Speed Racer Papercraft - Mach 5

So the Speed Racer movie is coming out next week, I've seen both the domestic and international trailer a few times and I still remain unsold based on it. As a fan of the original anime series (Mach GoGoGo), it's really hard to describe how I feel about the look of this movie without pulling my hair out. There's also a Speed Racer video game tie-in for the Nintendo Wii, maybe that's the reason for the overly done flashy eye-candy. And Mach 6 instead of the Mach 5, hopefully the Wachowski brothers can pull this one off.



Here's the original Speed Racer Mach 5 papercraft from Paper Inside.

Speed Racer Papercraft - Mach 5 [Paper Inside/Claudio Dias]

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Cute Papercraft Toys - Cherry Moo

Inspired by the hundreds of Cherry Blossom festivals and Hanami during spring time in Japan, the latest from Kamimodel's ROMMY Sloth paper toy series is a reflection of that beautiful scenery. This paper toy will be available until the end of May so download it now.

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Vampire Knight: Ichijou Takuma

A noble vampire who is vice-president of the Night Class, Ichijou Takuma lacks the “dark aura” commonly seen in most vampires, making him seem more human than others. Even though he is close friends with Kuran Kaname, the president and noble pure blood, his grandfather unfortunately has a grudge against Kaname, making Takuma often choose between friendship and family.

Vampire Knight is an excellent series. So far, the first few episodes are very promising. And this cosplay does it justice.

Technorati tags: nanao, research, vampire knight, ichijou, takuma, vice-president, president, kaname, kuran, friendship, family, noble, vampire, pure blood, anime, manga

Tango-No-Sekku Papercraft

I mentioned on a previous post about Japan's Children's Day festival being held yearly on the 5th of May, and that Boy's Day (Tango no Sekku) is also celebrated during this time. Samurai warrior dolls, armors, swords, and bows are prominently displayed inside houses along with carp streamers flown outside to symbolize the strength and determination of the carp in Japanese folklore.

In connection to the recent posts regarding Tango no Sekku, here is a Kabuto-Kazari (Samurai warrior battle helmet) papercraft and an origami carp streamer.

Kabuto-Kazari (battle helmet papercraft) [Yamaha Motors]
Origami Carp Streamer [Canon Creative Park]

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Yatterman Papercraft - Yatter-Bark

This dog-shaped robot is the rescue vehicle used by Gan and Ai on the anime series. It's equipped with a bell and a siren. Yatter-Bark doesn't have any cockpit for the Yatterman duo, instead they just hang on to its sides. This papercraft is from the folks at Cubic Character and is not connected to our previous Yatterman post which featured Omotchama, but both are related.

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SD Gundam Papercraft - MS-06S Zaku II

Something similar to yesterday's Gundam papercraft, this is the MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type. It has the has the same color and is also piloted by the greatest mobile suite ace of the One Year War, Char Aznable. This S-type Zaku is identical to the MS-06F (green) except for its reactor and the additional antenna on the head - indicates a squad leader.



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Points on math education

I've been lazy lately when it comes to blogging and I'm sorry for that. I've been sort of taking time off from computer work and painting some windows since it just needs done at our house. I view it sort of as "therapy", since it's so different from the computer work and I just take my time and I don't have to think that hard. I like painting.

Anyways, I foud something really nice at Mathmom's. She's written, I feel, an excellent piece about problems in math education in elementary grades. Her point of view is of classroom instruction, but it's still really relevant even for homeschoolers. Some excerpts:

On calculators:

But to be honest, as much as I hate calculator use in school, in this age of calculators and computers, efficiency at hand computation is not, IMO, the most critical math skill for kids to learn. I am NOT saying that it should be ignored, or that kids should be allowed to skip it, and just use calculators in class (see rant linked above). But it is not, IMO, the be all and end all of math education, nor is it a prerequisite, IMO, for studying anything else.

