The papercraft for the Tesla Roadster prototype is finally ready for release. This one was a long time in the making mainly due to a lack of time to dedicate on it. I was a little worried the real Tesla Roadster would be released before I could finish the papercraft but looks like the real one won’t be available for a while longer.
At long last, the 2020 C8 Corvette Stingray Papercraft has been released. This was a long effort but an enjoyable one. Renders of the model are shown below with the different color options. You can, of course, supply your own colored premium paper to get a custom finish. I would recommend glossy for the body so it can shine nicely in the light. Enjoy it and happy papercrafting! –LouDog
The model comes with templates for the 5 official colors (white, grey, black, blue and red). You can also customize your own colors by using the non-colored template and using whatever colored paper you want!
Below are some 3d renders of the model to give you an idea of how it might look. Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting! –LouDog
As a first free offering, here is a model that I created about 10 years ago based on the work of Marcus Walz at Hardcore Cycles. It was a very unique looking motorcycle and I felt very inspired to create a papercraft artwork based on it as a tribute to it. You can follow my development thread at the Papermodelers website.
I modeled the bike in a 3d graphics software called Metasequoia which was probably the first 3d modeling software I ever used. The free version had lots of limitations at the time but I committed myself to using it. I really needed the Boolean operator but it was an extra cost item and I was too cheap to pay for it. Here are some screenshots of the progress in the tool:
I’m not the greatest texture artist but I did create texture maps for the model to add various decals such as the lettering on the tires, various emblems and 3d effects. This mostly involved the use of free software such as The Gimp and Paint.net.
When modeling was finished, I used the popular 3d unwrapping software Pepakura Designer (love this tool!) and did some test builds which uncovered problems that I had to go back and fix.
With the model unfolded I could then proceed to building it.
In the end it came out more or less how I hoped it would. In my eye it doesn’t quite look as cool as the real thing but I am still proud of the effort. This is a difficult model to build but if you are up to the task, give it a try!
