September 17, 2013

Papercraft Mermaid Chair and Treasure Chest

This fanciful papercraft mermaid, chair and treasure chest were created by Phee McFaddell. The template for each is a color-it-yourself  PNG file which may either be printed and colored by hand or colored with a program like Adobe Photoshop. The chair and the treasure chest are what I would consider 2 1/2 D papercraft. The mermaid is more like a paper doll, although her tail is designed to be folded so that she may actually sit in the chair. The templates for all three items may be downloaded here.

September 15, 2013

FMA Papercraft: Alphonse Elric

This is one of the better paper models of Alphonse Elric to date. In the Fullmetal Alchemist anime, Alphonse is a child whose soul is imprisoned in a suit of armor after a failed alchemy experiment designed to bring his mother back to life. The template for this papercraft is available in Pepakura PDO format only and may be downloaded here.

September 13, 2013

Digimon Papercraft: Wargrowlmon

You can always count on Destro2k for flawless papercraft builds and this Wargrowlmon is no exception. Wargrowlmon is something akin to a cyborg dragon. He is one of the most powerful fighters in the Digimon universe thanks to his pendulum blades and other enhancements. A Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded from Destro's DeviantART page.

Other Destro2k Papercraft:
The Purple Tentacle
Miles "Tails" Prower
Lich

September 12, 2013

Momento Mori Skull Papercraft

The Skull-A-Day blog has an easy to build "momento mori" papercraft. A momento mori is a work of art intended to make the viewer aware of their own mortality. A positive spin on such art is that it reminds us to make the most of each day. The template for this skull may be downloaded here.

September 9, 2013

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera Papercraft

At an auction this year in August, a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 sold for $430,000. Part of the auction literature states:
"The 1973 911 Carrera RS Coupe is among the most sought-after versions of Porsche’s evergreen sports car, and it is the one that is most copied by marque enthusiasts. It is so widely admired that there are far more replicas than the real deal."
It appears that the admiration for the car extends to creating paper replicas as well. ;) The paper model pictured was created by Japanese paper modeler Takumi. The template for the model may be downloaded here.

September 6, 2013

Brian the Robot Papercraft

In 2013, the UK insurance comparison website, Confused.com, ran a papercraft photography contest. If you built a paper model of their robot mascot, Brian, posted a photo of your build online, then you had the chance to win fabulous cash and prizes! Says the cat, "I am not amused." The template for Brian the Robot is still available for download here.

September 3, 2013

Doctor Who Cyberman Helmet Papercraft

In the history of the Doctor Who television show there have been two types of Cybermen. In the original series, Cybermen are cyborgs from the planet Mondas. In the reboot of the series, Cybermen are robotic entities manufactured on an alternate universe Earth by Cybus Industries. This papercraft Cyberman helmet is that of the second type of Cyberman. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for the helmet may be downloaded at Hellsword Papercraft.