What I consider even more important is a strong sense of number. I want kids who know immediately when the answer they got (either by hand computation or with a calculator) is way off. I want kids who have an instinctive understanding of the distributive law before it is ever formally taught or named (12 sevens is obviously the same as 10 sevens and 2 more sevens). I want kids who know when the amount of change handed to them makes no sense. I would rather have a kid who can multiply 64 x 25 mentally (by halving 64 twice and doubling 25 twice, to see that it's equal to 16 x 100 = 1600) than a kid who can sit down and carry out the long multiplication with pencil and paper, by rote.

I feel that we need to consider several things when it comes to calculators. It's best when the kids can do mental calculations and do paper-and-pencil methods, including understanding why they work. Calculators should be used judiciously, but used. Like she mentions, number sense is of paramount importance so that kids can estimate their answers and tell if the calculator "got it wrong" (e.g. they punched wrong buttons).

On spiraling curricula:

Steve is right that a spiral curriculum can lead to a lax attitude of "it's ok if they don't master this now, because they'll see it again later" that goes on ad infinitum, and the kid never masters anything. This is clearly no good. But the solution isn't necessarily to take away the spiraling for those who need it, IMO. The solution is to have limits - for example, it's ok if they don't completely "get" long multiplication when it's previewed in 3rd grade, or even when it's introduced more formally in 4th, but they have to get it when it's reviewed in 5th, or they shouldn't move on.

This sounds like a really sane approach.

She also talks about including non-routine problems for ALL students to solve. I definitely recommend this practice and have written about it before! MathMom gives several good reasons for this:

1. First, it provides a fabulous way of helping students to appreciate the uses of the procedures and skills they have learned or are learning.

2. Second, this is the kind of thing that "real mathematicians" do! ... A "mathematician" does not sit down and solve 25 ratio and percent word problems, knowing exactly which skills are required to perform the computations. Instead, she investigates "puzzles", looks for interesting patterns makes new discoveries, generalizes results.

3. Third, it develops self esteem and confidence.

4. Fourth, it builds transferrable problem solving skills.

Read it all at Ramblings of a math mom: Math wars.

Points on math education

I've been lazy lately when it comes to blogging and I'm sorry for that. I've been sort of taking time off from computer work and painting some windows since it just needs done at our house. I view it sort of as "therapy", since it's so different from the computer work and I just take my time and I don't have to think that hard. I like painting.

Anyways, I foud something really nice at Mathmom's. She's written, I feel, an excellent piece about problems in math education in elementary grades. Her point of view is of classroom instruction, but it's still really relevant even for homeschoolers. Some excerpts:

On calculators:

But to be honest, as much as I hate calculator use in school, in this age of calculators and computers, efficiency at hand computation is not, IMO, the most critical math skill for kids to learn. I am NOT saying that it should be ignored, or that kids should be allowed to skip it, and just use calculators in class (see rant linked above). But it is not, IMO, the be all and end all of math education, nor is it a prerequisite, IMO, for studying anything else.

What I consider even more important is a strong sense of number. I want kids who know immediately when the answer they got (either by hand computation or with a calculator) is way off. I want kids who have an instinctive understanding of the distributive law before it is ever formally taught or named (12 sevens is obviously the same as 10 sevens and 2 more sevens). I want kids who know when the amount of change handed to them makes no sense. I would rather have a kid who can multiply 64 x 25 mentally (by halving 64 twice and doubling 25 twice, to see that it's equal to 16 x 100 = 1600) than a kid who can sit down and carry out the long multiplication with pencil and paper, by rote.

I feel that we need to consider several things when it comes to calculators. It's best when the kids can do mental calculations and do paper-and-pencil methods, including understanding why they work. Calculators should be used judiciously, but used. Like she mentions, number sense is of paramount importance so that kids can estimate their answers and tell if the calculator "got it wrong" (e.g. they punched wrong buttons).

On spiraling curricula:

Steve is right that a spiral curriculum can lead to a lax attitude of "it's ok if they don't master this now, because they'll see it again later" that goes on ad infinitum, and the kid never masters anything. This is clearly no good. But the solution isn't necessarily to take away the spiraling for those who need it, IMO. The solution is to have limits - for example, it's ok if they don't completely "get" long multiplication when it's previewed in 3rd grade, or even when it's introduced more formally in 4th, but they have to get it when it's reviewed in 5th, or they shouldn't move on.

