Chameleon Paper Model - by Raspera - Camaleão

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Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a prehensile tail, crests or horns on their distinctively shaped heads, and the ability of some to change color. Uniquely adapted for climbing and visual hunting, the approximately 160 species of chameleon range from Africa, Madagascar, Spain and Portugal, across south Asia, to Sri Lanka, have been introduced to Hawaii, California and Florida, and are found in warm habitats that vary from rain forest to desert conditions. - Wikipedia

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Camaleão é o nome dado a todos os animais pertencentes à família Chamaeleonidae, uma das mais conhecidas famílias de lagartos. Há cerca de 80 espécies de camaleões, a maior parte delas na África, ao sul do Saara, estando também presentes em Portugal e em Espanha. Os camaleões distinguem-se de outros lagartos pela habilidade de algumas espécies em trocar de cor, por sua língua rápida e alongada, por seus olhos, que podem ser movidos independentemente um do outro, tendo alguns membros da família cauda preênsil. A família teve origem há mais de 100 milhões de anos, quando se separou da família Agamidae, de acordo com registos fósseis. O nome "Camaleão" significa "leão da terra", e é derivado das palavras gregas Chamai (na terra, no chão) e leon (leão). - Wikipedia

Link: Chameleon.Paper.Model.by.Raspera

Three Bells` Chapel - by Papermau - Capela Dos Três Sinos

A long time ago a priest who suffered from anxiety ordered to construct a chapel with three towers and in each tower it ordered to place a bell, to keep moved away the bad espirits. If a bell failed would have another one, and if the second failed, would have one third. But a very smart demon decided that he would go to scare the priest and then played a witchcraft in the three bells. The demon was in the door of the chapel and started to sing a profane song. The priest went up the first tower and pulled the rope of the first bell, but the bell if transformed into honey and the priest was all blurred of honey. He ran for the second tower and pulled the rope of the second bell, but the bell if transformed into chicken feather that stucked to the priest. Terrified, the priest rushed to the third tower and pulled the rope of the third bell, then the bell became a hive of bees that fell into the priest's head. He ran full of chicken feathers as he was stung by angry bees. The demon rolled on the floor laughing.
The priest was never seen at that place and the devil had the last laugh... - Mauther, Malu&Maiu



Há muito tempo atrás um padre que sofria de ansiedade mandou construir uma capela, com três torres, e em cada torre ele mandou colocar um sino, para manter afastado os espíritos ruins. Se um sino não tocasse, haveria o segundo, e se o segundo falhasse, teria um terceiro. Mas um demônio muito inteligente decidiu que ele iria assustar o sacerdote e, em seguida, jogou um feitiço nos três sinos. O demônio foi então para a porta da capela e começou a cantar uma canção profana. O sacerdote,sem pestanejar, subiu a primeira torre e puxou a corda do primeiro sino, mas o sino se transformou em mel e escorreu na cabeça do padre que ficou todo melecado. Ele correu para a segunda torre e puxou a corda do segundo sino, mas o sino se transformou em penas de galinha que grudaram no sacerdote melecado. Apavorado, o padre correu para a terceira torre e puxou a corda do terceiro sino , então o sino transformou-se em uma colméia de abelhas que caiu na cabeça do sacerdote. Ele correu cheio de penas de galinha enquanto era picado por abelhas furiosas. O demônio rolou no chão de tanto rir.
O padre nunca mais foi visto naquele lugar e o diabo riu por último. - Mauther, Malú&Maiú

 

In the link to instructions you will find several pics of the assembly of the model. 

Link to the model template: Three.Bells`.Imaginary.Chapel.by.Papermau.Templates


Link to the instructions: Three.Bells`.Imaginary.Chapel.by.Papermau.Instructions

Formula 1 Dioramas And Acessories - by Metmania Fan

The Japanese site Metmania Fan brings to us really cool diorama models to download for free. Those who like f1 miniatures or Hot Wheels will love this page.
Searching in the site you will find really nice F1 cars, too.



O site japonês Metmania Fan nos oferece modelos de dioramas de Formula 1 realmente muito bem feitos, para download gratuíto. Todos aqueles que gostam de miniaturas de Formula 1 ou Hot Wheels, vão adorar este site.Procurando no site, você também encontra modelos muito legais de carros de Formula 1.

