Medieval Townhouse Papercraft

I like the quirky lopsidedness of this papercraft medieval house. The model was originally intended to be used with tabletop role playing games, but I think it might also work well as part of a miniature Christmas village. This "Seedy Townhouse" is the creation of Peter Fitzpatrick. The template for the model may be downloaded as a PDF from Fitzpatrick's website, mojobob.com. The house is scaled for use in games with 35mm figures.

Other Medieval RPG Papercraft:

Old Church
Hand Cart
Cottage & Inn
City Buildings
Pavilion Tents

Mini Papercraft Dungeon RPG Game

About 13 years ago, Jim Bowen created a free miniature dungeon crawler type board game that uses paper models and a modular dungeon system. The game is called "Mini Dungeon Adventures."  I don't know how far Jim pursued his development of the game, but there is still an early edition of the game PDF located here: Internet Archive. The PDF includes both the rules, as well as printable dungeon tiles, props, characters, and item tokens. Here is a taste of what Jim has to say about the game play:

"The 1 player game has the player using two hero characters and the dungeon has pre-determined behavioral patterns for the enemies. 2-5 players have one player take on the role of the dungeon master. You generate your character from one of four races and four classes, then give them some starting equipment and send them off into the dungeon. Each time a room is explored, you roll on the monster generator chart, which shows how many and what kind of monsters there are as well as if there are any treasure chests or not."

It should be noted that dice are required to play the game. Happy gaming!

RPG Crystal Papercraft

I'm always on the lookout for easy tabletop gaming props. This crystal is a good one! Officially this model is an "Elven Crystal," but it will work in different types of gaming scenarios, not just Fantasy. This model is part of the Lord Zsezse Works collection of Elven Papercraft which was part of a 2015 Kickstarter project. The template for the crystal is currently available as a "pay what you want" item on Drivethru RPG. The model includes both the crystal and the base. The PDF template is customizable with three different base materials and five different crystal colors. The finished model is 2.8" (7 cm) tall.

Other RPG Papercraft:

Medieval Hand Cart
Sci-fi Shuttle
Stargate Portal
Old Church
Treasure Chest with Gold

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

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

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

Medieval RPG Hand Cart Papercraft

This medieval hand cart paper model was created by Paperschnitzel as a free promotional download for the RPG game, Ravenfeast. To be exact, Ravenfeast is a historical tabletop wargame set in the Age of Vikings. The PDF template for the cart, as well as instructions, may be downloaded from the Ravenfeast website. The template in the download is a simplified version of what is shown in the photo. However, an advanced papercrafter will be able to produce the results in the photo by printing the template multiple times, gluing the pieces to heavy cardstock, then layering pieces during construction for a more 3D effect. If I am not mistaken, this cart is 28mm scale.

Other Medieval Papercraft:

Historic Soldiers
Jousting Tents
Half-timbered Buildings
Czech Fortress
Inn and Cottage

Papercraft Treasure Chests With Gold Bricks

I love papercraft treasure chests! Especially when they come with golden treasure inside! These particular chests are just about the right size to be used as props for role playing games or miniature gaming. The larger chest is about 2" tall. The smaller is about 1" tall. The Pepakura PDO templates for everything you see may be downloaded here. Sadly, there are no instructions. Papercraft design by Ken.

Other Printable Treasure Chests:

Fanciful Mermaid Chest

Kingdom Hearts 2 Collection
Historic Viking Sea Chest
Large Minecraft Chest

Printable Halloween Pumpkin D20

If you are playing a tabletop role playing game in the month of October, this Halloween pumpkin D20 is the thing you need. Gio Lasar, the creator of this papercraft, suggests this ornery looking jack-o'-lantern would also make a nice Halloween ornament to hang about the house. The printable PDF template for the pumpkin, as well as instructions, may be found at Intructables.

Other Paper Dice:

Oogie Boogie Dice
RPG Bonanza
Cute Japanese Birds
Stone Textured Collection
Steampunk Themed

Medieval Inn and Cottage Paper Models

These half timbered medieval buildings are a good example of how papercraft designers sometimes build on each other's work. The original black and white templates for these models by designer Brian Burger were hand drawn. Some years later, the "Professor" (Chris Spitler) at Paper Empire "digitally enhanced" the templates adding color and bases. The enhanced PDF template for the inn and the cottage may be downloaded at the bottom of the page here. These models are a good size for miniature gaming!

Other Papercraft Buildings:

German Inn and Bakery
Czech Fortress
Medieval Village Buildings
Tent Collection
Vintage Mini Castles

17th Century Warship Paper Model

This papercraft is a free sample from a company that sells DIY 1:600 scale cardstock models of ships. Their products are intended for use in miniature wargaming. The sample model is of a specific historic ship: the Brederode, a 17th century Dutch warship. Building a ship of such a small scale takes patience, especially when putting together the masts and rigging which are made out of wire and thread respectively. The printable PDF template for the ship may be downloaded here. 