This sounds like a really sane approach.

She also talks about including non-routine problems for ALL students to solve. I definitely recommend this practice and have written about it before! MathMom gives several good reasons for this:

1. First, it provides a fabulous way of helping students to appreciate the uses of the procedures and skills they have learned or are learning.

2. Second, this is the kind of thing that "real mathematicians" do! ... A "mathematician" does not sit down and solve 25 ratio and percent word problems, knowing exactly which skills are required to perform the computations. Instead, she investigates "puzzles", looks for interesting patterns makes new discoveries, generalizes results.

3. Third, it develops self esteem and confidence.

4. Fourth, it builds transferrable problem solving skills.

Read it all at Ramblings of a math mom: Math wars.

Inuyasha: Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru is the older half-brother of Inuyasha. He is a full fledged Inu Yokai (Dog Demon, literal translation), and is usually stoic and hard to read.In the beginning of the series, he is a ruthless enemy of Inuyasha, wanting to take the Tetsusaiga from him, but Sesshomaru soon becomes compassionate towards Jaken, his servant, and Rin, an orphaned human who showed him kindness while he was injured.

This is a really beautiful cosplay of my favorite yokai of the series! He looks so peaceful, sleeping by the tree. No wonder Rin took a liking to him the moment she saw him.

Technorati tags: nanao, research, inuyasha, sesshoumaru, inu yokai, yokai, dog demon, demon, tetsusaiga, enemy, brother, half-brother, cosplay, cosplayer, rin, human, jaken, servant

Pokemon Papercraft - Magnemite / Magneton

We're looking at the Magnemite papercraft from designer Kirasu. This Pokemon is a robotic lifeform that looks like an eyeball in a metal socket with a horse shoe magnet on each of its sides. There's three Philips head screws attached to it, two for its feet, and one on top of its head, probably an antenna. It's considered to be an Electrical/Steel type, and just like some of the other Pokemon the Magnemite has an evolved form called the Magneton. Just build three Magnemites and you've got yourself a Magneton. The pattern is in PDO format so you'll need the free Pepakura viewer to open this file. Thanks to the designer for sending it in.

Pokemon Papercraft - Magnemite / Magneton [Kirasu via Mediafire]

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SD Gundam Papercraft - MS-14S Gelgoog

This is the highly modified version of the mass produced Gelgoog piloted by Zeon ace pilot Char Aznable, it sports a distinct red color to identify its pilot's own personal custom mecha and to compliment his nickname, the Red Comet. The main pattern has no color so you'll have to print it on colored cardstock paper.



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Angry Bear Paper Toy

"An'ry Bear, the angriest bear in the world" is now up for download on designer Alexander Shen's art blog. I like the new twist to this one, the designer included a small comic to go along with what An'ry Bear is all about.

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Gyakuten Saiban 4: Garyu Kyouya

The young and dashing prosecutor of the 4th series (commonly referred to as “Apollo Justice”), Kyouya became a prosecutor at the age of 17. He is also the leader of a rock band known as “The Gavinners”, which is entirely made of people who are in one way or another, connected to law enforcement.

This is one hot cosplay. 8) I must wear shades… Although I wish the cosplayer would smile a little, since Kyouya is known for his signature smile.

Technorati tags: nanao, research, apollo justice, ace attorney, gyakuten saiban, 4, garyu, kyouya, klavier, gavin, prosecutor, gavinners, cosplay, cosplayer, rock band, law enforcement, hot, smile

Relax Bear Papercraft - Children's Day

May 5 is Children's Day in Japan, they observe Tango-No-Sekku (Boy's Festival) to celebrate children's healthy growth and happiness. From late April to early May families display brightly colored carp streamers hoisted on a bamboo pole outside their homes called Koi-Nobori, a carp is flown for each son in the family - with the sizes ranging from big (eldest) to small (youngest). Why the carp? the Japanese consider it the most spirited of fish, because of its strength, vigor, and perseverance when swimming upstream.



