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