Link: Formula.1.Dioramas.and.Acessories.by.Metmania.Fan

Williams FW 26 Formula 1 Paper Model - by Metmania

The Williams FW26 is a Formula One racing car designed and built by WilliamsF1 for the 2004 Formula One season. The design team was led by Patrick Head, Gavin Fisher and Antonia Terzi. It was driven by Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya and proved to be one of the most attention grabbing cars of the season. The FW26 was powered by a BMW 3.0 V10 engine, one of the most powerful in F1 at the time.
Williams had finished 2003 with arguably the strongest package overall, and great expectation was on the team to win both titles in 2004, having come so close the previous year. To this end, Head supervised the car with the aim of being on the pace immediately, whilst his design team came up with a revolutionary aerodynamics package. The car featured a radical front section, nicknamed the 'Walrus nose'. It featured a short, stubby nosecone connected to the front wing by sloping vertical spars which allowed more airflow to the underside of the car. In an effort to maximise the airflow, the front suspension was designed around the twin keel principle, pioneered by Sauber and also used by McLaren and Jordan.
The FW26 proved fast in pre-season testing and Montoya was tipped as a title favourite, but during the season proper the car proved difficult to set up and was inconsistent, with Montoya and Schumacher both struggling to maximise the car's potential. The car was genuinely outpaced by the Renaults and BARs of that time, as well as the Byrne/Brawn-designed Ferrari F2004, which dominated much of the season. This meant the team was largely in the upper midpack among the competition this year, but not in contention for the title.
The mid-season was especially barren. The cars were disqualified from second and fifth place finishes in Canada for running brakes that infringed the technical regulations, and Schumacher suffered a heavy crash at Indianapolis, sidelining him for three months. His replacements, Marc Gené and Antônio Pizzonia could do little with the car and it was left to Montoya to defend Williams' honour.
The team redesigned the front end of the car in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix and fitted the car with a more conventional nosecone. This helped bring an upsurge of competitiveness to the car and gave Montoya a needed boost. He rounded off the season with a win in Brazil, whilst the returning Schumacher put in strong drives in Japan and China. They eventually finished fourth in the constructors standings, just behind Renault, making 2004 the worst season for Williams since 1999. It was also the first season since 2000 in which Williams failed to score at least one pole position. Both drivers left at the end of the season, and the replacement FW27 was designed to be a far more conventional car for the following year.
The FW26 was the last Williams Formula One car that was designed under the supervision of longtime Williams technical director Patrick Head. - Wikipedia

O Williams FW26 causou alguma sensação no meio da Formula 1 com o sensacional “nariz” (designado walrus nose) do monolugar. Os responsáveis pela inovação foram os designers Gavin Fisher e Antonia Terzi. Completamente diferente do que se via nos outros monolugares mas com resultados práticos apenas satisfatórios, a frente do FW26 foi de alguma maneira contestada desde início pelos pilotos da Williams, chegando mesmo a ser alterada para os restantes GP’s a partir da prova na Hungria, adotando-se uma frente mais convencional.O Williams FW26 utilizava o motor BMW P84 V10 de 2998 cm3, com 900 cv de potência (mais 30 cv do que o anterior). Os pneus eram os Michelin.
Nesse ano a Williams utilizou 4 pilotos diferentes devido ao acidente sofrido por Ralf Schumacher no GP dos EUA (Ralf esteve ausente em 6 provas regressando para as 3 últimas corrida do ano). Assim, o piloto colombiano Juan-Pablo Montoya efectuou a época completa (18 GP’s); o piloto alemão Ralf Schumacher participou em 12 provas; o piloto italiano Marc Gene participou em 2 provas e António Pizzonia, piloto brasileiro, esteve presente em 4 GP’s.No final do campeonato a Williams não tinha conseguido alcançar os objectivos traçados no início da temporada. Juan-Pablo Montoya foi o melhor piloto da equipa ao ficar no 5º lugar do campeonato com 58 pontos (1 vitória na última corrida da época, no Brasil; 1 segundo lugar, na Malásia e 1 terceiro lugar, em San Marino). Ralf Schumacher ficou em 9º com 24 pontos (1 segundo lugar no GP do Japão). António Pizzonia foi o 15º com 6 pontos conquistados no 4 Gp’s em que participou. Marc Gene não conseguiu pontuar nas duas corridas em que esteve envolvido. A equipa Williams terminou o campeonato de construtores em 4º lugar, com 88 pontos e apenas 1 vitória. Para além de ter falhado os objectivos, a Williams teve piores resultados que o ano anterior. No final do ano a Williams não manteve nenhum dos seus dois pilotos titulares: Montoya saiu para a McLaren e Ralf Schumacher saiu para a Toyota. - 4rodinhas.blogspot.com



