Free Fun with Paper Models
When I was little I loved putting together models. Lately I have been researching the latest japanese trend of assembling paper models. Unlike Origami, paper models require lots of cutting and glue. But you can create some very large and complex sculptures. Some artists will make their own model layouts and provide different skins, or even allow you to create your own. I like to think of it as interactive, distributable artwork.
I found a great article on the process of designing your own models.
Here is a simple model of the millenium Falcon!
And here is a super complex, but very leet castle (50 mb)
There are loads of models already available online for your assembling pleasure!
September 20th, 2005 at 3:35 am
Thanks for the backup of Howl’s moving Castle, you saved my day
December 16th, 2005 at 9:37 am
[…] Link to paper model (via Paper Forest) […]
December 16th, 2005 at 4:31 pm
What is the best kind of paper to use for this? I’m really into tryign to build this model!
Ryan
January 5th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
My first foray into paper models was a six foot tall Saturn V rocket purchased for me at a local museum by my grandmother back in Fifth Grade, some 20 + years ago… Thank you for completely destroying my free time, and my printer cartridges, for the forseeable future (my girlfriend hates you!!!)… If this encroaches on my architecture studio time once school starts back up, you’ll probably get a nasty e-mail (not from me… I’ll probably be staring at page 23 of the instructions, kicking myself for not learning Japanese, as the “whoosh” sound of plummeting grades echoes unnoticed). I’ll be sure to send photos of the finished project… SWEEET!!!! I think I’m gonna jump in the car to pick up more X-Acto blades and glue…
January 8th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
OH HERO
THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS for keeping the Howl’s castle papercraft PDF
January 13th, 2006 at 5:43 am
Here’s a site that offers a translation of the instructions from japanese into english:
http://rose-rote.hp.infoseek.co.jp/miya/howl/pc/howl-pc2.htm
I’ve been using generic card stock from the scrapbooking section of Michael’s craft store. 2 bucks for fifty sheets of a mix of white, grey and tan paper.
May 9th, 2006 at 10:02 am
WOOT!! Bonus! thank you so much, I had trouble finding this =)
hugs and stuffs to you!
appreciate the thought! i intend to try to make it maybe next weekend!
thanks again & take care
~k
May 12th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Im having problems opening the howls castle pdf, its asking for a password I dont have. Help!
May 20th, 2006 at 7:28 pm
no password is needed, I suggest you re-install the adobe pdf viewer.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:42 am
Digital Studio Modeling
hey great stuff