Smallest Ones To Date

So recently I finished building the smallest paper toys yet. Their bodies are only 7/8 of an inch tall and with their hair it puts them just over an inch tall. Basically, they are about the size of an Canadian 25 cent piece. Tweezers and patience were essential in their creation.

The models are "The Rainbros" by Brian Castleforte. He's the guy who started nicepapertoys.com and has been a huge influence and inspiration for a large number of paper toy enthusiasts. They were only released at a couple of events in the USA but he did have a small picture of the templates on his site. Soooo, being the fan of the models that I was, I printed the picture out and attempted putting together all four of the models. The challenge after that was finding an environment that suited each of the four elements without having them blow away or get stepped on. Bloo is water, D'Redd is fire, Lello is Sun and Grrreen is Earth.


Bloo is hanging out at a local fountain in the downtown core. D'Redd is bringing the fire in a set up shot. Lello is enjoying the suns rays at a park in the city and Grrreen is rolling in the grass at a local hang out as well.



Make sure to check out Castleforte's site HERE for all of his cool creations and event news.

Cheers,

Paper Vinny

Papurrrrr Kitty

Here is a cute little cat by artist Tetsuya Watabe. That name might not mean much to some folks but in the paper toy community he's quite well known for a couple models, mainly his "Rommy" series. I'm looking forward to building a few more of his, especially his "Koomarty" model which resembles a cute polar bear standing up.

I took this pic just across the street from one of my favorite hang outs, The Solstice cafe.

Cheers,

Paper Vinny

The Great Outdoors

Paper Vinny was spotted at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, USA. It's a absolutely stunning place with something for everyone. If you love rock climbing I'm sure you've already heard of it but it's also a wonderful place to go for serious hikes or even just casual walks. Check it out if you are ever in the neighbourhood.

Cheers,

Paper Vinny

Happy Halloween Vote Now!

Well it's that time of the year again. The time when many dress up and venture out into the streets for treats and tricks. The site paperkraft.net recently put on another paper toys photo contest. This time with a Halloween theme. I just entered 3 photo's into the contest(so keep your fingers crossed). Here are the pics for you to enjoy or be scared by.

You can Now Vote on which finalist you would like to win. Just CLICK HERE

The top left hand one is the witch from Yamaha's Papercraft site. I made her extra big because the model was really neat and fairly detailed.

The top right hand one is 3 Eyed Bear's "Killer" model. Complete with eerie evil mask in the background.

And finally on the bottom is Pale Horse's custom of Horrorwood's Skull King. I shrunk this regular size model down so that when he was finally finished, he measured a wee
1 and 3/4 inches tall! Tiny but still scary.



Happy Halloween everyone!

Cheers,

Paper Vinny

Rodrigo Rides Again

So another one of the paper toy community's artists who goes by the name Tougui released an amazing series a while back. It's an collection of customs of his Rodrigo Del Papel model. I made the MR. Kone model a long time ago but didn't get around to taking a pic till recently. I strongly recommend checking out the other customs as they are very diverse and well worth the build time. A number of them have been created by top artists as well. Oh ya and their FREE!

Click Here for more Rodrigo Models

Be sure to check out the rest of Tougui's site as he has released a number of other amazing paper toys for free. Even the "Crooks Gang" just in time for Halloween.

Cheers,

Paper Vinny

Moldy The Polish Pirate

This is Moldy The Polish Pirate. He's head of the "Fungi Fighters" and his favourite season is Autumn. I made him for my friend Phaedra who recently found a giant mold factory in her apartment. She had just moved in and had all of her stuff set up when the discovery happened. Well now she's semi-homeless and as we all know, nothing cheers up a semi-homeless person with mold problems more than a paper pirate.

Oh and if your wondering why he's polish. It's because her landlord is this sweet old Polish lady who speaks almost no English, so my friend also needed a translator. I thought why not kill two birds with one pirate and make him a "Fungi Fighter" and translator too.

Oliver and Mr. Hawkins

This is Oliver Ollie by the great Matt Hawkins! I built him a little while back and although he was one of the more complex toys I have built, he was actually quite straightforward and easy to put together.

Please visit Matt's website www.custompapertoys.com for lots of free awesome paper toys and to see what cool projects he's currently working on. Also check out Matt's must have book Urban Paper that's under $20 bucks and filled with 26 paper toys you can cut out and make. It even comes with a DVD with all the templates on it if you want to make more or not cut up your book(See I told you he was great). Or there his Robot Wars Box O' Fun, featuring 10 unique paper robots that move with the help of 2 motorized units. All 7.99 (US Dollars)! Too good of a deal to pass up( Mine is on it's way as we speak).


Cheers,

Paper Vinny