Link to templates: Williams.FW26.Formula1.Paper.Model.by.Metmania.Templates

Link to instructions: Williams.FW26.Formula1.Paper.Model.by.Metmania.Instructions

Hovel With Interior - by Fantasy Cutouts - Cabana Com Interior

Free doesn't mean cheap, it is beautifully modeled and illustrated, with recessed doors and windows and a removable roof allowing access to it's richly detailed interior. Alongside is a covered log pile to see you through the harshest of winters. Inside you will find all the comforts of home, benches, cupboards, bottles, coats, hats and even a welcoming fire crackling in the grate. - Who needs deep pile carpets, jacuzzi and electrically assisted stair lifts when you can enjoy the simple comforts of this delightful hovel?! And to boot it's FREE! -Leo Hartas, Fantasy Cutouts


De graça não significa medíocre. Esta é uma bela e cheia de vida cabana de madeira, com portas que abrem de verdade e teto removível para que se possa ver seu interior detalhado. quem precisa de todos as modernidades da vida urbana quando se pode ter a simplicidade e o conforto de uma velha cabana?! - Leo Hartas, Fantasy Cutouts


Link: Hovel.With.Interior.by.Fantasy.Cutouts

Blackpool 1938 Leyland Cub - by Transportnostalgia.Co.UK

This unique coach was introduced in 1938 and fitted out with a Burlingham body designed to Manager Walter Luff’s specifications. It featured a carpeted floor, swivelling armchairs, six radiators, a clock and a wireless set. It had a telephone and microphone connecting the saloon to the driver’s cab, and utensils were carried for making tea and coffee.

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Its’ finish was unusual, in that it was painted all over black with stainless steel trim, earning it the nickname “The Black Maria” among the staff. Internally it had alhambrinal decorative ceiling panels and French polished walnut woodwork.
Licensed not as a coach but as a private car, it remained in use until 1967 as a mobile committee room for members of the council. On withdrawal from service it had only covered approximately 18000 miles and the spare wheel had never been used! - transportnostalgia.co.uk

Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses in 1988 and the name finally disappeared in 1993.


Leyland era uma marca britânica de ônibus. Ela surgiu a partir do Grupo Rover (ex- British Leyland ) como uma operação de domínio dos negócios de ônibus na Inglaterra. Posteriormente, foi adquirida pela Volvo Buses em 1988 e, finalmente, fechou suas portas definitivamente em em 1993.
A história da Leyland começa em 1896, quando as famílias Sumner Spurrier fundaram a Lancashire Vapor Motor Company na cidade de Leyland, no norte da Inglaterra. O primeiro veículo da companhia era um caminhão à vapor de 1,5 tonelada. A Lancashire Vapor Motor Company foi rebatizada como Leyland Motors em 1907.



Link: Blackpool.1938.Leyland.Cub.by.Transportnostalgia.Co.UK

Snow Cat Vehicles - by Ohara Co. Japan - Veículos de Neve

DF 370 Paper Model

Caliber Paper Model

A snow cat is an enclosed-cab, truck sized, fully tracked vehicle designed to move on snow. Snowcats are often referred to as 'trail groomers' (or 'piste bashers' in British English) because of their use for grooming ski trails ("pistes") or snowmobile trails. Most snowcats, such as the ones produced by Bombardier or Aktiv in the past, have two sets of tracks, fitted with a Christie suspension or a Vickers suspension. Others, like the Tucker Sno-Cat and Hägglunds vehicles, have a complex arrangement of four or more tracks.
The tracks are usually made of rubber, aluminum or steel and driven by a single sprocket on each side, and ride over rubber wheels with a solid foam interior. Their design is optimized for a snow surface, or soft grounds such as that of a peat bog. In addition to grooming snow they are used for polar expeditions, logging in marsh areas, leveling sugar beet piles, and seismic studies in the wild.
The cabs are optimized for use in sub-zero weather or cold conditions worsened by wind chill, with strong forced heating and a windshield designed to be kept clear of internal and external ice or condensation through a variety of means such as advanced coatings, external scrapers (windshield wipers of a modified type), and internal ducts blowing hot air on the surface. - Wikipedia