Inside the house, families display armor, swords, bows, and Boy's Day Dolls (gogatuningyo). The kuma0rila blog has now put up this new Relax Bear papercraft with Relax Bear (Rilakkuma) himself on a carp suit and his friend Korilakkuma wearing a cute red apron of some sort.

Relax Bear Papercraft - Children's Day [kuma0rila]

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Formula One Papercraft - Lola Mk4

This F1 car was constructed by the Lola company and originally designed by its founder and owner, Eric Broadley for the Bowmaker Racing Team. This cartoony take on the Lola Mk4 is from the Ichiyama's Paper Cards site.



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Flying Papercraft Airplanes

Some good paper aircrafts to add to our growing collection from our friends at Yuki's Flying Cardmodels. There's only three papercraft airplanes right now, but more will be added soon. Includes a Saab J35F "Draken", a BAE Systems Hawk T1, and the newest one, a DHC-1 Chipmunk. Fly on!

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Legend of Zelda Papercraft - Floormaster

We have tons of Nintendo papercraft here on our site - Legend of Zelda, Mario Brothers, Pokemon - but if you want even more, let's visit the (unofficial) Nintendo Papercraft site by Drummyralf. I'm seeing some good paper models there that I haven't posted before, starting out with some Legend of Zelda papercrafts, Floormaster from The Wind Waker series and Epona (horse) from Ocarina of Time. Then there's the Super Mario characters like Magic Mushroom, Bob-omb,Koopa Troopa, and many more. Not all the papercrafts are Chokipeta-quality, but they're good enough in their own way. Enjoy kids.

And to Nintendo Co., with all that ridiculous amount of money ($1 billion) that you're raking in from the Wii and DS, couldn't you at least provide us some official papercrafts. The cost of it, wouldn't even put a dent on your wallet.

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Featured Artist - Hot Fudge

Robyn Dixon is the owner of this fabulous store, stocking a range of children’s clothing, quilts and various other fabric items.

Coming from a long line of tailors and dressmakers, going back to her great-great grandfather, it is hardly surprising that she can produce such stunning, high quality items.

Over the past twenty-three years she has also been a quilter, making both traditional and contemporary quilts. In her twenties she owned a fashion boutique at Bondi Beach.

So don't be shy come and visit this lovely etsy store, Hot Fudge

Star Trek Papercraft - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

This is the USS Enterprise-D (NCC-1701-D), also known as the Flagship of the Federation. It's a Galaxy-class starship and the fifth Federation Starfleet ship to bear the name Enterprise. Was used in Star Trek Generations, with the charismatic Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the helm. Follow the link below, go to the bottom of the page to find the goods.

Star Trek Papercraft - USS Enterprise D [Ninjatoes]

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SD Zeta Gundam Papercraft - MSZ-008 ZII

This MSZ-008 Gundam papercraft is based on Fujita Kazumi's stunningly gorgeous ZII concept design that never made it into the Zeta Gundam anime series. Includes the mega beam rifle.



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Kung Fu Panda Papercraft

With a ton of good movies lined up for summer 2008, DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda is probably one of the most anticpated film for younger audiences, right there with Pixar's Wall-E. The story is about a lazy, slacker panda named Po who teams up with the legendary Furious Five (Tigress, Crane, Mantis,Viper, and Monkey) under the guidance of Master Shifu, to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard called Tai Lung.

Here's another great release from HP, the Kung Fu Panda papercraft are cute and much better than they're first try (remember Shrek 3D?) The paper model set includes all of the Furious Five and Master Panda Po. Grab them now and be sure to "Prepare for Awesomeness"

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2008 Olympic Papercraft Mascots

The Fuwa or "good luck dolls" in Chinese are the official mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing. They were designed by Han Meilin and consist of five members. They are Beibei (blue), Jingjing (black), Huanhuan (red), Yingying (yellow?) and Nini (green) - like other mascots before them, each one represents a color from the five Olympic Rings. I'm not sure about Yinying though, one of the official colors is yellow, but he looks more orange to me. Probably a result of China flexing its muscle again, defiant as always.

