Two down, four to go

For some reason, I really like the look of simple paper models like these dolls. The proportions and use of simple shapes make them look very comical! ;o)

So with the Cait Sith doll, I guess that's two down, four to go! (download will be ready probably in a couple of days, after I finish the instructions)

Stay tuned!

No cats were hurt, really... !

This picture was taken before the "stress test" (you never know, right? ;o) but I hadn't shown it to you guys yet: here you can see (most of the) rest of the body.

Like I said before, it's a pretty simple shaped doll so there weren't too many problems. Just some glueing tabs that I liked to switch, and I made the paws (which I now realize are not in this picture yet) a little bit smaller.

The reason it has only one leg, is because the other one is basically the same (again, I assure you guys, that no cats were hurt in making this test build... ;o)

Stay tuned!

Cait Sith papercraft whiskers stress test

So, how to avoid a test build getting boring?

Simple: come up with some excuse to hang two staplers from one of the whiskers and make a video about it. ;o)

Of course I always use pretty thick paper (200 gsm) and I took extra care glueing the whiskers inside the snout using the small glueing tabs. But still I was pretty impressed! (the black stapler is almost completely out of metal and actually pretty heavy!*)

But luckily, even if you want to use thinner paper, it shouldn't be a problem either, save for someone sneaking into your house at night and hanging two staplers from your Cait Sith doll's whiskers...

(* I couldn't get it to breaking point though, adding more weight just made the whiskers slip out of the clamp... ;o)

It's not easy being green

Although it has been a busy weekend, I did manage to finish the 3D work on the Cait Sith doll (for now...) and get it ready for testing!