Vintage Disney Nottingham Castle Papercraft

The template for this vintage Disney paper model was originally released in installments in 1977 in a German magazine for children. The model is of Nottingham Castle which appears in the 1973 animated Disney film, Robin Hood. Although difficult to see in the image, the castle is laid out in the shape of an octagon. In addition to the castle walls and towers, the model comes with several cutouts of characters from the movie. The JPG format template for the model may be downloaded here.

Other Disney Papercraft:

Peter Pan Dioramas
Cinderella Castle
3D Bambi
Princess Paper Dolls
Lady and the Tramp

Pop-up Origami Angels

These origami angels from David Brill can be folded to be either free standing figures or greeting card pop-ups. The folding pattern for the angel is a modification of a "Christmas fairy" origami. PDF Folding diagrams of both the angel and the Christmas fairy may be downloaded from David's website located here. Also available from David is a video tutorial showing how to fold both versions of the angel.

Other Christmas Papercraft:

Melting Snowman
Winged Reindeer Ornament 
Praying Angel Origami
3D Coca-Cola Bears
Krampus Paper Toy

Printable Marvel Black Panther Mask

This excellent 3D papercraft Black Panther cowl is a free sample from DT Workshop. The life-size mask is constructed from two types of special card stock: textured black and metallic silver. While great as a display piece, in order to be worn as a functional mask, the eyes need to be either left as open holes or replaced with a transparent material. The PDF template for the mask, along with detailed instructions, maybe found here.

Other MCU Papercraft:

Thor's Stormbreaker
Ultron Head
Infinity Gauntlet
X-Men Sentinel Head
Iron Man Helmet

Vintage Papercraft Nativity Diorama

This extraordinary papercraft nativity scene was published in an Austrian magazine in 1958. The thing that makes it special is it includes not just a nativity scene, but also five other scenes from the Christmas story. Across the top of the model are Mary and Joseph inquiring at the inn, the Annunciation, and an angel appearing to the shepherds. Along the bottom of the model are the flight of the holy family into Egypt (I think), the nativity, and the three wise men. The JPG format template for the model may be downloaded from the AGK website. German language instructions are included as part of the download.

Other Christmas Papercraft:
Tiny Manger Scene
Santa's House
Easy Printable Nativity
Origami Angel
Snowy Cottage

Printable Crystal Advent Calendar

This is one of the more unusual Advent calendars I have seen. It takes the form of quartz crystals. At first I thought, "Where are the dates?" But as I looked closer, I found faint numbers near the base of each crystal. As is typical for Advent calendars, treats may be hidden inside. The pointed end of each crystal acts as the lid. The PDF template for this calendar may be downloaded from the Mr. Printables website. While quartz crystals may not have much to do with Christmas, this papercraft definitely has a wintery feel to it!

Other Holiday Papercraft:

Sonic Christmas Tree
Matt Hawkins Santa
Apple Macintosh Ornament
Papercraft City Advent Calendar
Easy Nativity Scene

Marvel Papercraft: Loki

I like the subtlety of this Loki paper model: the relaxed pose, the crown in hand, the look of stern resignation on the face. Considering the creator of this papercraft (DeviantART member MorellSunweaver) combined two different Loki 3D models from the Marvel Future Fight video game to create this model, I think the results are excellent! He also created the scepter from scratch without benefit of a model from the game! The finished model stands stands at roughly 14" (35 cm) tall. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded here.

Other Avengers Papercraft:

MCU Thor
End Game Captain America
Infinity Gauntlet Thanos
Iron Spider
Black Panther

14th Anniversary!

November 5th was the 14th anniversary of Tektonten Papercraft! As Smashmouth said once in a song: "Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming". Fourteen years seems like a long time to blog about papercraft, but I have loved every minute of it. The creativity of those who design paper models never ceases to amaze me! Thanks so much to everyone who has visited Tektonten in the last fourteen years! Pictured above is a pile of papercraft at my house. Most of these models have been featured on my blog at one time or the other.

Papercraft Skyscraper Collection

Pictured is just a sample of the dozens of skyscraper paper models created by "Ginseng" at the Skyscraper City forum. Each of the models is 1:1500 scale. The majority of the models are buildings from New York City. However, other cities are represented including (but not limited to!): Los Angeles, Dallas, Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, London, Montreal, Toronto, and Shanghai. The PNG templates for each of the models may be downloaded here.

Other Architecture Collections:

Historic Illinois Buildings
German Village
N Scale Commercial Architecture
Czech Churches
Cute Micro City

Fortnite Papercraft: Ragnarok Mask

Happy Halloween! If you are looking for a quick last minute costume, this Fortnite Ragnarok mask is probably not the thing for you as it will take more than a couple of hours to build. But just in case you do have the time... ;) This mask was released by Sabi96 in 2018. The download (available HERE) includes both PDF and Pepakura PDO templates. Ragnarok is one of many Legendary Outfits in the Fortnite video game. The Ragnarok outfit depicts a blue-haired Norse warrior who wears a demon skull mask into combat.

Other 3D Papercraft Masks:

1960's Batman Cowl
Frankenstein's Monster
Skyrim Dragon Priest
Borderlands Handsome Jack
Fortnite Drift Mask

Frankenweenie Papercraft: Sparky

Tim Burton produced two movies titled Frankenweenie. The first is a live action, short film released in 1984. The second is a full length, stop motion animated movie released in 2012. Frankenweenie is a humorous retelling of the Frankenstein story with a dog named Sparky playing the role of the monster. This Sparky papercraft was created by DeviantART member, Wadyface, and depicts how the dog appeared in the animated movie. The JPG template for this papercraft may be downloaded here.

Other Tim Burton Papercraft:

Edward Scissorhands Paper Dolls
Jack Skellington
Oogie's Manor Skull
Halloween Town Treasure Chest
Printable Frankenweenie Masks