Robot Skull Paper Toy

Back in 2007 Noah Scalin at skulladay.com released a papercraft skull with an articulated jaw. In 2010 Scalin re-imagined the papercraft skull in robot form. I think the robot skull is loads more fun than the original. ^^ Templates for both the original and the robot skull may be downloaded here. There is also a blank template available if you care to create a custom skull of your own.

Papertoy Monsters Review

 Brian Castleforte's much awaited Papertoy Monsters book is now out!!! Included in the book are 50 original die-cut monsters designed by Brian and 24 of the top papertoy designers from around the world. The book measures 8.5 x 11 which is similar to the size of card stock we normally use.

 The parts pre-cut and scored so all you have to do is pop 'em out, fold and glue. The parts are also printed back-to-back. Each monster has its own story as well. The art work are also very cute=)

 Also included are 10 different blank templates that you can design for yourself. I'd love to try and paint some of them when I get some free time.

 Get to know the 25 papertoy artists who made this fun book possible.

I've managed to build 5 adorable monsters for this review. That means there's 45 more left to build. That's a lot. I wonder when I'm gonna be able to build them all. From left to right are Sal Azad's Wingy Wingy, Dolly Oblong's The Blob, Brian Castleforte's Monsters Keepers, Jenni Bryan's The Experiment and Nick Knite's Tongue Toastie.

This is definitely a must-have papertoy book for anyone who loves papercraft and monsters alike. This would make an excellent gift and a perfect way to introduce someone to the wonderful world papercraft. Available now for only $16.95. 

Papertoy Monsters

I want to thank Jillian of Workman Publishing for sending me a copy of this book.

1:1 Nintendo 3DS Papercraft

A 1:1 scale papercraft of Nintendo 3DS, an upcoming portable game console by Nintendo, which can produce "3D effects without the need for any special glasses."  The console will be first released in Japan this February 26, 2011 for ¥25,000.

Nintendo 3DS Papercraft

Electro-Magnetic Aero Carriage Papercraft

The aero carriage is an electro magnetic flying machine whose plans New York city. The paper model was designed by Richard Cherry.
Electro-Magnetic Aero Carriage Papercraft

Zelda: Yeta Papercraft

Yeta is the wife of Yeto from the Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess.

Zelda: Yeta Papercraft

Patlabor Extllabor Papercraft

Rizky has just uploaded the built photo of his awesome-looking Extllabor papercraft. This robot papercraft is in 1:35 scale.
Extllabor Papercraft

Dissidia Gabranth Papercraft

Gabranth is a secret character in the PSP game Dissidia Final Fantasy. He's originally a character from the PS2 RPG Final Fantasy XII. Dissidia Gabranth Papercraft

Marcelo the Friendly Bat Paper Toy

You can't help but love this adorable paper toy bat by illustrator Erik Madera. Officially titled "Macelo the Friendly Bat", this glue-less paper toy is part of a campaign to promote awareness of the preservation of bats. Madera has an image of the template for Marcelo posted here as part of his online portfolio.

Da Stillers Polamalu Papercraft

Brian Castleforte pays tribute to the American football player Troy Polamalu who plays for his favorite team Pittsburgh Steelers.
Da Stillers Polamalu Papercraft

SuperBowl Ghouls Papercraft

Brian Castleforte has designed these ghouls to celebrate the upcoming Superbowl and the successful release of his cool Papertoy Monsters book.

SuperBowl Ghouls Papercraft

2011 Valentines: Mutant Cupid Papercraft

Here's a follow up to the Cupid papertoy I've posted earlier.
2011 Valentines: Mutant Cupid Papercraft

Goldilocks: Three Bears Papercraft

Meet the "Three Bears" from the fairy tale Goldilocks.
Goldilocks: Three Bears Papercraft

Zelda Twilight Princess Cat Papercraft

 Zelda Twilight Princess Cat Papercraft

Zelda Windwaker Wizzrobe Papercraft

The Wizzrobe is one of the more commonly recurring Legend of Zelda enemies in the Zelda universe. This one is from the Legend of Zelda Windwaker. Designed by deviantART user Squeezycheesecake.
Zelda Windwaker Wizzrobe Papercraft

Kingdom Hearts 2 Cid Highwind Goggles Papercraft

A 1:1 scaled goggles of Cid Highwind as it appeared in the Kingdom Hearts 2 game. Model by Tektonten.
Kingdom Hearts 2 Cid Highwind Goggles Papercraft

Nanibird: Sailor Bird Papercraft

Nanibird gets a new custom from baykiddead (aka Garrison Beau Scott).
Nanibird: Sailor Bird Papercraft

Pokemon Lickitung Papercraft

Lickitung is a normal type Pokemon that evolves into Lickilicky. They tend to lick whatever they come across as they look for food. Licks from its 6'6"-long tongue can paralyze foes.
Pokemon Lickitung Papercraft

WoW Tol’vir Jackal Helmet Papercraft

That’s one pretty cool helmet of the Tol’vir Jackal.
WoW Tol’vir Jackal Helmet Papercraft

WoW Archaeology Survey Tool Papercraft

An archaeology survey tool found in the World of Warcraft.
WoW Archaeology Survey Tool Papercraft

Lineage II Siege Golem Papercraft

A seige golem can be summoned by Warsmiths at lvl 49 in the Lineage II game.
Lineage II Siege Golem Papercraft

San Francisco Street Car Paper Model

This San Francisco street car papercraft was created by Archidigm, a firm that provides training in computer-aided drafting. The process used to create the paper model involved importing digital photos of a street car into a drafting program (AutoCAD) where the features of the car were traced with lines. The resulting line drawing was then opened in Adobe Photoshop where color and shading were added. An outline of the steps to create the model (as well as a printable template for a green street car) may be found here.

