Sunday, September 11, 2011

Vintage "Star Wars" Death Star Play Set - by Erik Stormtrooper

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A great deal of gratitude is due to Dan "The Man" Curto (visit his great customizing site, The Custom Alliance), who graciously disassembled this huge play set and scanned it in pieces. . The play set has been completely scanned though, and Dan even scanned the clips that hold it together.

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These many scans are currently bundled together in one convenient ZIP file below. Since most of the pieces of the play set are double sided, many pieces in the ZIP file are named with a "-1" and "-2" appendix, to indicate that they go back-to-back. - Erik Stormtrooper

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Link: Vintage.Death.Star.Play.Set.by Erik.Stormtrooper


More Playset Paper Models related posts:

Doll House - Bedroom Playset Diorama Papercraft - by Black Widow 12

Creatures From The Dark Papercraft For Kids - by Made By Joel

Disney Epic Mickey Playset Papercraft - by Spoonful

Halloween Special - Nightmare Before Christmas Playset - by Spoonful

Sansara Sci Fi Vehicle - by Toposolitario

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“Samsara” is derived from “to flow together”, “to wander”, “to go through different states”, always understood in the physical plane, in the earth, during the reincarnation cycle... so, someone who is in samsara state can be called a “wanderer in earth” or in other words a “Land Rover”.
Photobucket At first, the Samsara tries to be a scifi Utility Vehicle, a big truck ready to any environment and task allowing the builder to configure it with a wide array of civilian and military options. So with only one paper model (while you wait for the add-ons which will give many more possibilities and variety). Samsara could be an All Terrain civilian Vehicle, a heavy cargo one, an IFV (infantry fighting vehicle), a mobile radar site, an autonomus SAM launcher, a tank-killer... as many options as you can imagine (well, not so much but you can as always ask me for more models). - Toposolitario

Link: Sansara.Sci.Fi.Vehicle.by.Toposolitario

WW2 Italian Submarine Enrico Toti - by Delfini d'Acciaio

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Enrico Toti was a Balilla-class Italian submarine laid down on 26 January 1925 at the Odero-Terni-Orlando Naval Yard, located in Muggiano, La Spezia. She was one of four in her class, launched on 14 April 1928 and commissioned on 19 September. Her name pays homage to Major Enrico Toti, a WWI combatant posthumously awarded the Italian Gold Medal. The submarine is notable as being the only Italian submarine to have sunk a Royal Navy submarine during the WWII. - Wikipedia

Enrico Toti foi um submarino italiano classe-Balilla e sua construção foi dada por encerrada em 26 de janeiro de 1925 no Estaleiro Naval Odero-Terni-Orlando, localizada no Muggiano, La Spezia. Seu nome é uma homenagem ao Major Enrico Toti, um combatente da Primeira Guerra Mundial, agraciado postumamente com a Medalha de Ouro italiana. Ele entrou para a história como o único submarino italiano a ter afundado um submarino da Marinha Real Britânica durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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Link: WW2.Italian.Submarine.Enrico.Toti.by.Delfini.d'Acciaio

French Gothic Cathedral - by Jump If Not Zero - Catedral Gótica

A beatiful model in 1/200 scale. Fits almost a half A4 page. Very nice to put on a shelf.

Uma bela catedral em escala 1/200. Ocupa o espaço de meia folha de papel A4. Ótima para decorar a estante.

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PhotobucketGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
Originating in 12th century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic architecture was known during the period as "the French Style," (Opus Francigenum), with the term Gothic first appearing during the latter part of the Renaissance. Its characteristic features include the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress.
Gothic architecture is most familiar as the architecture of many of the great cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Europe. It is also the architecture of many castles, palaces, town halls, guild halls, universities and to a less prominent extent, private dwellings.
It is in the great churches and cathedrals and in a number of civic buildings that the Gothic style was expressed most powerfully, its characteristics lending themselves to appeal to the emotions. A great number of ecclesiastical buildings remain from this period, of which even the smallest are often structures of architectural distinction while many of the larger churches are considered priceless works of art and are listed with UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. For this reason a study of Gothic architecture is largely a study of cathedrals and churches.
A series of Gothic revivals began in mid-18th century England, spread through 19th-century Europe and continued, largely for ecclesiastical and university structures, into the 20th century. - Wikipedia


PhotobucketArquitetura gótica é um estilo arquitetónico que segundo pesquisas, é evolução da arquitetura românica e precede a arquitetura renascentista. Foi desenvolvido na França em pleno período medieval, onde originalmente se chamava "Obra Francesa" (Opus Francigenum). O termo 'gótico' só apareceu no final do Renascimento como um insulto estilístico.
Com o gótico, a arquitetura ocidental atingiu um dos pontos culminantes da arquitetura pura. As abóbadas cada vez mais elevadas e maiores, não se apoiavam em muros e paredes compactas e sim sobre pilastras ou feixes de colunas. Uma série de suportes que eram constituídos por arcobotantes e contrafortes possuíam a função de equilibrar de modo externo o peso excessivo das abóbadas. Desta forma, imensas paredes espessas foram excluídas dos edifícios de género gótico e foram substituídas por vitrais e rosáceas que iluminavam o ambiente interno.
O estilo gótico ficou marcado em muitas catedrais europeias, entre elas a de Notre-Dame, Chartres, Colônia e Amiens, a maioria classificada como Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO. - Wikipedia

Link: French.Gothic.Cathedral.by.Jump.If.Not.Zero

Dutch Fortifications - by Vestingsteden - Fortificações Holandesas

PhotobucketFortified towns from the 15th to the 18th century with reinforced walls, ramparts, bastions and other fortifications. They protect the civilian population against attacks from outside. Some of this Dutch strongholds are still well preserved and open for visitation.



