Looking for HUGE papercrafts

Rocci

New Member
hello evereyone,
I'm making papercrafts for a year now, always small projects.

Now I'm having more time to make a larger project.
My question to you: can I find somewhere very large papercraft models?

When I google, I only find some robots and the real-sized link. But are they also other models?

Thanks in advance!
Rocci
 
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ekuth

Almost any model can be scaled up to giant size; the main trouble comes with the textures.

The larger you blow something up, the fuzzier the textures get.

I've been building a 200% larger version of Gearz' Galactica for the past several years... it'll be about 4 feet long when done. His original textures were so good that it stands up even at that level.

Welcome to the forum!
 
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mysteroid

Active Member
Hi Rocci, I thought size doesn't matter?:mrgreen:

Just seach the forums here or at Papermodelers. There are lots of fantastic and huge:eek: models available. Some examples:

Ekuth is too modest to mention his own Rodger Young which I just finished building. It's a beauty and goes together easily. Winds up around 3.5 feet long.

If you're into real space subjects there are two 1/48 Saturn Vs. I've started the one designed by Greeltz. They are both over at http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models.html

Alien99 is designing a fantastic (and ginormous) Sulaco. If you can't wait there's an older (and ginormous) version in the forums here. I think it's in the downloads also.

Steve
 

cgutzmer

Well-Known Member
First off welcome!

Lets make sure we are on the same page here first :) Are you talking BIG as in size - amount of space its gonna take up or size as in complexity of build? Also what subjects interest you the most? That will help us make some suggestions :)
Chris
 

RINGMASTER

Member
Any number of multi engined aircraft in 1:33 build up to truly room size models. And then there is that eight foot long freighter.
 
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Diderick A. den Bakker

My I suggest the big towns by Tsech designer Richard Vyskovsky? The Prague Castle, and the Medieval town are great.
Another big model: the Osprey, by Bird Mobile in England.
You will find them on my website, www.zeistbouwplaten.nl (Pages Arcitecture and Various / Animals)
Of course the various Alan Rose models can also easily be defined as huge, though not complicated.
Regards,
Diderick A. denBakker, Holland
 

thirteenfury

New Member
Ugh. Don't remind me about Haywan's life-sized Link. He builds one (relatively simplified) model and gets into Nintendo Power. Meanwhile, more experienced and better designers get completely ignored. Shameful...
 

Darthbrik

New Member
Yes I agree with you about the neglicted other crafters. Have you built any of ninjatoe's papercrafts. They all are really high detail espcilly the Wolf Link and the SSBM Link.
 

wile1411

New Member
With regards to scaling the model.. Assuming the texture is fine, is it just a matter of printing out of A2 paper down at the print shop?
 

Millenniumfalsehood

Well-Known Member
I've just unfolded some large Star Destroyer models (the largest, an Imperial II-class is nearly two feet long) which have very fine textures that can be scaled up nicely. They're in the downloads, but I don't mind emailing them directly to you if you can't download.
 

Kjev

Active Member
Jan Ruukers Sulaco is 3 feet long, as is the Rodger Young. I have a copy of the Macross MAC II Monster destroid that takes 72 pages, and I also have a PDF file of a Shadowcat Battlemech in 1:18 scale. It's a little over 2 feet tall when finished. Or there's the Large-scale Star Wars Ship thread here.

Pretty much you can take any model and scale it to whatever you like. If you need help, I'm a fair hand with Photoshop and Acrobat.
 
Jan Ruukers Sulaco is 3 feet long, as is the Rodger Young. I have a copy of the Macross MAC II Monster destroid that takes 72 pages, and I also have a PDF file of a Shadowcat Battlemech in 1:18 scale. It's a little over 2 feet tall when finished. Or there's the Large-scale Star Wars Ship thread here.

Pretty much you can take any model and scale it to whatever you like. If you need help, I'm a fair hand with Photoshop and Acrobat.

Kjev, would you share the Macross MAC II Monster Destroid with me, I would Love a copy for my Archives
 

t.l.williamsjr

New Member
Kjev:

I would also request a copy of the Destroid Monster if possible. If you have problems with distributing it, I completely understand.

Thanks
TomW.
 
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