Monday, June 11, 2012

Star Wars` R2-D2 Paper Toy - by Gus Santome


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Gus Santome presents his new model of Star Wars paper toy series: the droid R2-D2 , in a nice Mini Paper Toy style.


Link: Star.Wars.R2.D2.Paper.Toy.by.Gus.Santome


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Star Wars` Tydirium Spacecraft In 1/100 Scale - by Raziel


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Model Assembled and Photo by Raziel

An stunning paper model of the Tydirium spacecraft, from Star Wars Universe, in 1/100 scale, made by Polish designer Artur "Raziel" Rożek.

Um belíssimo modelo da nave Tydirium, do Universo de Star Wars, na escala 1/100, feita pelo designer polonês Artur "Raziel" Rożek.

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Detailed Interior Of The Model


Link: Star.Wars.Tydirium.Spacecraft.In.1/100.Scale.by.Raziel


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Alien Creature Paper Model - by Firefox24680


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This nice paper model of the Alien from Ridley Scott`s 1979 Sci-fi movie, was made by Argentinian designer Firefox24680. The link to download (4Shared) is in the end of the page, just above the comments.


Este belo modelo do Alien do filme de Sci-Fi de 1979, do diretor Ridley Scott, foi criado pelo designer argentino Firefox24680. O link para download (4Shared) está no final da página, um pouco acima dos comentários.


Link: Alien.Creature.Paper.Model.by.Firefox24680


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Bell X-1 Supersonic Aircraft Paper Model - by Mamecraft


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Model Assembled and Photo by Mamecraft


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Bell X-1 with a B-29 - 1949
The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was a joint NACA-U.S. Army/US Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft. Conceived in 1944 and designed and built over 1945, it eventually reached nearly 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h) in 1948.
A derivative of this same design, the Bell X-1A, having greater fuel capacity and thus longer engine-burn time, exceeded 1,600 mph (2,574 km/h) in 1954.
The X-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight, and was the first of the so-called X-planes, an American series of experimental aircraft designated for testing of new technologies and usually kept highly secret. - Wikipedia



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Chuck Yeager and his Bell X-1
Bell X-1, originalmente designado como XS-1, é um avião supersônico experimental construído pela Bell Aircraft Corporation para a Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos em 1947. É o primeiro avião da família X-planes, uma série de aeronaves experimentais dos Estados Unidos, construídas com o objetivo de testar novas tecnologias e geralmente mantidas sob sigilo. Em 14 de outubro de 1947, tornou-se o primeiro avião a superar a velocidade do som, pilotado pelo Capitão da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos Charles "Chuck" Yeager. Neste vôo, o de número 50 do X-1, foi atingido Mach 1,06. O X-1 era lançado de um bombardeiro B-29 modificado. Após a separação, eram acionados motores de foguete (Reaction Motors XLR-11, na primeira versão), capazes de levar a aeronave a um vôo supersônico. - Wikipedia





Link: Bell.X-1.Supersonic.Aircraft.Paper.Model.by.Mamecraft


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Sunday, June 10, 2012

A Brief History Of Paper Models In The WW2 - by Philip Koopman, Sr. Uma Breve História Do Papelmodelismo Na Segunda Guerra


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Paper models of all types are popular in many countries. Called Paper-Card Modeling in Europe, it spans the range from simple folded-paper darts, to complex three-dimensional models of airplanes, ships and buildings. During WWII, all materials were in short supply. Those that were available had restricted use. Obviously, toys were at the bottom of the list. These restrictions ruled out metal toys — wood and paper were about all that was available. The U.S. toymakers switched to toys and games that used paper and other nonstrategic materials. Even here, shortages of printing ink lead to some rather bizarre-colored paper models. One style of paper-model construction used was developed by Wallis Rigby, an Englishman, who had moved his company to the U.S. in the late 1930s. Rigby was internationally know for his paper models of airplanes, boats and trains prior to WWII. These books featured Tab-and-Slot construction. He is generally credited with this method of paper-model construction. Rigby's realistic models gained much publicity during WWII. The wartime demand for toys had to be met with nonstrategic materials. Paper models filled the void.


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Mr. Rigby with some of his models
Rigby's models were published as individual books and boxed sets. And, individual aircraft models, like the Douglas Dauntless, were published in newspapers as part of the colored Sunday Comic Section. This product popularity even led to Newsreel coverage of Rigby, showing the steps used to design, build and fly one of his paper-model airplanes. Cereal makers, too, felt the material-shortage pinch for premiums. Simplified paper-airplane models, similar to those of Rigby, were used as cereal premiums for General Mills in 1944. Mail in two box tops from Wheaties cereal and you received a pair of paper airplanes. General Mills gave away thousands of these models as part of a nation-wide contest. Backing this was a publicity campaign, showing Veterans in hospitals building the models. A contest held at Nebraska's Boy's Town garnered national Newsreel coverage, too. In all, paper-airplane models gave thousands of kids and adults their first try at model building. After the end of WWII, material restrictions lifted and toy companies returned to making toys and models of metal, balsa wood and even some of the new plastics. Paper models rapidly disappeared from the U.S. Market. The now-common plastic models replaced the paper airplanes. Only a few publishers continued to print paper models. - Philip Koopman, Sr.


Mr.Philip Koopman website: Paper.Models.&.Historical.Restorations.by.Phil.Koopman.Sr.


