Planet of the Apes and 2001 paper toys

It's Planet of the Apes meets 2001 with these paper toys.

Papercraft sock monkey and mouse

Sock Monkey paper toy by Tyler Tinsley available for download. And he's currently running a kickstarter to fund this mouse warrior paper toy:



Via.

Dog paper toy

Papercraft dog available for download. Via.

Star Tours paper toys (and more)

I've mentioned this site once or twice before, but it has some fun new projects, including papercraft Star Tours speeders and Mickey Mouse, printable Hulk mask and Thor's helmet, and instructions for making a Perry the Platypus toy.







*Buy Phineas and Ferb toys at eBay.

Siamese monster paper toy

Siamese monster paper toy available for download. Via.

Link roundup

1. Light-up papercraft castle in the clouds. Via.

2. A description of what happened at the Find the Future event at the New York Public Library.

3. New tiny sculpture by Slinkachu, who also has a book and poster on sale.

Portal Personality Sphere paper toys

Portal Personality Sphere paper toys available for download.

*Previously: Rick the Adventure Sphere.

Bride and Groom paper toys

Bride and Groom paper toys available for download. Via.

*Buy cake toppers at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Massive Voodoo is giving away an impressively-painted (and based) miniature.

2. HAL (2001) phone wallpaper.

3. Batman paper toy.

Link roundup

1. RPS on Deus Ex: Human Revolution:

The art design is gorgeous, there’s loads to explore, and the whole package is so polished you can see your grinning face in it.

2. Smooth N Natural is a solid James Bond-esque webcomic. Funny, exciting, and very NSFW.

3. More Minecraft paper toys.

*Buy Deus Ex toys at eBay.

Johnny Cupcakes mascot paper toy

Johnny Cupcakes mascot paper toy available for download. Via.

Batman paper toy

Batman paper toy available for download. Via.

*Buy Japanese Batman toys at eBay.

I wish I followed the Portland Timbers

Downloadable papercraft game schedule for the Portland Timbers (MLS team).

*Buy trophies at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Little Prince paper toys.

2. Arnold Kling, writing specifically about Central California, and America in general:

My guess is that those in the informal economy do not get to send their children to elite primary and secondary schools, and they have little in the way of health insurance. But otherwise, they enjoy what I call Diamond Age access to the more basic goods and a few luxuries.

When I took the subway home the other night, I noticed how many people wearing clothes that signified low incomes were playing with smart phones. A few years ago, the smart phone went with a business suit. Now it goes with lots of tattoos and grubby t-shirts.

3. Major League Soccer (and not individual teams) sets player salaries. Compare LA and NY to two small market teams:

NY Red Bulls: $13,397,087.04
LA Galaxy: $12,205,725.12
Real Salt Lake: $3,517,856.76
Colorado Rapids: $3,173,078.64

Via.

Portal Frankenturret Papercraft; Portal Posters, and more

The frankenturret as a paper toy available for download. Also available: a gentleman dinosaur with a monocle:











Some of the Portal posters in this Flickr gallery.






Clever use of portals allows us to see Wheatley hacking the lock.

Minecraft paper toys

Minecraft Creeper and dirt block paper toys available for download.

Venom paper toy

Venom paper toy available for download. Via.

*Buy Venom toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Instructions and template for making a paper bird mobile.

2. Instructions for turning off in-app purchases on your iPhone to prevent your child (or yourself) from racking up massive charges.

3. "Google's head of research, said the main reason they launched [Google Voice] was so they could better learn how to transcribe human voice to text."

Eeyore paper toy

Download the Eeyore paper toy here.

*Previously: Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh vs. Calvin and Hobbes.

Simple paper flowers

Here's a good craft project for mother's day - - standing paper flowers.