Hobbit Papercraft: Elvenking Sword

This life size paper model is of the Elvenking's sword as it appears in the Hobbit movies directed by Peter Jackson. The Elvenking's name is Thranduil. He is the father of Legolas, an elf played by Orlando Bloom in both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for the sword may be downloaded here at the DeviantART page of MorellAgrysis.

Other Hobbit Papercraft:
Bilbo's Sword Sting
Hobbit Hole Papercraft
Lake Town Buildings

Lineage II Human Knight Paper Model

The 3D models from the Lineage II video game make for some pretty cool paper models. This 12" (31 cm) tall papercraft is of a female knight character from the game. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded from Thailand-Namotasa. Lineage II was released in 2003. Lineage Eternal, the next game in series, was set to be released in 2016, however delays have pushed the release date back to 2017 at the earliest.

Other Papercraft Video Game Characters:
Dissidia Paladin
Street Fighter Ryu
Assassin's Creed Ezio
Warhammer Celestian Battle Sister

Papercraft Santa's North Pole Diorama

This free papercraft diorama of Santa's workshop complex at the North Pole was created by the folks at Papertoys.com. The set includes Santa's house, a reindeer barn, a toy factory, Santa's office, a clock tower and a North Pole marker. To give you a idea of the size of the completed diorama, the entire complex fits in a circle about 8" (20 cm) in diameter.

Other Christmas Papercraft:

Geometric Reindeer
Vintage Christmas Fireplace Model
Easy Paper Nativity Scene
Modular Origami Christmas Tree

Papercraft Christmas Village

 The Christmas Village Displays website offers a free collection of eleven simple papercraft buildings that are suitable to build with young children. Most of the templates in this easy-to-build set have only one piece. Pictured are a sampling of the buildings available in the collection: A hotel, a town hall, a clock tower, a flower shop, and a church. There are eleven paper models in all.

Other Christmas Papercraft:
Santa Sleigh
Tiny Nativity Scene
German Christmas Carrousel
Doctor Who Robot Santa Mask

Faux Rolex Watch Papercraft

I am not entirely sure why someone would want to design a paper model of a faux Rolex watch, but then again who am I to talk? ;) The template for this model has no color, so to achieve the effect seen in the photo it must be printed on gold colored card stock. A download of the watch is available here. Photo and papercraft design by Matthew Nicholson.

Other Papercraft Devices:
Star Wars Comlink
Reboot Medusa Bug
John Carter Decoder
Dragon Ball Z Scouter

Papercraft Rhinoceros

Here is another nicely detailed paper model based on a 3D model from the Zoo Tycoon 2 video game. This time we have a white rhinoceros! White Rhinos were once on the brink of extinction. But through conservation efforts their numbers have increased. The species is still, however, in danger from poachers. The template for this papercraft may be downloaded here.

Previous Zoo Tycoon Papercraft:
Zebras
Giraffe

Origami Christmas Advent Calendar

Christmas origami is not all that common, but here is one cute example: an advent calendar! This creative calendar consists of tiny origami bags that can be filled with treats. The bags may be scattered across a table top as is shown in the photo or they may be pinned to a string and hung like a garland. Information on how to construct the calendar may be found on the DIY blog, Look What I Made.

Other Christmas Origami:
Angel Tree Topper
Santa Ornament
Modular Christmas Tree

Poseable Papercraft Robot

This super fun poseable papercraft robot was designed by Josh Buczynski.  The little mechanical  guy's name is "Bachsy". Some features of this DIY paper toy include:

- 11 points of articulation
- mouth opens and closes
- eye visor can be positioned to change facial expression

Instructions and a template may be downloaded here.

Other Poseable Papercraft:

Squid

Facebot VSN Dynactron MK IV

Dragon

My Little Pony Paper Toys

80's Star Wars Cockpit Arcade Game Papercraft

In 1983, Atari released a Star Wars arcade game. The game came in two versions: the ordinary stand up version and an innovative cockpit version. This mini paper model of the cockpit version of the game was created by Greecab at the Arcade Controls forum. The papercraft template for the model may be downloaded here.

Other Vintage Arcade Game Papercraft:
Pinball and Arcade Game Collection
Space Paranoids Cubee
Pac-Man Ghosts

8th Anniversary!

Today marks the eighth anniversary of Tektonten Papercraft! It has been my practice on anniversary day to take a look back at my papercraft designs from bygone years. With the release yesterday of the Doctor Strange movie, the choice of which paper model to feature this year seemed obvious. This model of Doctor Strange's Eye of Agamotto was originally released 7 1/2 years ago. It is one of my first papercraft designs! The original post with a download of the template may be found here. Thank you everyone for your support over the last eight years!

Other Marvel Papecraft:
Thor's Hammer
Mini Captain America Shield
Blink's Quiver