Category Archives: Paper Models

Cassini’s Terrestrial Globe / Globo Terrestre di Cassini

Posted on April 16, 2012 by paperpino

Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 – 1824) was an Italian globe maker, geographer, engraver, and cartographer. His  main cartographic work was the Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale of  1792-1801. In 1790, the Calcografia Camerale of Rome published his twelve terrestrial globe gores, … Continue reading →

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Life is a Challenge / La Vita è una Sfida

Posted on January 2, 2012 by paperpino

Natural adaptation aims to provide the best performances, even though not for any needs. I was impressed by the posture of this 3D model, that captures the giraffe efforts in reaching the primary source of life: the water. – Size … Continue reading →

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Hammer & Sickle / Falce e Martello

Posted on January 1, 2012 by paperpino

An hour’s drive from Rostov, vast wheat fields welcome visitors to Zernograd, as do a couple of relics of the old Soviet days: a hammer-and-sickle monument and a statue of Lenin. Zernograd became a showpiece of the Soviet collectivized farm … Continue reading →

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Christmas Presents / Regali di Natale

Posted on December 8, 2011 by paperpino

The first High Performance Hako (HPH) Santa!

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Flying Santa / Babbo Natale Volante

Posted on December 3, 2011 by paperpino
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Study for a Bull painted with pre columbian-like motifs

Posted on January 22, 2011 by paperpino

 This is a study for a life-size model that maybe in the future I will build. It measures mm 300x221x408. The 3D model was prepared after re-topologization of a model downloaded from the “INRIA Gamma team research database Website Collections” (www-roc.inria.fr/gamma/download/).

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