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How to make a paper model from scratch.

Step 6Further perusal

Need inspiration or want to see what out there? here are a few webbys that will help. **updated**

Space Station 42 - site with lots of external links to various paper *things* all over the place. Sadly a lot of the robot ones are borked u_u

Papercraft world - bloggage of new hotness

Custom Paper Toys - excellent site where a guy makes a free model every months. A lot of them are automata (ie with handles and whirly bits and general awesome)

Flying Pig Toys - english site that sells paper automata kits. They also have a modest free section too. Muy bueno.

Shin Tanaka - Graphic artist who has an amazing line of paper toys. Lots of collaborations with big names on the Graff scene. heck, he even did some stuff for nike.

Readymech - Stylin' paper toys

Paper Robots 1999 - Poseable transformer action!

Fiddler's Green - Thanks amakerguy for showing this great website for making planes and scenery.

Also worth having a peruse at are Hako Clones - started by Masamune Washington, these are blocky versions of... pretty much anything. I've seen Stargate, Star Trek, Anime, Powerpuff Girls.... My suggestion is to just google it and see what the net provides.

There is also a commmuntiy on Deviantart (well 2 of us last count :p) that dabbles in the dark side of paper. Check under the origami folder though we use knives. AOUAL and my own stuff can also be found on there.

Have fun and may you keep your fingers out of the trimming zone.

*edit* I've just come across a website that lets you create your own paper models in a flash app- only head, body and legs but you can customise even more. Have a look at Paper Critters

**edit some more** Nice Paper Toys - An amazing grassroots community of paper modellers, verging more off towards 'urban' design but brilliant nonetheless
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Nov 14, 2010. 8:01 AMPietJuh says:
one of my favourites is Canon Papercraft
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/1006/

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