Other Papercraft Ships:

Ghost Ship
Vintage Santa Maria
Spanish Galleon
1:300 USS Enterprise
RMS Titanic

Rustic Cottage Papercraft

This is my papercraft release for the month of August: a rustic cottage. I don't remember where I got the 3D model this is based on, but I have had it for a long time. I originally downloaded it to practice creating papercraft templates when I first started the hobby. The finished model is 1:48 scale, the same as Lego mini-figures and "O" scale model railroads. It might be used for miniature gaming, but it is at an odd scale for that purpose. The single page PDF template for the model may be downloaded here. Due to its small size, this model may not be suitable for beginners (I have the roof in mind). If you want an easier-to-build model, for the roof use only the piece with the red shingles, trimming away the fascia boards.  The two soffit pieces then may either be discarded or glued to the back of the shingles.

Related Architecture Papercraft:

Medieval Village
Mage Knight Buildings
High Elf Tower
Miniature Castle
Elf Cloister

Star Wars Laser Cannon Papercraft

This is my papercraft release for the month of July (see a list of previous releases here). You will probably recognize this weapon as a common one in the Star Wars universe. Although I have labeled it the generic term "laser cannon", it might more properly be called a "turbolaser turret". The first time we saw a weapon of this type was on the surface of the Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV. I am offering two sizes of this paper model: a 1:18 scale version for use with 3 3/4" action figures and a 35 mm scale version for use with miniature gaming figures. Templates for both sizes may be downloaded here. This papercraft was based on a 3D model from the Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy video game.

Other Star Wars Papercraft:

X-34 Landspeeder
Collection of 23 Miniature Starships
Mini Hoth Turret and Cannon
Techno Union Shuttle
Jedi Interceptors

Star Wars Green Airspeeder Paper Model

This papercraft airspeeder is based on a 3D model from the 2003 video game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. It is similar in many respects to Zam Wasell's airspeeder in Star Wars Episode II. I made the model approximately 1:48 scale which is a scale that fits both Lego figures and Wizard of the Coast's Star Wars Miniatures figures. The model may look simple to build, but I give it a solid 4 out of 5 difficulty level. The template may be downloaded here. This is my papercraft release for February 2019 as promised in November.

Previous Star Wars Papercraft:

First Order AAL
Hoth Snowspeeder
Naboo Starfighter
TIE Bomber
Rebel Tower and Turret

Cthulhu Mythos Papercraft

Ugh! This group of uglies are some Cthulhu Mythos figures created for tabletop gaming by Eddnic at Fantasy Paper Miniature. Pictured are but 4 of the 15 characters available. From the upper left going clockwise there is Cthulhu, a Byakhee, a Shoggoth, and a Nightgaunt. Eddnic makes use of a papercraft technique some call "2.5D" because flat (2D) pieces of paper are used to create 3D effects. The Cthulhu Mythos universe began with the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and was expanded upon by subsequent writers.

Other Lovecraft Papercraft:

Arcane Books
2D Cthulhu Mask
Elder Thing
House of Chthulhu Paper Toy

Papercraft Medieval Buildings

These papercraft European-style medieval buildings were created by a member of Cardboard Warriors, a forum dedicated to paper miniatures war-gaming. Although intended for miniature gaming, I think they would also work well as part of a Christmas village. Pictured are a guild hall, an inn yard entry building, and the "White Hart Inn". The PDF templates for the models may be downloaded here. Included in the download are cut files that may be used with a Silhouette Studio electronic cutting machine.

Other Papercraft Architecture:

Old West Saloon
Lincoln Bicentennial Paper Models
Hungarian Buildings
N Scale Commercial Architecture
Medieval Jousting Tents

2.5D Chinese Dragon Papercraft

In Chinese mythology, the Azure Dragon (Qinglong) symbolizes the cardinal direction east. By extension, the Qinglong also represents the season of spring. This 2.5D papercraft Azure Dragon was created for use in miniature gaming by papercraft designer, Eddnic. The printable PDF file for the model may be downloaded here. Sorry to say, there are no instructions for this model. Your best guide is the photo shown.

Other RPG Papercraft:

Medieval Tents
Crypt Worm
Urban Buildings
Star Trek Ships
Japanese Torii

Papercraft Miniature Gaming Mecha

This papercraft mecha was created with miniature gaming in mind, however it also makes a nice paper toy for desktop display. The official name of the mecha is the "MQ-3A Murphy". It is part of a collection of free papercraft tanks, vehicles, gun turrets and bunkers offered by Ebbles Miniatures. PDF templates for each piece in the collection may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Mechs:

MechWarrior Automata
Robotic Missle Tank
Front Mission 4 Mechas
Battletech Locust
Wolfenstein Panzerhund

Papercraft Warhammer Bunker

One last post for 2017! Here we have an Imperial bunker for use in Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargamming. At five parts, the bunker is incredibly simple to build! This model was built by German Warhammer enthusiast, Ralf Engels. A printable template for the model may be downloaded here.

Other Papercraft Architecture for Miniature Gaming:

Elf Cloister
Medieval Tents
Modern Urban Buildings
Mage Knight City
Modular Castle

Papercraft Cemetary

Here's another papercraft from that delightfully creepy website, RavensBlight. This cemetery is part of a collection of paper models of haunted buildings and such. Pieces from the collection work well for miniature gaming or Halloween decorations. The free template for the cemetery may be downloaded here.

Other Spooky Papercraft:
Haunted Carousel
Tabletop Graveyard
3D Frankenstein Monster Mask
Lovecraft Elder Thing
Coffin Treat Boxes