free papercraft Galapagos finch, butterfly gardens and lots more!

Last year, I showed you the fun papercrafts that you can download from the JT Biohistory Research Hall's website, and now there are some new ones again: several pop-up gardens with different butterflies 🦋 and a Galapagos finch! 🐦

Download + build your own free papercraft Galapagos finch and several pop-up gardens with butterflies (+lots more, by Biohistory Research Hall):

https://www.brh.co.jp/publication/cards/papercraft/

free papercraft NASA X-59 QueSST supersonic jet

Every plane that flies faster than the speed of sound generates supersonic booms. 🔉🛫

As part of their STEM effort to inspire people about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Quiet SuperSonic Technology, QueSST is NASA's mission to demonstrate how their X-59 jet can fly supersonic while minimizing the sound of those booms so maybe in the future supersonic air travel over lands can be allowed? 😀

Check out NASA's QueSST Resources page to find lots more fun activities to do about the X-59!

Download + build your own free papercraft X-59 QueSST supersonic jet (by NASA):

https://www.nasa.gov/quesst-stem-resources/

(download instructions:  click the "View X-59 Desktop Model" link on NASA's "Quesst STEM Resources" page)

free Tokyu Bus Corporation papercraft buses

On the Tokyu Bus Corporation's website you can find three special papercraft buses! 

1. a colorful bus from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) program
2. a long, articulated bus
3. a black-and-white bus that you can color any way you like!

Download + build your own free papercraft buses (by Tokyu Bus Corporation): https://www.tokyubus.co.jp/company/papercraft.html

free papercraft fruits by Mr. Printables

The Mr. Printables website has lots of fun little free papercrafts! 😊

 Last time I showed you some tasty looking ice creams, but here are some more healthy options! (well they're still papercrafts of course, so obviously: do NOT actually eat them! 😉)

Download + build your own free papercraft fruits (+lots more, by Mr. Printables):

https://mrprintables.com/play-fruit-templates.html

(download instructions: click the 3D Paper Fruit - ... links under "DOWNLOADS" on The Mr. Printables website)

free Wiskunstelaar papercraft Pythagoras Tree

You might know the ancient mathematician Pythagoras from his famous a^2+b^2=c^2 theorem to calculate the lengths of the sides of a right triangle? (or at least I hope you do! 😉)

In 1942, it inspired Dutch mathematics teacher Albert E. Bosman, to come up with the Pythagoras Tree fractal, an endlessly repeating geometrical pattern.

And in 2024, it inspired Dutch Wiskunstelaar to share a free papercraft of a 3D pythagoras tree that you can build together with your math class! 👍

Download + build your own free papercraft Pythagoras Tree (by Wiskunstelaar):

https://wiskunstelaar.nl/305

(download instructions: (click the "bouwplaat downloaden " link on Wiskunstelaar's website)

free Heppoko Paper Model Studio papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck, Plymouth Valiant muscle car and desert diorama

In my previous posts about Heppoko's Paper Model Studio's Peterbilt truck papercraft you probably noticed the red car in the foreground.

Well, that's a Plymouth Valiant and it's available now too as are all the parts for the Peterbilt truck - and with the  included desert backdrop it's giving me major Mad Max vibes! 😉

Download + build your own free papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck, Plymouth Valiant muscle car and desert diorama (+lots more, by Heppokko Paper Model Studio):

https://www.papermodel.jp/peterbilt281-index.html

free papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck parts 1-4

Wow! I wanted to see whether the Heppoko Paper Model Studio made a new part for the multi-part release rusty Peterbilt 281 truck that they started sharing just recently, and it turns out they already released four three new parts now!

It looks like all the parts for the tractor are available already and they also already released the first part of the fuel trailer!

Download + build your own free papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck parts 1-4 (+ lots more, by Heppoko Paper Model Studio):

https://www.papermodel.jp/peterbilt281-index.html

free papercraft windmill giveaway winner!

For my June 2024 giveaway, I received 10 entries so I think everybody had a pretty good chance of winning! 😉

...and I could use D20's slightly less famous 10-sided cousin (and a spooky dice tower 🎲) to randomly pick a winner! 👍

That winner turned out to be du.urmi who I'll be contacting shortly to ask for their shipping information to send the prize!

I hope everybody had fun and that du.urmi will enjoy the prize! Stay tuned for new papercrafts and new giveaways in the future!

Have fun!

free papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck (part 1)

The Heppokko Paper Model Studio started a new free multi-part papercraft again! 🙂

(maybe Furiosa might like the rusty Mad Max vibes? 😉)

Download + build your own free papercraft Peterbilt 281 truck (+ lots more, by Heppoko Paper Model Studio):

https://www.papermodel.jp/peterbilt281-index.html

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free cute Fuji Xerox papercraft animals

If you're old enough, you probably used to "xerox" stuff instead of scanning and printing it at home to make a copy (or even simpler nowadays, just taking a picture of some document and airdropping it to a friend you're working with or something)

But did you know Xerox is actually a brand name and also made fun papercrafts?

Well some years ago at least, and you can still use the Wayback Machine to download the DocuWorks *.xdw files of the templates, which you can then either open with the free DocuWorks Lite Viewer from the Xerox website: https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/117913

(or if you don't really want to install an extra tool on your computer use an online tool like https://thetimetube.herokuapp.com/xdwviewer/ (just try again tomorrow if you get a message that "you have exceeded the daily usage")

Download + build your own free cute papercraft animals (by Fuji Xerox):

https://web.archive.org/web/20170717095506/http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/support/software/docuworks/asobo/ (archived link)

(instructions: save the DocuWorkds *.xdw files from the archived website and use the free DocuWorks Lite Viewer from https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/117913 or a free online tool like https://thetimetube.herokuapp.com/xdwviewer/ to convert the files - the online XDWViewer has a daily limit so try again tomorrow if you want to convert more files)

free papercraft Tornado IDS plane

Lots of papercrafters love the cool free planes that Ojimak shares through his website for many years already! All the yellow ones there are available as free downloads at any moment. 😀

You can click the pictures for the instructions, and the names for the parts. You will need a password to open the parts which helps you remember who made it and where you can find more! 😉 (don't worry it's mentioned in the "ATTENTION" notice at the top of the "HANGAR" page on ojimak's website)

Download + build your own free papercraft Tornado IDS plane (+lots more, by Ojimak):

https://ojimak01.ehoh.net/hanger.html

(Download instructions: all the yellow aicraft are available as free downloads at the moment: click the pictures for the instructions, and the names for the parts; don't forget the PDF file password at the top of ojimak's site)

free official Kung Fu Panda, Turbo Fast, Raving Rabbids, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, Rise of the Guardians and Megamind papercrafts

The Study made lots of fun 3D printables for the official websites for popular kids' movies and tv-shows over the years (you've probably seen some of them before at some point?)

Well, some of them you can still download from their own website now!

Download + build your own free official Kung Fu Panda, Turbo Fast, Raving Rabbids, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, Rise of the Guardians and Megamind papercrafts (by The Study):

https://www.enterthestudy.com/printables-intro