Modelos de papel de todos os tipos são populares em muitos países. Chamados de "modelos de papel cartão" na Europa, que abrange desde modelos simples de dobrar e colar aos modelos mais complexos, tridimensionais de aviões, navios e edifícios. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, todos os materiais eram escassos. Aqueles que estavam disponíveis tinham severas restrições de utilização. Obviamente, os brinquedos estavam no final da lista de produtos prioritários. Brinquedos de metal nem pensar, já que todo tipo de metal disponível era usado na fabricação de armamentos. Restava então o papel. Os fabricantes de brinquedos dos EUA começaram então a criar brinquedos e jogos de papel e outros materiais não-estratégicos. Mesmo assim, a escassez de material de impressão fez com que alguns modelos fossem impressos com misturas de diversos restos de tinta, criando paper models com cores bem bizarras.Um estilo de modelismo em papel que ficou muito popular na época foi desenvolvido por Wallis Rigby, um britânico, que transferiu sua empresa para os EUA no final de 1930. Rigby ficou internacionalmente conhecido por suas criações de papel de aviões, barcos e trens, anteriores à Segunda Guerra Mundial.


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Nabisco "Flying Circus" - Rigby`s WW2 Era Paper Model
Este tipo de publicação ficou conhecida como modelos de dobrar e colar, numa tradução livre. Os modelos realistas do Sr. Rigby ficaram mais conhecidos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, pois a demanda por brinquedos teve que ser atendida exclusivamente com materiais não-estratégicos. Os modelos de papel preencheram este nicho. Os modelos de papel do Sr. Rigby eram publicados em revistas individuais e também em coleções, acondicionadas em caixas. Modelos de aeronaves individuais, como o avião Dauntless Douglas, foram publicados em cores, em jornais dominicais da época. Devido a grande popularidade destes modelos, também publicavam-se nos jornais reportagens especiais mostrando as várias etapas de desenvolvimento de um modelo: projeto, montagem e como fazer voar um desses aviões de papel. Os fabricantes de cereais também estampavam modelos variados nas caixas de seus produtos. Modelos de aviões de papel bem simples, semelhantes aos de Rigby, foram utilizadas como brindes nas caixas de cereais da General Mills em 1944. Você juntava duas tampas das caixas desses cereais e enviava pelo correio e então você recebia, também pelo correio, um par de aviões de papel. A General Mills distribuiu milhares destes modelos como parte de um concurso nacional. Faziam também campanha publicitária, mostrando veteranos de guerra em hospitais, distraídos com a montagem dos modelos, como uma espécie de terapia ocupacional. Naquela época, esses simples modelos de papel, com cores estranhas, deram à milhares de crianças e adultos a primeira experiência no mundo do modelismo. Com o fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial e também das restrições de materiais estratégicos, os fabricantes de brinquedos voltaram a fazer brinquedos e modelos de metal, madeira balsa e também com novos tipos de plásticos, desenvolvidos durante a guerra . Com isso, os modelos de papel rapidamente desapareceram do mercado dos EUA. Os modelos de plástico, agora um material popular, substituiram os aviões de papel. Apenas alguns poucos editores continuaram a imprimir modelos de papel. - Philip Koopman, Sr.


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Disney`s Cars - Sheriff Paper Model - by Webdude


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You find this cool paper model of Sheriff and many other characters from Cars movie, at Disney Experience site. This model was designed by Webdude.

Você encontra este belo carro do Sheriff e muitos outros personagens da animação Carros, no site Disney Experience. Este modelo foi feito pelo designer Webdude.

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Link: Disney`s.Cars.Sheriff.Paper.Model.by.Webdude


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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Panhard Et Levassor 1894 Vintage Paper Car - by Denis - via Le Forum En Papier


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Model Assembled and Photo by Denis

A beautiful custom paper model by French designer Denis, via Le Forum En Papier.

Um belo modelo customizado do designer francês Denis, via Le Forum En Papier.


Link: Panhard.Et.Levassor.1894.Vintage.Paper.Car.by Denis.via.Le.Forum.En.Papier


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Abomination / Flesh Golem Papercraft - by WOW Papercraft


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The Abomination in all his bloody beauty, designed by World Of warcraft Unofficial Papercrafts.

O Abomination em toda sua beleza sangrenta, do site World Of warcraft Unofficial Papercrafts.


Link: Abomination.Flesh.Golem.Papercraft.by.WOW.Papercraft


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Lancia / Pirelli Van Paper Model - by Demon Shop - via Pepakura Gallery


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A little cool model of a Lancia / Pirelli support vehicle, used in rally races, by Japanese designer Demon Shop, via Pepakura Gallery. To open and print this model you will need Pepakura Viewer Free Version (link at the end of this post).

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Um pequeno e charmoso carro de apoio Lancia/Pirelli, usado em corridas de rally, feito pelo designer japonês Demon Shop, via Pepakura Gallery. para visualizar e imprimir este modelo você precisará do Pepakura viewer Versão Gratuíta. (link para download no final deste post).


Link to the model: Lancia.Pirelli.Van.Paper.Model.by.Demon.Shop.via.Pepakura.Gallery

link to Pepakura Viewer Free Version: Pepakura.Viewer.Free.Version.Official.Site


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The Chicharra Ornithopter For RPG Games - by Toposolitário


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On every age (from Icarus to Leonardo Da Vinci, and until now), mankind always searched for a way to fly like birds, that is flapping. In the near future it'll be like this too, and from all the technological abstractions of tomorrow raises this Ornithopter, the Chicharra (Cicada in english), called so because of the... read more at Toposolitario`s website

Em todas as épocas (desde a lenda de Ícaro, das invenções de Leonardo Da Vinci  e até os dias de hoje), a humanidade sempre procurou uma maneira de voar como os pássaros, ou seja, batendo as asas. Num futuro próximo creio que vá ser assim também, e de todas as abstrações tecnológicos do futuro, criei esse Ornitóptero, o Chicharra (Cigarra, em português), chamado assim porque... leia mais na página de Toposolitário.

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Link: The.Chicharra.Ornithopter.For.RPG.Games.by.Toposolitário


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