Kotaku: Papercraft

Check Out This Amazing Gears of War Pistol Made Entirely of Paper

Pierre Bienaimé — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

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Some time ago we shared the papercraft wonder that was Leo Firebrand's Fallout 3 homage: the laser pistol. Paper (and some papier-mâché for the gun handle) alone yielded a believable piece of the post-apocalypse. More »

This Isn't Okami Papercraft. It's Something Better.

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:40:00 EST

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Paper sculpture? That'll do. Built from paper and glue, Aussie artist Richi89's take on Amaterasu, the star of Capcom's Okami games is quite the sight. More »

How Tall is Link? If This Lifesize Papercraft is Any Indication, He's 5-foot-5

Owen Good — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Requiring more than 200 pages, 12 hours of work per day for a solid month, and what must have been gallons of printer ink, is this jaw-dropping life-size papercraft Link that the artist Michaela M. completed this week. Yes, she has a template for those with the time and the patience to try to re-create her masterpiece. More »

Fold Paper Like a F***ing Badass With Duke Nukem Forever Papercraft

Owen Good — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Hey, chumps, if you're not dropping the hundy on Duke Nukem Forever's "Balls of Steel" special edition, you can still get your hands on its macho-iest component, that being the papercraft. More »

When Paper Robots Kick Ass

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:00:00 EDT

Everything is now digital. This sentence, for example, doesn't exist in tangible space. But there was a time when you could reach out and touch everything. There was a time when paper was king. More »

Make a Meat Boy From Paper

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Super Meat Boy and Dr. Fetus papercraft by the folks at Cubeecraft.com. Click to enlarge, print, cut, fold. It's easier than playing Super Meat Boy, which is one tough newly-released Xbox Live Arcade game. More »

Make Your Own Papercraft Borderlands Psycho Bandit Mask

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Just in time for Halloween, Gearbox Software's Jeffrey "botman" Broome created this rather attractive papercraft Borderlands Psycho Bandit mask, and he's sharing the plans with everyone willing to take a moderate hit to their printer's ink cartridges. More »

What's Inside The Best Press Kit At Gamescom?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Behold The Witcher 2: Papercraft of Kings, the world's first-ever non-linear papercraft and a paper cut above the other press kits found at Gamescom this week. Want to see what's inside? More »

Hello Traveler, There Is New Papercraft Available At The Bounty Board!

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Borderlands' lovable, annoying Claptrap, done in papercraft by Leo Firebrand, who also made the famous papercraft Fallout 3 laser pistol. More images and plans at his site. More »

From Paper to This Insane 4-Foot Gundam In Under Four Minutes

Brian Crecente — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EDT

At four-feet tall, this Freedom Gundam is the most impressive papercraft I've ever seen. That's right, this thing is made of paper. More »

As Bad as a Gun Made of Paper Could Ever Be

Owen Good — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:30:00 EDT

Look closely, there's not a scrap of metal in this papercraft construction of Fallout 3's laser pistol. Artist Leo Firebrand used paper (and papier-mâché, for the grip) to make something that looks 100 percent capable of incinerating mole rats. More »

WHAT! A Gamebird???

Brian Crecente — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Illustrator Josh McKible created a bit of a papercraft phenomenon when he decided to turn his "Nani" paintings into little papercraft birds. More »

Mario Papercraft? More Like Paper Mario

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:30:00 EDT

Here we were, getting a little over the practice of folding pieces of paper into figures resembling video game characters, when Ignatius' Mario piece blows our socks into the 22nd century. More »

This Game Boy Looks Damn Good On Paper

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:20:39 EDT

French graphic design duo Zim and Zou have created a paper craft Game Boy that looks so real you could almost play a giant paper craft version of Tetris on it. More »

WarioWare Papercraft The Easiest DIY Project At GDC

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Nintendo is making a big deal of upcoming Nintendo DS game WarioWare D.I.Y. at this year's Game Developers Conference, handing out miniature Warios that are not only easy to build, but make a great distraction when people are trying to post. More »

Gaming's Trojan Horse

Brian Crecente — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

Who cares that only Hercules bow and arrow made it into the Trojan War, this is still a great bit of promotion papercraft I received today. More »

IRL Big Head Mode Makes Halloween Cool & Creepy

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:06 EST

Big head mode, an undisputed classic video game Easter Egg, as it turns out, also makes for a damn good Halloween costume. Kotaku reader Eric's papercraft big head mode version of himself makes normal Eric equally cool and creepy. More »