The designer calls himself paperpop and makes his home at the cardmodel site (China). He has released the first (Beibei) of the five Olympic papercrafts and would continue to do so on the 24th of each month until all five mascots are done, with the last one being on the actual end date of the Olympic games.

Don't forget to bookmark and come back on the scheduled release dates:
BeiBei - April 24 (Available Now), JingJing - May 24, HuanHuan - June 24, YingYing - July 24, NiNi - August 24.

2008 Olympic Papercraft Mascots [cardmodels.cn]

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Get Backers: Fuchoin Kazuki

The scion of the noble Fuchoin family, Kazuki is often mistaken for a girl being that his fighting abilities emphasize on “grace”. His feminine looks come as an advantage to his job as an information seeker, making him one of the most knowledgeable characters in the series. He is often naive when it comes to the people he chooses to associate with, because he trusted Saizou Tofuin and Uryuu Toshiki even after they betrayed him. This undying form of trust is also what makes his true friends stay loyal to him. He uses koto strings as his primary weapon, and is so good that he is given the title “Prince of Fear”.

Obviously, this is a girl cosplaying Kazuki, but the characters does look and act like a girl anyway. Wonderful cosplay!

Technorati tags: nanao, research, cosplay, anime, manga, get backers, fuchoin, fuuchouin, kazuki, koto, stingy, bell, cosplayer, grace, information seeker, annaiya, saizou, tofuin, uryuu, toshiki, prince of fear, naive, loyal

Ibara Paper Spinner

We've got one for the kids today, this is a simple paper spinner / pinwheel released by Japanese video game company, Cave. This is based on their PlayStation 2 vertical shooter game called Ibara. Assembly is easy and straightforward so no problems there. The center of the blade holds a round interchangeable piece that has the photo of the characters in the game.



Ibara Paper Spinner [via Mediafire]

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High school geometry - a review

It's done! Finally! Took me some time to finish this review, perhaps because it involved three products:

• The book Geometry: A Guided Inquiry. As the name suggests, this book is based on letting students learn about theorems and their proofs in the setting of "guided inquiries" or interesting problems. It is quite unique in its approach.


• A Home Study Companion which includes solutions and about 300 interactive demonstrations


• Geometer's Sketchpad - dynamic geometry software.

This review isn't just what you typically find on the web; someone called it an "exquisite in-depth review". It's fairly long... with sample pages and other pictures, examples, and more.

I encourage you to read it even if you don't need a high school geometry book right now... because you'll get valuable insight just HOW GOOD geometry instruction can be, how the book handles proof, or what to think about an axiomatic vs. discovery based geometry text.

Review of Geometry: A Guided Inquiry with Geometer's Sketchpad and Home Study Companion.

High school geometry - a review

It's done! Finally! Took me some time to finish this review, perhaps because it involved three products:

• The book Geometry: A Guided Inquiry. As the name suggests, this book is based on letting students learn about theorems and their proofs in the setting of "guided inquiries" or interesting problems. It is quite unique in its approach.


• A Home Study Companion which includes solutions and about 300 interactive demonstrations


• Geometer's Sketchpad - dynamic geometry software.

This review isn't just what you typically find on the web; someone called it an "exquisite in-depth review". It's fairly long... with sample pages and other pictures, examples, and more.

I encourage you to read it even if you don't need a high school geometry book right now... because you'll get valuable insight just HOW GOOD geometry instruction can be, how the book handles proof, or what to think about an axiomatic vs. discovery based geometry text.

Review of Geometry: A Guided Inquiry with Geometer's Sketchpad and Home Study Companion.

Toshiba Papercraft Buildings

Toshiba is a manufacturing company known for their high technology, electrical engineering and electronics businesses, but a division called Toshiba TEC stands out for their cash register systems. They speciliaze in Point of Sale Systems (POS) and Electronic Cash Registers (ECR). They've provided some ten free papercraft buildings of the business establishments that use their popular cash register systems. The buildings range from your typical convenience store, to coffee shops, all the way to the big retail and department store chains.