Neste site você encontrará alguns modelos de fortificações holandesas dos séculos XV ao XVIII, com suas muralhas, torres e outras defesas. Elas protegiam a população civil dos ataques dos inimigos. Muitas dessas fortalezas holandesas continuam muito bem conservadas e abertas para visitação.


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Link: Dutch.Fortifications.by.Vestingsteden

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Sbeitla Ruins - Tunisia - More Some Advances

Here, some progress with the model already disassembled. The task now is to make the tabs and fix the textures in some places.

Aqui, mais alguns avanços de Sbeitla, com modelo já desmontado. O próximo passo é fazer as abas e consertar as texturas, em algumas partes.

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More some posts about Sbeitla model:

Next Model - Sbeitla Ruins - Tunisia

Sbeitla Ruins - Tunisia - Some Updates

The Rolling Reels Circus - by Paper Pino - Circo de Carretéis

A Really nice paper automata by Paper Pino.

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The word Automaton is the latinization of the Greek αὐτόματον,... automaton, (neuter) “acting of one’s own will”. It is more often used to describe non-electronic moving machines, especially those that have been made to resemble human or animal actions, such as the jacks on old public striking clocks, or the cuckoo and any other animated figures on a cuckoo clock.
An evolution of the mechanized toys developed during the 18th and 19th centuries is represented by automata made with paper. Despite the relative simplicity of the material, paper automata intrinsically are objects with a high degree of technology, where the principles of mechanics meet the artistic creativity. - Wikipedia


A palavra Automaton é uma adaptação do grego αὐτόματον, ou agir por si próprio. É mais usado para descrever máquinas com movimentos não eletrônicos, tais como bonecos de corda ou mola, relógios cuco, ou qualquer outra figura animada, por meios que não os elétricos ou eletrônicos.
Uma evolução dos brinquedos mecânicos, desenvolvidos durante os séculos XVIII e XIX são os autômatos feitos em papel. Apesar da relativa simplicidade do material usado, no caso o papel, os chamados "paper automata" são objetos com alto grau de tecnologia, onde os rígidos princípios da mecânica harmonizam-se com a criatividade e liberdade artísticas.


Link: The.Rolling.Reels.Circus.by.Paper.Pino


Clown in the Clouds Paper Model - by Paper Pino

Walking Mech Warrior Paper Model Automata - by J.Hodgie

Animated Tyrannosaurus Rex - by Kids Net - Tiranossauro

Jade Dragon Automata Papercraft - by Home Spun Magixx - Dragão De Jade

Anatomy Head Paper Model - by Bert Simons - Cabeça Anatômica

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An anatomical incorrect represantat

"I have always been fascinated with anatomical drawings and models. Although I collect skulls of birds I don't have the balls to stuff a dead animal or even a human like Prof. von Hagen with his "Korperwelten" does. So I started to make my own cabinet of anatomical models in paper". - Bert Simons


"Eu sempre fui fascinado por imagens e modelos de anatomia. Mesmo colecionando esqueletos de pássaros, eu nunca tive coragem para dissecar ou empalhar um animal morto, ou um ser humano, como o Professor von Hagen, no seu livro "Korperwelten". então resolvi fazer meus próprios modelos de anatomia". - Bert Simons




Link: Anatomy.Head.Paper.Model.By.Bert.Simons


More Bizarre and Unusual Paper Models related posts:

The Pope Mobile Paper Model - by Slam Design - O Papa Móvel

Halloween Special - Barbie Scale Guillotine - by Tektonten

Hieronymus Bosch`s Creatures - by Atom - Da Pintura Para O Papel

Zombie Nativity Set - by Zombie Christmas.Org - Presépio Zumbi

Castle Facade for Miniatures - by Bbi Collectible - Fachada de Castelo

Simple and beautiful.

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Link: Castle.Facade.for.Miniatures.by.Bbi.Collectible

VW Pickup Type 2 Paper Model - by Kdf-Wagen - VW Kombi

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PhotobucketThe Volkswagen Type 2, officially known as the Transporter or Kombi (campers, short for Kombinationskraftwagen) informally as Bus or Camper, was a panel van introduced in 1950 by German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model – following and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.
As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to competitors in the United States and Europe, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adopting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration. European competition included the Renault Estafette and the Ford Transit. As of January 2010, updated versions of the Type 2 remain in production in international markets— as a passenger van, as a cargo van, and as a pickup truck.
Like the Beetle, the van has received numerous nicknames worldwide, including the "microbus", "minibus", and, due to its popularity during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, "hippie van". - Wikipedia


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Sua construção robusta monobloco (sem chassi), suspensão independente com barras de torção, além da exótica posição do motorista no carro (sobre o eixo dianteiro e com uma coluna de direção praticamente horizontal), o tornam um veículo simples e robusto, de baixo custo de manutenção. Sua motorização é um caso a parte: embora os modelos mais recentes possuam motores mais modernos, durante 50 anos o motor que equipou o veículo no Brasil foi o tradicional "boxer" refrigerado a ar, simples e muito resistente. Tal durabilidade geralmente superava em muito a do resto do carro, sendo comum nas ruas brasileiras ver carros totalmente destroçados, porém com o motor rodando perfeitamente. A despeito disso, a Kombi é um carro que, se usado dentro das especificações padrão, pode durar um longo período. - Wikipedia

Link: VW.Pickup.Type.2.Paper.Model.by.Kdf-Wagen