posted! Only one house to go after this one. This series of houses was originally posted on the Barbie website in 2014. Each of the houses belongs to one of the characters on the animated web show: Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. This is Ryan's Mansion. The Barbie Wiki describes Ryan as:

Ryan is the twin brother of Raquelle. He is constantly trying to woo Ken with one of his songs, much to the anger of Ken. He has a crush on Barbie and is Midge's crush. He is conceited just like his sister.

The printable template for Ryan's Mansion may found in this archive.

Other Houses in the Series:

Barbie's Dreamhouse, 
House of Ken
Raquelle Mansion
House of Nikki
Casa de Teresa

Dragon Ball Z Papercraft: Mosco

I must admit my ignorance. I never knew there were any robots in the Dragon Ball Z franchise! Apparently, there are more than a few. This colorful paper model depicts the robot named "Mosco". As there is a pilot inside, calling Mosco a robot is something of a misnomer. The pilot is a small impish being known as "Mule". Mule pilots the mechanical suit from inside the belly where he can see out through a small window. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for this papercraft may be downloaded at the JAV-Papercraft website.

Previous DBZ Papercraft:

Life Size SS Goku by Paper Juke
Wearable Saiyan Chest Armor
Life Size Vegeta
Porunga

Wolf Warrior Origami Ring

I noticed recently there are a lot of people posting original origami videos on Pinterest. Here is one that caught my eye: a "wolf warrior" ring. Now, there was a 2015 movie called Wolf Warrior, but as far as I know, this ring has nothing to do with that. The ring somewhat resembles a Witcher 3D wolf head ring I saw once, but my guess is someone just thought it looked cool to have a ring with a wolf on it. I am inclined to agree. ;) An instructional video on how to fold the ring may be viewed at this Pinterest post.

Other Paper Wolves:

Chibiterasu
Digimon Garurumon
League of Legends Wolf
Zelda Wolf Link

Easy RPG Hovel Papercraft

This easy papercraft hovel is intended for use in role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. I like its cartoony, hand-drawn simplicity. I also like that if you lift the building up, underneath is a 2D floor plan showing the furniture layout inside. The template for this free RPG papercraft sample may be downloaded from the Patreon page of 2-Minute Tabletop. With only six pieces in the template, the model is a quick build.

Other Papercraft RPG Buildings:

Old West Saloon
Medieval Inn and Cottage
Tent Collection
Warhammer Bunker
Modern Urban Buildings

Airplane Papercraft: Cirrus SR22

This papercraft airplane was created to commemorate the 2021 International Paper Modelers Convention in Sterling, Virginia. Supposedly, the completed model will glide like, well, a paper airplane. ;) The PDF template for the model may be downloaded from the International Paper Modelers Convention website. Here is more information about the real life airplane this 1:48 scale model is based on:

"The SR22 was introduced in 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft and within two years became the best-selling general aviation aircraft. The SR22 features a full-plane parachute for emergencies. The plane seats four and is used by flying schools, air taxis and private individuals. Specifications: Gross weight 3,600 lbs. Engine 310 hp Continental IO-550-N. Cruising speed 211 mph. Range 1,207 miles."

Other Aircraft Paper Models:

Cessna 172
F11F Tiger
MiG-17
P-51 Mustang
Spirit of St. Louis

Saint Seiya Gold Knights Papercraft

The Saint Seiya franchise includes manga, anime, and most recently, a live action film. In the Saint Seiya universe, there are 88 knights (aka saints) who fight for the goddess Athena. The 12 most powerful of these knights are the "Gold Saints", who wear golden armor. Pictured are papercraft figures of all 12 of the Gold Saints. These paper models were created by Adriano. The PDF templates for the models may be downloaded at his website, Titan Papercraft. Be sure to check his dozens of other Saint Seiya papercraft while you are there! Build photo by Rhuan Thales.

Other Saint Seiya Papercraft:

Knights of the Zodiac by Ace
Odin Statue
Athena Statue

Pokémon Papercraft: Litten

Against my better judgement, after 7 years away, I have started playing the Pokémon Go video game again. Of course this inspires me to post more Pokémon papercraft. :) First up is this Litten papercraft by DeviantART member, RavaMaster. Litten is a seventh generation Pokémon that is basically a fire cat. It spits out flaming hairballs. Ha! In the anime, Ash Ketchum catches a Litten and manages, over time, to fully evolve it. The paper model comes in two sizes: 6" (15 cm) and life size. The template for the model is available in two formats: Pepakura PDO (open with Pepakura Viewer) and PDF. There are no instructions other than the PDO file. Links for the various downloads may be found on DeviantART.

Previous Pokemon Paper Models:

Bulbasaur
Mewtwo
Eevee Evolutions
Diamond and Pearl Cities
Totodile