Papercraft Link is Enormous, Lifelike

Owen Good — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:40:00 EDT

Are there plans and printouts for this life-size Link? You bet there are. There are also plans on the Internet for atomic weapons - doesn't mean I could build one of those either. More »

Dreamcast, NES Ported to Papercraft

Owen Good — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Sure, they don't work, but these cardboard consoles definitely start more conversations. Best part, you don't even need tape or glue. Thicker paper is recommended, as is a nice printer that can handle 150dpi printouts. More »

Killzone 2 Rewards In-Game Discovery With Real-World Stuff

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:30:00 EST

Like every other shooter on the market, Killzone 2 features things that are hidden. Where Killzone 2 differs from the rest, however, is that your rewards for findings these are tangible. More »

You'll Need Teamwork To Finish This Left 4 Dead Tank

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:30:00 EST

Left 4 Dead is scary. Paper? Not so scary. But paper folded to appear as though the paper takes the form of Left 4 Dead's scariest bad guy, THE TANK? OK. That's...scary enough. More »

In Which Zelda Papercraft Reaches New Heights

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:30:00 EST

Yes. That's papercraft. A papercraft hat. A papercraft Zelda hat, complete with floppy green bit, moppish blonde hair and polygonal stylings. And it's wearable. More »

Retro Consoles Return As Adorable Papercraft

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:30:00 EST

Thanks, Marshall Alexander! Were it not for your heart-meltingly cute papercraft renditions of 70s/80s game machines, we don't know how we would have made it through Monday. But make it we did, clutching that little C64 to our hearts all day long. Hit the link below for the papercraft templates in question. More »

Gunpei Yokoi Remembered In Papercraft

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EDT

This is a papercraft model of Nintendo's own late, great Gunpei Yokoi. Considering the amount of papercraft we see that's devoted to Nintendo characters, it's a strangely fitting tribute to the father of the Game & Watch, Game Boy, Metroid and Kid Icarus. Click through for the full, downloadable template, which is courtesy of Raccoon Sam. More »

Super Papercraft Mario: The Hat!

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:40:55 EDT

If you're looking for something to do with your Wednesday night's wee hours, perhaps the pasting together of dozens of pieces of paper to form a DIY Mario cap will do the trick. This is papercraft not for the faint of heart, but one of the rare wearable pieces of video game papercraft that we've seen in our travels on the internet. Should you have the patience to download the PDFs and the printer ink to power through, be sure to tip us with your creation. We'd love to see the soul brave enough to take this project on. More »

Papercraft Half Life D0g is Amazle

Owen Good — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Reader Metal Dom found this on 4chan - a 12-inch high, incredibly detailed papercraft model of D0g, from Half Life. 4chan user chamoo232 assembled it, said it took two weeks and nearly 50 hours of work. The pose captures D0g's lumbering, bucket-of-bolts gait and rip-your-arms-off awesomeness. Win. Several more pics at the link, which, I'm aware is 4chan, but /po/ is not at all like /b/, so don't worry about what you'll see. D0g is Finished [4chan, thanks Metal Dom] More »

Build Your Own Braid Papercraft

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Like Braid? Like printing things out, cutting them up and then folding them together again? Do you also like cute characters with slightly-too-big square heads? More »

The Inevitable, Adorable GTA IV Papercraft

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:30:00 EDT

Oh, hi tubbypaws! You guys remember tubbypaws, right? She's a whiz with the ol' papercraft, able to turn even the most adult and depressing of titles into bright and wonderful dioramas. This is her latest work, and yes, it's GTA IV, complete with cute little paper Niko, cute little paper buildings and cute little train whizzing by on cute little paper tracks. Should bring a much-needed pinch of levity to GTA IV's murder n' drugs-heavy stew. More »

Portal Turret Papercraft

Mark Wilson — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:20:00 EST

Confession: I've never actually assembled one of the papercraft printouts—I did glue together about half a robot once before becoming violently ill with laziness—but I'm almost considering taking a go at these Portal turrets.
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Papercraft: Dragon Quest Mimic

fdemarco — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST

It's been a while since our last papercraft and given the slow post GDC weekend I figured it would be a good time to pull out some cardstock and get our craft on. This week's offering comes from that bastion of papercraftery, Paperkraft.net. The model is of a Mimic chest from Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. These feisty little guys like to disguise themselves as treasure chests and when you go to open them, they launch their attack. This is a fairly simple model for those of you just getting started in the fine art papercraft. For our more experienced crafters, you might try these Chromehound models. More »