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Gensomaden Saiyuki: Cho Hakkai

Probably the most level-headed member of the group, Cho Hakkai is the 4th Member of Genjo Sanzo’s group. He is formerly known as Cho Gonou, a school teacher who loves children and his beloved Kanan. Unfortunately, his life changed significantly when Kanan was kidnapped by the Hyakugenmaoh, a demon tribe.

He attempted to rescue her and was successful in killing of a thousand yokai (demons), turning himself into a demon as well. However, his rescue ended in failure as Kanan killed herself in front of him, saying that she is no longer worthy of him for carrying the child of a demon within her.

A sad story, but Hakkai eventually found solace with Sanzo’s party. He’s usually the one who has to make sure everything is in order and that the other members don’t end up killing each other. His demonic self is controlled by the 3 ear bands he wears on his left ear. Once removed, he is said to have enough power to rival Goku’s.

Technorati tags: nanao, research, cho, hakkai, kanan, gonou, gono, genjyo, genjo, sanzo, gensomaden, saiyuki, hyakugenmaoh, demon, yokai, tribe, manga, anime, suicide, kidnap

Video Game Paper Toys - Cubeecraft Update

Cubeecraft time, these are the new cubic paper models available on the their site. The last we visited, it was the Super Mario papercraft - this time we've got Megaman, Sam and Max, Bender (Futurama), StrongBad (Homestar Runner), and a few others I don't recognize - but maybe you could.

Video Game Paper Toys [Cubeecraft]

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Chibi Anime Papercraft - Shikako Maejima

Glue2Chronicle has a new model added to their Kira Kira papercraft series, after Kirari Shiino and Sarina Kashiwara we now have Shikako Maejima, who is the bass player of the band.



Chibi Anime Papercraft - Shikako Maejima [Glue2Chronicle/atom]

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Car Papercraft - Ford Cobra A/C

So far our car papercraft posts have been mostly on Japanese car makers with one post going to the US (NASCAR) and another one to Italy (Lamborghini). Paper designer Jimmy Crackskull e-mailed us about his very own creation, the Ford Cobra AC, and this classic American muscle car adds another for the US side. Check it out.

Ford Cobra Papercraft [Jimmy Crackskull Wonderous Treasures]

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Sakura Taisen: Maria Tachibana

Maria Tachibana, the original leader of the Hanagumi, is the only one with prior experience of military warfare. Having witnessed her captain and father figure sacrifice himself to save their troop, she became emotionally cold and desired to work alone. This earned her the title of “Kazuar”, which means phoenix in the Russian Revolutionary War.

Very impressive. I love the details in the uniform and her beautiful hair! All that’s left is her signature weapon, the revolver.

Technorati tags: nanao, research, sakura wars, sakura taisen, maria, tachibana, kazuar, phoenix wright, leader, russia, russian revolution, hanagumi, marksmanship, revolver

Arcade Papercraft - Moon Patrol Diorama

An old classic arcade game, this one is. It's a side scrolling shooter in which you control a lunar rover trying to cross over pitted and rocky terrain while avoiding attacks coming from alien space crafts over head and tanks up front. Designer Marianne Mazurowski over at the Conejo/Coneja blog has created this cool Moon Patrol papercraft diorama for us to gaze at. The patterns are not yet finalized so keep your eyes glued here for the update. For now, let's head over to the link below and reminisce on the good old days when joystick and a couple buttons was king.

Moon Patrol Papercraft Diorama [Conejo/Coneja]

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Earth Day Papercraft - 2008

Today is Earth Day, a day that we call for action to protect our blue planet's fragile ecosystems from our excessive and unrestrained use of its natural resources. I've searched for some Earth Day papercraft or anything related to it but there's not much out there that has good quality to them. These three however, fit perfectly. We start of with Canon's Globe Puzzle papercraft, we've previously shown this one before but its a very good paper model and educational tool that we'll show it again.



Next we go to Italia to our friend Pino's place (Paperpino) for his Earth Relief Globe papercraft, and finally we visit Japan to see the eco-kun papercraft character, it's a mascot for the Kahma Company Ltd. that promotes eco-friendly products - Kahma is a DIY hardware and household goods store, similar to Home Depot or Lowes here in the US.