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Um snow cat é uma espécie de jipe ou caminhão feito especialmente para andar na neve, ou um veículo comum adaptado para andar na neve. suas rodas são substituídas por esteiras, geralmente feitas de borracha, aço ou alumínio e sua dirigibilidade é parecida com a de um trator comum.
São muito usados em expedições polares, áreas pantanosas e expedições onde há muitoa atividade sísmica. As cabines destes veículos são feitas de maneira que possam manter a temperatura em condições apropriadas para a vida humana, já que trabalham muito em regiões onde o clima facilmente chega a muitos graus abaixo de zero.

Link: DF370.Snow.Cat.by.Ohara.Co

Link: Caliber.Snow.Cat.bu.Ohara.Co

Green Thing Hot Rod - by Papermau - More One Next Project

Hot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. One explanation is that the term is a contraction of "hot roadster," meaning a roadster that was modified for speed. Another possible origin includes modifications to or replacement of the camshaft(s), sometimes known as a "stick" or "rod". A camshaft designed to produce more power is sometimes call a "hot stick" or, here, a "hot rod". Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light. The term became commonplace in the 1930s or 1940s as the name of a car that had been "hopped up" by modifying the engine in various ways to achieve higher performance.
The term can alsO apply to other items that are "souped up" for a particular purpose, such as "hot-rodded amplifier".

The term seems first to have appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people would race their modified cars on the vast, empty dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA). The activity increased in popularity after World War II, particularly in California because many returning soldiers had been given technical training in the service. The original hot rods were old cars (most often Fords, typically Model Ts, 1928–31 Model As, or 1932-34 Model Bs), modified to reduce weight. Typical modifications were removal of convertible tops, hoods, bumpers, windshields, and/or fenders; channeling the body; and modifying the engine by tuning and/or replacing with a more powerful type. Wheels and tires were changed for improved traction and handling. "Hot Rod" was sometimes a term used in the 1950s as a derogatory term for any car that did not fit into the mainstream. Hot rodder's modifications were considered to improve the appearance as well, leading to show cars in the 1960s replicating these same modifications along with a distinctive paint job. - Wikipedia

Hot Rods são carros geralmente das décadas de 1920, 1930 e 1940 modificados. As modificações geralmente incluem rodas largas atrás, já que os carros eram praticamente todos de tração traseira, pintura com chamas geralmente feitos apartide aerografia e pinstriping, e motores potentes, na maioria das vezes V8. Muito Populares nas décadas de 1940 e 1950, fazem sucesso até hoje entre os entusiastas automotivos.
O termo teria surgido por volta do final da década de 1930 no sul da Califórnia, onde algumas pessoas costumavam correr com carros modificados em leitos de lagos secos em Los Angeles, sob as regras da Southern California Timing Association. A prática tornou-se ainda mais popular depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial, com o retorno de soldados, que recebiam treinamento técnico durante o serviço militar. - Wikipedia

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Hotel Chelsea Paper Model - by Aeon2 - Hotel Histórico Americano

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The Hotel Chelsea, also known as the Chelsea Hotel, or simply the Chelsea, is a historic New York City hotel and landmark, known primarily for its history of notable residents. Located at 222 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, the 250-unit hotel has been the home of numerous writers, musicians, artists, and actors, including Bob Dylan, Virgil Thomson, Charles Bukowski, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Jobriath, and Larry Rivers. Though the Hotel Chelsea no longer accepts new long-term residencies, the building is still home to many residents who lived there before the change of policy. As of August 1, 2011, the hotel has stopped accepting guests.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey while staying at the Chelsea, and poets Allen Ginsberg, and Gregory Corso chose it as a place for philosophical and intellectual exchange. It is also known as the place where the writer Dylan Thomas was staying when he died of pneumonia on November 9, 1953, and where Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, was found stabbed to death on October 12, 1978.
The building has been a designated New York City landmark since 1966, and on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. - Wikipedia