GTA Papercraft

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:40:00 EST

Ah, Tubbypaws. Few are able to delight us so with naught but a few pieces of coloured paper and some folding instructions. You've seen her Silent Hill and Portal papercrafts, now see her Vice City tribute, complete with little square Tommy Vercetti and three cars that he'll never be able to steal thanks to his poor, fat little head. Unless you make alterations on the design, that is, which you can find below. More »

Make Your Own Boom Blox

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:00:35 EST

Can't wait to play with Spielberg's upcoming video game Boom Blox? Then play with paper! Print out the larger version of this in the link below and stare at it and think: Steven Spielberg signed off on this funny chicken. More »

The Mario Birthday Party You Wish You Had

fdemarco — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:00 EST

I was impressed and a wee bit jealous last year when I posted about four year old George's Mario themed birthday party but these photos from Ethan's Mario/Video Game themed party have left me longing for the days when I could have a cool themed birthday party without people looking askance. An awesomely decorated cupcake table (above), Mario and Luigi papercraft favors, homemade Boo and Kirby pinatas, Mario and Luigi hats, a Yoshi Egg Hunt and a tastefully and detailed decorated back yard. If only cool stuff like that had been available when we were kids we might have been spared the horrors of party clowns. More »

The Cutest Silent Hill Papercraft

fdemarco — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST

From Tubbypaws who brought you such memorable paper models as The Cutest Portal Papercraft, comes the Cutest Silent Hill Papercraft. It features Officer Cybil Bennet about to have a run in with one Silent Hill's ubiquitous nurses. The artist describes it as: More »

Papercraft: Master Chief

fdemarco — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:59:00 EDT

It's been a while since I posted a good papercraft and this one definitely deserves the spotlight. Artist (and presumably Halo fan) Mike McDermott created and put together this really amazing Master Chief papercraft model using PePaKuRa, a program that creates paper model patterns from 3D model information.
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Get Your Warhawk Papercraft On

Maggie Greene — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:00:05 EDT

Reader David S., knowing we here at Kotaku go through periods of fondness for papercraft, passed on the tidbit that the Warhawk website is now offering papercraft for your downloading and putting together pleasure. First up is the Eucadian Warhawk, with promises of more patterns and instructions in the coming weeks. More »

Papercraft: Optimus Prime

fdemarco — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EDT

In honor of the Transformers movie opening next week and the deluge of Transformers games out this week, I present to you the Optimus Prime papercraft model by Paper Robot. Optimus is looking fine in his olde school duds and the best part? He's poseable and actually transforms with the help of some rubber bands! Be warned, this model is complicated and NOT for beginners. Seasoned papercrafters only on this one. And kids, don't forget to have you parents help you cut out the pieces! Flynn De Marco More »

Large Nintendo Papercraft Site

Kim Phu — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:00:00 EDT

Did everyone have fun making their Toro papercraft the other day? Well, get your scissors and your glue sticks ready because one mondo-big site full of Nintendo paperdolls is coming your way. There are 21 characters in total ranging from Pikmin to Pikachus, sprinkled with a couple of Mario friend favorites like Bowser and Toadstool. If you can't choose which one to make first, you can also download them all in one convenient package and go nuts this weekend. More fun than most things you can do with paper and it's free. Let's get printing! Kim Phu More »

Sony Cat Papercraft

Kim Phu — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:40:00 EDT

Bored and want to do something with scissors besides just running around your cubicle with them? Then some Toro papercraft just might be up your alley, especially if you have been admiring the figurines from earlier today. The Sony mascot is all ready to be cut up and folded so it can start living a happy new life on your desk, dashboard, or even bedside table. More »

Papercraft: The Other Link Model

fdemarco — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:00:00 EDT

I've pointed to a Link papercraft model before, but it was unfortunately less than stellar and now no longer exists. This version however is pretty sweet. This is the original Chokipeta model of Wind Waker Link and can be downloaded in PDF form and can be downloaded via RapidShare from the link below. For once, I'm actually going to get off my duff and try putting this guy together. I will see how my very un-nimble fingers do on this one and post the end product next weekend regardless of how terrible or great it may be. So tune in next week for the final results! Flynn De Marco More »