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The Ballerina in the Breathing Tower
Build a free mechanical paper automaton with a rotating ballerina, opening tower, gears and music box. Download the model and illustrated assembly instructions.
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The Birthday Flower — Tribute to Peter Markey
Build The Birthday Flower, a free paper automaton inspired by Peter Markey. Removable Interlocking Pins let you assemble, dismantle and store it as a reusable kit.
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Fabergé Paper Egg
Build a free printable Fabergé-inspired paper egg with green-and-gold ornament. Download the PDF pattern, cut the pieces and assemble the decorative model.
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Christmas Village
Build a miniature Christmas village from paper, with colourful houses and snowy rooftops. Download the model files, print the pieces and assemble a festive display of your own.
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EPM – Electro Paper Man
Build EPM – Electro Paper Man, a hand-powered paper robot inspired by the 1960s Electro Man tin toy, with a walking quick-return mechanism and moving arm.
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URSUS (1914)
Build a free paper model of URSUS, Trieste’s historic floating crane, with its industrial history, images, video and downloadable template.
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MACHINA
Build MACHINA, a free mechanical paper model where gears, levers and tracks guide balls through a theatrical sequence of movements. Download the complete model.
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Sand-Powered Mechanical Hammer
Build a free sand-powered paper automaton inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s mechanical hammer. Falling sand drives the wheel, cam and hammer mechanism.
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Self supporting Leonardo’s Bridge
It is in fact a structure composed of simple circular section beams, which are assembled without the use of fastenings or interlocking joints. Once assembled, the weight of the bridge should be…