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 O Hotel Chelsea, também conhecido como Chelsea Hotel, ou simplesmente, Chelsea, é um histórico hotel da cidade de Nova York. O hotel, que se tornou um grande ponto turístico nos dias de hoje, é conhecido por seu passado e também por seus residentes.
Localizado na 222 West 23rd Street, entre a sétima e oitava avenida, no Chelsea (um bairro na região de Manhattan), o hotel tem sido a casa de diversos escritores, músicos, artistas e atores, incluindo Bob Dylan, Virgil Thomson, Charles Bukowski, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Jobriath, Robert Mapplethorpe e Larry Rivers. Apesar de o Hotel Chelsea não mais aceitar que as pessoas residam nele, o local continua sendo a casa de diversos moradores iluestres, ainda antes dessa mudança de regras. Hoje em dia, os convidados transitórias podem ficar no hotel por apenas 24 noites.
Arthur C. Clarke escreveu o famoso 2001: A Space Odyssey enquanto estava hospedado no Hotel. Os poetas Allen Ginsberg e Gregory Corso escolheram este Hotel como local de trocas filosóficas e intelectuais. O Hotel foi também a casa do escritor Dylan Thomas, e foi ali que ele morreu de pneumonia no dia 9 de novembro de 1953. O Hotel também serviu de palco para que o famoso Sid Vicious supostamente matasse a sua namorada Nancy Spungen, no dia 12 de outubro de 1978, no quarto 100.
O Hotel é um ponto turístico de Nova York desde 1966, e está no Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde 1977. - Wikipedia

Link: Hotel.Chelsea.Paper.Model.by.Aeon2

Mayan Temple of the Inscriptions, Mexico - by Canon - Templo Maia

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Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD. After its decline it was absorbed into the jungle, which is made up of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has been excavated and restored and is now a famous archaeological site attracting thousands of visitors. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
Palenque is a medium-sized site, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings that the Mayas produced. Much of the history of Palenque has been reconstructed from reading the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the many monuments, historians now have a long sequence of the ruling dynasty of Palenque in the 7th century and extensive knowledge of the city-state's rivalry with other states such as Calakmul and Toniná. The most famous ruler of Palenque was Pacal the Great, whose tomb has been found and excavated in the Temple of the Inscriptions.
By 2005, the discovered area covered up to 2.5 km² (1 sq mi), but it is estimated that less than 10% of the total area of the city is explored, leaving more than a thousand structures still covered by jungle. - Wikipedia


Entre os vestígios deixados pelos maias, as ruínas de Palenque se destacam por seus baixos-relevos em estuque e a originalidade de seu conjunto arquitetônico.
Palenque é o nome por que ficou conhecido o sítio arqueológico situado no estado de Chiapas, México, a 12km da cidade de Santo Domingo de Palenque. Pertence ao período clássico da civilização maia, entre os anos 300 e 900 da era cristã. Seu nome original pode ter sido Nachan, que significa "cidade das serpentes", mas a hipótese nunca foi confirmada.
O período de maior esplendor de Palenque foi no século VII, quando se elaborou a maior parte de seus relevos, monumentos e edifícios. O apuro técnico na arquitetura, nas inscrições hieroglíficas, nas pinturas (quase todas desaparecidas), nas esculturas e na cerâmica faz da arte de Palenque a mais refinada da América pré-colombiana.
O palácio de Palenque, construído sobre uma base piramidal, inclui três muros paralelos que formam dois corredores cobertos por falsas abóbadas (feitas com a escora de pedras enfileiradas). Sobressai, no conjunto, uma torre de vigia com vários pavimentos, de tipo incomum na arquitetura pré-colombiana. Nesse e em outros edifícios encontra-se grande quantidade de baixos-relevos em estuque (material à base de cal, areia, gesso e água), que retratam cenas mitológicas e contêm hieróglifos com datas e fatos históricos. Por sua extrema delicadeza, são considerados o ponto culminante da arte escultórica maia.
No templo das Inscrições há um grande painel hieroglífico datado do ano 692. Em seu interior foi descoberta em 1952 a cripta que serviu de tumba para um sacerdote do século VIII, cujo altar continha numerosos artefatos de jade.
Abandonada e oculta pela floresta durante séculos, Palenque foi descoberta em 1785. O rei Carlos III da Espanha promoveu a exploração arqueológica do sítio. Antonio del Río realizou os primeiros estudos sobre as ruínas e seus baixos-relevos, que despertaram crescente interesse ao longo do século XIX. A partir de 1940, o Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e História do México promoveu a restauração da antiga cidade e patrocinou novos estudos arqueológicos. Desde a década de 1960 o local tornou-se atração turística. - emdiv.com.br


Link: Temple.of.the.Inscriptions.Mexico.by.Canon