Animated Mechanical and Optical Illusion Paper Toys
Free paper models that are animated/mechanical. Amazing machines made of paper, paper gears and mechanics...
Barnacle Press - Mechanical papercraft toy puppets originally from the LA Times Junior Times section in the 1920s. Oscar the Owl, Rollo the Rookie, Halfback Harry, Tom and Jerry to name just a few.
Bizzarre Stuff - Animation Toys - A simple printable Zoetrope is at the bottom or the page. Also, instructions on how to make a Thaumatrope and Phenakistiscope.
Cardnetics - Two very clever devices that are business card size, made from a sturdy card stock. A Cardapult and a Penny Shooter! The designer sells them but he also offers build your won plans. Go to either the Cardapult page or the Penny Shooter page and on the right you will find the "Build your own" information on the right side of both pages. Very clever designs!
Canon - In Toys there are very cute animated/mechanical paper toys: Zebra, Elephant, Frog Chorus, Leaping Goat, Ruminating Cow, Pop-Up Grasshopper & Ttiger, Tiger that jumps through a ring of fire, Clowns on stilts, and a working Carousel. In Science/Universe: a Moving Copernican & Ptolemaic System. In Toys: a Flip animation wheel with changable animation cards.
Canon, Japan Circus World - Several circus theme animated paper toys.
Car with People - People in animated car that go up and down, cute.
Conservatory Coffin - Great Animated Coffin From Disney Worlds The Haunted Mansion.
Flying Pig Free Paper Models - The Curious Cuckoo Whistle, Snap-Up Heart, Which Came First paper models by Rob Ives.
Hoops and YoYo Animated Christmas Paper Toy - (In the Christmas paper toy section).
How to Make an Animated Paper Robot - Step by step instructions, by Rob Ives, on how to build a paper model robot that is animated. Push the robot up and down and he stretches his robot claws.
Jade the Dragon - Free to download, but is shareware. Go to Download under Jade Dragon.
Paper Engineer's Workshop - Very nice free mechanical paper toys of: an Angel, Song Choir, Sheep, Turkey.
Paper Mario Automata - Paper Automata of Nintendo's very popular video game character Mario, turn the crank and Mario jumps and hits the gold gift box and coin pops out, fun!
Paper Puzzle Parade - Pneumatic Paper Model Rocket that actually flies and a Zoetrope
Paperpino - Animated Clown riding a trike, Jumping sheep made using a Geneva Stop, Leonardo’s Mechanical Hammer, Bird and more. All very cute.
Ravensblight Mechanical Bat - Very nice 8 page cam and piston animated paper model of bat.
Sasatoku Printing - Animated paper models of a Mole, Woodpecker, Horse, Seal, Monkey and Waving Lucky Cat. Very nice paper model design work.
Sharp Pencil Quality Television - See the movies Kill Bill, Dr. Strangelove or Dirty Harry on your very own portable paper TV powered by two pencils, very clever.
Mechanical Models that Really Work - Very nice mechanical paper toys from a software progrm for the Commodore 64 that was released in the 1980s. Models: Antique Truck, Balancing Jet, Carousel, Helicraft, Jet Dragster, Bank, Catapult, Mercer Raceabout, Pennypower Scale, Spirit of St. Louis, Starship, Steam Engine, Steam Oil Pump, Steam Table Saw, Tractor Crane and more.
Vertical Wind Turbine - Also a set of glasses that assist you in viewing X3D images or videos.
Walking Papercraft Mech Warrior - Turn a crank and the Mech Warrior takes a walk! Modeled after the Madcat/Timberwolf in popular video games. Very nice!
Optical Illusion Paper Models
David Church - Haunted Hallways illusion. Enter via the red button then go to Papercrafts at top.
Dragon Optical Illusion - I love this great illusion by Hendrik Ball that inspired all the paper toys in this section!
FrankenPaper Head-in-a-Box Illusion - This is one of my own paper toys. This is a challenging build but the effect is well worth it. Frankenstein seems to turn his head to follow you as you walk past.
Ikemath Illusions - Really cool paper model optical illusions that are like modern art sculptures.
Portrait of Lady illusion - The echibit is called Curious. A ladies head follows you as you walk by or move the protrait. Nice effect..
Super Robot Dog Optical Illusion Paper Model
The Moving Sculpture Illusion - It really looks like this skeleton is turning his head to follow you! Easy build, I love this great effect!
Yoda with Follow Me Eyes - This was my first illusion model. Yodas' eyes appear to follow you as you walk past him.
Automata - All about paper toy automata. In addition to the history, they discuss mechanisms, designing, tools and constructions techniques. And don't forget to see their gallery. Their work ranges from card stock and cardboard to wood.
Cabaret Mechanical Theater - For the most part this site is about wooden automata. But most of the ideas translate to paper as well. They do show the motion of the Geneva Mechanism. They also sell a very nice wooden prototyping kit for sale.
Cool 4 Cats - Very nice papercraft automaton kits. There are no free kits but they have videos demostrating all of their papercraft automaton kits that you might find entertaining, inspiring or educational for paper model builders.
Mechanism - I think this is one cool web site. If you want to build any type of paper toy automata, you will want to spend time here. Here you'll find plenty of teachers resources and print outs to help with classroom activites.
Paper Mechanics / Automata by Walter Ruffler - A discussion of the principals of paper model mechanics.
Robives - Animated demostrations of all sorts of cranks, gears, cams, levers, pistons and lots more.From hand crank mechanisms to pendulum power and even rubber band powered popup models. Click [Workshop Notes] on the right to read the blog and gain insights into how paper models are developed. Click on [Shop] on the right to find the amazing Free models. Click the house shaped icon in the upper right hand corner to get the home page for an easy overview of what's new. These models are fun build and educational to play with. Rob Ives is my personal favorite paper model artist. This site is a must see.
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