Globe Puzzle Papercraft [Canon Creative Park]
Earth Relief Globe Papercraft [Paperpino]
Eco-kun Papercraft Mascot [Kahma]

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Free math videos...

...for this week only!

MathTV.com is letting us test-drive (public beta) their new website for FREE for one week only:

http://www2.mathtv.com/

Hundreds of videos on pre-algebra, algebra, trig, and calculus topics. Even in Spanish.

Free math videos...

...for this week only!

MathTV.com is letting us test-drive (public beta) their new website for FREE for one week only:

http://www2.mathtv.com/

Hundreds of videos on pre-algebra, algebra, trig, and calculus topics. Even in Spanish.

Tekken 5: Kazama Asuka

More commonly known as the cousin of Kazama Jin, Asuka is a brash, arrogant girl who has strong confidence in her fighting abilities. As a young child, she is trained by her father taught her the Kazama-style Traditional Martial Arts. She is a vigilante of sorts, who prefers to stop fights by “knock out”, although in the Play Station 2’s Tekken 5 opening, she’s seen saving a little kitty. She enters the Tekken 5 tournament in order to redeem her dojo and get her revenge.

Cute cosplayer of Asuka! Really like her hair and outfit. I know a lot of Tekken fans will be pleased.

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Canon Papercraft - Thoroughbred

New update on the Canon Creative Park, first up is a Thoroughbred papercraft on their Animals section - Thoroughbreds are a popular horse breed used in horse racing and best known for their speed and agility. This horse breed was a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares. Up next is a mobile papercraft on the Toys section - this ones has a sky and sea theme going on with it and serves as a good interior decoration. Finally, we've got some paper party goods on the Seasons & Holidays section - includes a paper crown, tiara, birthday party hat, wall decor, and tons of banners. Grab em'.

Canon Papercraft - Thoroughbred [Creative Park]

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Transformers Papercraft - Bumblebee

Since its going to be a big one, Paper Inside has now given the green light for their Bumblebee papercraft (film version). They've released the head part to get us started and to lessen the build time for the entire papercraft. Designer Claudio Dias has also added a cool mod to the head by incorporating LED lights for Bumblebee's eyes. Follow the link below to download the goods and to see the progress of this awesome paper model.

Transformers Papercraft - Bumblebee [Paper Inside]

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Video Game Papercraft - PC Gamer

Yesterday, I went to my local Barnes and Noble bookstore to check out a new section on the store that is carrying imported Japanese books, mostly manga, anime, and origami stuff. Sad to say I didn't find anything related to papercrafts. So I went to the magazine section to check out some video game mags and there it was, a (Fallout 3) Vault Boy papercraft staring at me. I quickly grabbed the mag and tried to see what other stuff was in it. The magazine is the PC GAMER HOW TO: The Ultimate Guide to DIY Gaming edition. I went straight to the particular article, they called it "Gaming Papercraft! Time To Test Your Finger Dexterity" - the first one is a simpler version of Portal's weighted companion cube, followed by the Fallout 3 Vault Boy, then a Bioshock Big Daddy papercraft, and finally a Half-Life 2 Gordon Freeman papercraft. The mag also indicates that all the paper models were done in Pepakura Designer. It's not the best of models, but it's good enough for beginners.

I know I'm going to receive a lot of request for a scan, but this one is a no go. The mag is only $10 cheap and its available everywhere, I think anybody interested can afford this one. Pardon the quality of the photos, my camera phone is old.



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Yu Yu Hakusho: Youko Kurama 02

How many Kurama’s have plagued this blog? I think I may have lost count… Being that he has 2 forms (ok, 3 including his full fox form), and he’s one of the most popular characters in the Yu Yu Hakusho series, I’m not surprised so many cosplayers portrayed him.

I suppose people will complain about the usage of fake roses as opposed to real ones… But, I don’t think real roses can be arranged to intertwine that way, can it? You have to admit though, the pose and the expression on Youko’s face is absolutely gorgeous. Probably one of my most favorite cosplays of him so far! Nice job!

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