2011 Calendar of the Month Papercraft - Groundhog

Meet Jean, the ground hog who can predict the weather.
2011 Calendar of the Month Papercraft - Groundhog

2011 February Calendar Papercraft

The February calendar is up. It depicts young Jesus’ visits to Jerusalem.
2011 February Calendar Papercraft

Super Mario Chain Chomp Papercraft 2

Chain Chomps are enemies that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. They resemble a metal ball and chain that behave like dogs. This model was taken from the Super Mario 64.
Super Mario Chain Chomp Papercraft 2

Kingdom Hearts Papercraft: Cid Highwind's Goggles

I finally got around to finishing another Kingdom Hearts papercraft. This is a 1:1 scale paper model of Cid Highwind's goggles as they appear in the Kingdom Hearts II video game. Cid Highwind first appeared as a character in Final Fantasy VII. After FFVII, Cid appeared in several more video games, including both Kingdom Hearts I and II. Although his appearance differs from game to game, one constant of his costume is a pair of goggles perched on his forehead. As the template for the goggles consists of only one page of five parts, I give this papercraft a difficulty level of a mere 1 on a scale of 5. A download of the template is available here.

2011 Valentines: Cupid Papertoy

Valentines day is almost here so make sure to give this cute Cupid papertoy from Brian Castleforte to your special someone;)
2011 Valentines: Cupid Papertoy

Papertoy Monsters Day

Did you know that January 25 is Papertoy Monster Day? Come and join the fun as we celebrate this fun event by checking out Brian Castleforte’s fun video. If you’re on facebook, take the papertoy monster quiz and find out which monster you are. Stay tuned for more exciting news about this cool papertoy book. Papertoy Monsters is already out so go grab your copy!!!

Transformers Ironhide Papercraft Vehicle Mode

Here's Ironhide's vehicle mode GMC Topkick truck papercraft designed by Arif Suseno. Ironhide is the Autobots' resident weapons specialist and Optimus Prime's old friend.
Transformers Ironhide Papercraft Vehicle Mode

Pokemon Croagunk Papercraft

Croagunk is a dual-type Poison/Fighting Pokémon that evolves into Toxicroak.
Pokemon Croagunk Papercraft

Megaman Legends Police Car Papercraft

Another model from the Megaman Legends series.

Megaman Legends Police Car Papercraft

Megaman Legends Drache Papercraft

The Drache are attack fighters from the Bonne fleet that are used to attack targets.
Megaman Legends Drache Papercraft

Hoody Yebo Papercraft

Marko Zubak did a nice custom of DMC's hoody papertoy.
Hoody Yebo Papercraft

Kal-11 Desktop Calendar Papercraft

"The Kal-11s is now available at 4kids.tv.  He features 12 different faces that can be stored in his head to act as a desktop calendar." 
Kal-11 Desktop Calendar Papercraft

Up Miniature Carl's House Papercraft

That cute little house looks really familiar. Well, it's Carl's house from Disney Pixar's Up movie. This model from Michal Miszta can be pretty tough to build and needs to be painted. If you want the bigger version, go get the version from paper-replika.
Up Miniature Carl's House Papercraft via Tektonten

Pixar Papercraft: Carl's House Miniature

This miniature papercraft of Carl's house from the 2009 Disney Pixar movie Up is not your usual paper model. First, it is built with three different weights of cardboard and paper. Second, it is hand painted instead of making use of a computer printer for color. If you feel adventurous enough to attempt building one of these yourself, the creator of the house, Michal Miszta, has graciously provided a copy of his template here.

UPDATE 11/27/2011: The author of this papercraft no longer offers the template for the house, but additional photos of his build may be viewed here.

Yomebaycu Abi Custom Papercraft

Yobemaycu papertoy's got a cool new custom from the very talended Abi.
Yomebaycu Abi Custom Papercraft

Doraemon Nobita Papercraft

Nobita is one of the main characters from the funny anime Doraemon. He is the one whom Doraemon is tasked to help and save from misery and misfortunes. I really love that anime and despite it being originally shown back in the 70's, it never fails to amuse me.

Doraemon Nobita Papercraft

Monster Maker Papercraft

Want a scary, weird or goofy monster? Well, Dutch papertoy designer Loulou lets you create your very own monster. Check it out!
Monster Maker Papercraft via Paperforest

Too Early for Breakfast Papercraft

Lots of good models out there these days but some are just too complicated to build. That's why Marshall Alexander has designed something for those who want their models simple.
Too Early for Breakfast Papercraft

Pokemon Happiny Papercraft

Happiny is a normal-type baby Pokémon who evolves into Chansey and then to Blissey.
Pokemon Happiny Papercraft

Final Fantasy X Yuna Papercraft

 Ace has a pretty big model for you guys. Yuna is the female protagonist of Final Fantasy X. The model stands at 60 cm tall.

Final Fantasy X Yuna Papercraft

KNGL Snow King Papercraft

The Snow King is the latest custom of KNGL's Goro Papercraft.
KNGL Snow King Papercraft

Burn-Up Scramble Papercraft Rio Kinezono

Rio Kinezono is one of the main characters in the 12 episode anime series Burn Up Scramble that was directed by Hiroki Hayashi and released in 2004. The papercraft model is pretty similar to those of Moekami's.
Burn-Up Scramble Papercraft Rio Kinezono

Street Dog Azkals Papercraft

From Willie Beren is a Street Dog sporting the colors of the Philippine national football team's Azkals. Despite having the oldest national team in Asia,  football or soccer is not that popular in the Philippines. However, the team's success in the  2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, the sport has gained some followers. Azkal which was derived from askal means "street dog" in Filipino.
Street Dog Azkals Papercraft