Boba Fett and Clone Troopers

Paper Model: Boba Fett and Clone Troopers
Paper:
Date Finished: August 8, 2009
Credits: Cant understand Japanese so thanks to the designer from the Piro Model

Boba Fett is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a major villain in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) establishes Boba Fett's back story as a clone of Jango Fett, a bounty hunter who raises Boba as a son. The Star Wars Expanded Universe expands on Fett's origins and career as a bounty hunter. Fett's air of danger and mystery have created a cult following for the character, who has been merchandised across multiple media.

Boba Fett, Mandalorian Bounty Hunter

The clone troopers of the Army of the Republic are soldiers in the fictional Star Warsuniverse, cloned from Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter. They first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and returned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith where they were played primarily by Temuera Morrison. In these movies, clone troopers comprised the bulk of the Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. They are depicted as the main part of the armed forces of the Galactic Republic in its final years, becoming one of the largest armies ever assembled, only surpassed by the Separatist Droid Army. After the Clone Wars, they served as the nucleus for the armed forces of the Galactic Empire, eventually becoming the Imperial Stormtroopers. They used blaster rifles and z6 chain guns.

Clone Trooper, Phase I Armor

Commander Cody, of the 212th Attack Battalion


Captain Rex, Advance Recon Commando (ARC) Clone Trooper


Commander Gree, of the 41st Elite Legion


Commander Bly, of the 327th Star Corps

Panda

Paper Model: Endangered Species, Panda

Paper: Card Stock, 140 gsm

Date Finished: August 7, 2009

Credits: Craig

The Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda's diet is 99% bamboo. Other parts of its diet include honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, and bananas when available.

The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Due to farming,deforestation, and other development, the Giant Panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.

The Giant Panda is a conservation reliant endangered species. A 2007 report shows 239 Giant Pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country.

This paper model was made to support the "Save the Endangered Species Program". This paper model was given to my colleague Anno.

Street Fighter Ken

Paper Model: Street Fighter Ken

Paper: Linen Paper

Date Finished: July 27, 2009

Credits: Cute Character Cafe

Nothing beats a cute street fighter Ken on your office working desk. You can either brag it to your colleagues or add color and action at your working station. Nevertheless, with this paper model at your desk, you can always be reminded of that fighter within you. Shoooryuken!

This paper model took 3 hours to finish. And damn it was worth the effort.

A H1N1 Virus Strain Samples

Paper Model: A H1N1 Virus Strain Samples

Paper: Linen Paper

Scale: 1:1

Date Finished: August 6, 2009

Credits: Paper-Replika

In April 2009, an outbreak of Influenza-like illness occurred in Mexico and the USA the CDC reported seven cases of novel A/H1N1 influenza. By April 24 it became clear that the outbreak of ILI in Mexico and the confirmed cases of novel influenza A in the southwest US were related and WHO issued a health advisory on the outbreak of "influenza like illness in the United States and Mexico". The disease then spread very rapidly, with the number of confirmed cases rising to 2,099 by May 7, despite aggressive measures taken by the Mexican government to curb the spread of the disease.

On June 11, 2009, the WHO declared an H1N1 pandemic, moving the alert level to phase 6, marking the first global pandemic since the 1968 Hong Kong flu.

On October 25, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama officially declared H1N1 a national emergency.

November 29, 2009 worldwide update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that "207 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 8,768 deaths." (Source: Wikipedia)

Box Dog Puppy

Paper Model: Box Dog Puppy

Material: Linen Paper

Date Finished: August 18, 2009

Credits: Takeo Hayashi

This was my first attempt on making a paper automaton. Turn the lever and the ears flap. Making this automaton was pretty tricky specially at making sure that the mechanism for the ear movement work properly. Nevertheless, it was fun making this paper toy.

This was given to Zamantha. Enjoy!

The Agreeable Sheep

Paper Model: The Agreeable Sheep

Material: Linen Paper

Date Finished: August 21, 2009

Credits: Rob from Flying Pig

The Agreeable Sheep, turn the crank and the sheep will nod "Yes" to all your questions. With this agreeable paper model, you need never get a second opinion again. Baa! Baa! Baa!

It took me 3 hours to build this model and it has been my favorite paper automaton.

Piglet and Hares

Paper Model: Piglet and Hares

Material: Linen Paper

Date Finished:August 23, 2009

Credits: Maruman

The hares were given to HulingKunehoSaMundo.

The piglet is given to Pauline.

Mini Coopers

Paper Model: Italian Job Mini Coopers and Mr. Bean Mini Cooper

Material: Linen paper

Date Finished: August 25, 2009

Credits: Vancouver Mini Club

The red, blue and white mini coopers are the ones used by the protagonists of the 1969 movie "Italian Job" starred by Michael Caine. A remake of the high-stakes bank heist in the Italian city of Turin was made in 2003, with Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Edward Norton.

The black hooded yellow mini cooper of Mr. Bean is also one of the best and well known mini cooper designs.

Spitfire

Paper Model: Spitfire BF 109

Material: Linen Paper

Date Finished: August 27, 2009

Credits: Paper-Pro

This Spitfire BF 109 paper model was a little challenging because I didn't used any glue in its build up. there was a slight difficulty in putting and locking the tabs together because it was designed without the use of adhesive or glue. Because of that, this makes this model fun and unbelievable. I finished building this model in 2 hours.

Bumblebee South Park Version

Paper Model: Bumblebee South Park Version

Material: Semi-glossy 120-150 card stock

Date Finished: November 11, 2009

Credits: Paper Inside

This paper model took 5 hours to be finished. The challenge in making this South Park version of the Autobot Bumblebee was the head due to the complexities of the tabs. Yet it was fun doing this paper model. I love Bumblebee.

I gave this model to Kendy who helped me in the building. (You just slept!)

Little Nosferatu

Paper Model: Little Nosferatu (Lil Nos)

Material: Linen paper

Date Finished: November 23, 2009

Credits: Macula.TV

I enjoyed making this type of paper model. It is a child like version of Count Orlok from the 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. This paper is amazing because the template author was able to make the repugnant rodent like vampire into a cute version but still maintain the dominant characteristics of Count Orlock. It was dubbed as Lil Nos which accordingly sounded more like a rapper than a vampire. Building this paper model was easy and thanks to the clear instructions of its source. I also agree that the only difficult part is the cutting of the hand which strains your hands due to its curves. i loved how the head is structured which made it easy to be constructed.

I gave this paper model to Pauline. She loved vampires.