Marvel Papercraft: Iron Spider

In Marvel Comic's "Civil War" storyline, Tony Stark creates for Spider-Man a new costume which Stark calls the "Iron Spider" armor. The costume possesses mechanical arms attached to the back. In homage to the popular comic book storyline, a similar Spider-Man costume appeared in the movie Avengers: Infinity War. This paper model of the Iron Spider was created by Paperttore at Papercraft LED. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded here. Build photo by Daniel Diaz.

Other Marvel Paper Models:

Mighty Thor
Doctor Octopus
Life Size Hulk
Black Panther
IW Captain America

Pie Five Pizza Paper Toy

After five years, here (finally) is pizza number six in my pizza paper toy series! This paper toy is of one of the types of boxes used by the US pizza chain "Pie Five". Inside the box is a ham and jalapeno pizza. Like the other pizzas in the series, it is 1:4 scale. The PDF template for the toy may be downloaded here.

It has been quite a while since I released any papercraft of my own creation. In fact the last release was in September 2015. The drought is finally over! :) As I promised in my 10th anniversary post, I will be posting (God willing) one original papercraft each month for the coming year. This is the first of those monthly posts. And no, they won't all be pizza. ;)

Previous Paper Toys in the Series:

Futurama Pizza (barbecue chicken and onion)
Disney World Pizza (cheese)
Domino's Pizza (green pepper and black olive)
Pizza Hut Darth Maul Pizza (pepperoni)
McDonald's Pizza (supreme)

Oh, one last bit of information... By my reckoning, this is my 120th papercraft release. Little did I know when I started in 2008...

Star Wars Hover Tank Paper Model

In the Star Wars universe, during the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic made use of TX-130 repulsorlift tanks in their struggle against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. These tanks' weapons include twin laser cannons and concussion missiles. This paper model of a Republic TX-130 was created by Blaar. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded here. TX-130 tanks have appeared in several of the Star Wars: Battlefront video games.

Other Fictional Tank Paper Models:

Wargaming Hover Tanks
Mass Effect 2 M35 Mako
Robotic Missile Tank
Command & Conquer Sentinel
WH40K Macharius

Fortnite Papercraft: Drift Mask

The Fortnite video game franchise has become wildly successful in the last year. Of all the variations of the game, the free Battle Royale mode has proven most popular. Battle Royale is a 100 person player versus player melee on one giant map. Victory is achieved by being the last person standing. Players may customize the look of their in-game avatars by purchasing outfit skins. The 1:1 scale paper model pictured is of an animal mask that is part of the "Drift" outfit skin. The printable template for the mask was created by Sabi96 and may be downloaded here. Build photo by SuperRetroBro.

Other 3D Papercraft Masks:

Frankenstein Monster
Skyrim Konahrik Dragon Priest
Disney Fantasia Chernabog
Borderlands 2 Handsome Jack
DC Comics Joker

10th Anniversary!!

On this date in 2008 I wrote my first blog post for Tektonten Papercraft! Since that day, the blog has received over 10.4 million page views. Here's special thanks to every visitor who contributed to reaching that number, especially those of you who drop by on a regular basis!

To celebrate this momentous occasion, I plan on releasing one new paper model every month for the next twelve months. The last time I released one of my own papercraft designs was 2015, so this will be a big undertaking for me. Fortunately, I have dozens of half-finished templates sitting on my hard drive just waiting to be completed. :) Pictured are some possibilities of  what might be released. From upper left going clockwise we have: A flying key from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Star Lord's gun from Guardians of the Galaxy, an airspeeder from the Star Wars universe, and finally, a simple rustic cottage. If you are lucky, I may even get around to finishing those two skulls I promised in 2013 but never delivered. ;) Here's to happy papercrafting in the coming year!

UPDATE 8/28/22: The flying Key has finally been released! It may be downloaded here.

UPDATE 11/16/18: The list below will be updated as each of the paper models are released.

1. November 2018 - Pie Five Pizza Paper Toy
2. December 2018 - Adventure Time Enchiridion
3. January 2019 - The Fifth Element Stones
4. February 2019 - Star Wars Airspeeder
5. March 2019 - Wolfenstein Luger Pistol
6. April 2019 - John Constantine Bust
7. May 2019 - Grateful Dead Pizza Paper Toy
8. June 2019 - Hogwarts Water Well
9. July 2019 - Star Wars Laser Cannon
10. August 2019 - Rustic Cottage
11. September 2019 - Beetlejuice Handbook
12. October 2019 - FNAF Pizza Paper Toy

Star Wars A-wing Paper Model

The A-wing starfighter made its first movie appearance in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In the movie a squadron of A-wings fight for the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Endor. This papercraft A-wing model was originally designed by Makino Shunich in 2010, however he made some modifications to the template in 2018. The printable template for the model (as well as detailed instructions) may be found here.

Other Papercraft Starfighters:

Colonial Viper Mk 1
Clone Wars Y-wing
Spaceballs Winnebago
Darth Vader TIE Fighter
Naboo N-1 Starfighter

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

Day of the Dead Origami Skulls

Día de Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is nearly upon us. This year it begins on October 31, the same day as Halloween, and runs through November 2. Día de Muertos is a time when Mexican families remember loved ones who are no longer living. These origami skulls were created by Origami Spirit for use as Day of the Dead decorations. Links to separate video instructions for each of the pieces in the photo (skulls, flowers, hats, bow ties, and peppers) may be found here.

Other Spooky Papercraft:

LotR Nazgul
Harry Potter Dementor
Rhoads' Bat
Fire Wyvern
Skeleton Hand

Printable Zombie Half Mask

It is nearing Halloween and every good papercraft blog is posting masks for the season. Here is one from me: a zombie half mask! I thought covering only one eye was an interesting idea for a mask. Although in order to make this look right I think the nose area of the mask needs to be cut out to allow your own nose to stick through. ^^ The 2D printable image for this mask was created by Buz Carter and may be downloaded from his Flickr page here.

Previous 2D Papercraft Masks:

Cthulhu
Alfred E. Neuman
David Bowie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Halloween Monsters
Transformers

DBZ Papercraft: Kaio-ken Goku

In the Dragon Ball Z universe, Goku is the only fighter to successfully make use of the Kaio-ken technique. In the Dragon Ball Z anime Goku describes the attack as:

"It's like a massive upsurge of energy. Everything is heightened: power, speed, even hearing and vision improve dramatically. You sort of become a super-self. But it can only be sustained for a short time, so you have to get the job done quickly."

This paper model of Goku in Kaio-ken mode was created by Paperjuke. The Pepakura PDO for the model may be downloaded here. A base for the model is included in the download. Build photo by Sinsis

Previous Dragon Ball Z Papercraft:

Piccolo and Goku
Saiyan Chest Armor
Life Size SS Goku and Kid Buu
Porunga
Kid Goku