tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91650734769287171772024-03-17T21:02:11.731-06:00Paper PoseablesPaper Toys That Move!Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-76622250370075292162023-08-08T00:24:00.004-06:002024-03-10T09:54:59.393-06:00Poplocks Chimera C64<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd7_-rCEHfuFPVXFNJdbclpFa-xFpIzrW_ARYuldQUrFrpiuaNNAXxUuf1dgNCLTzJa6vQSpGBktWEnjsmTB1SNd0lhIFzxBTf2BVwgeOiJlQht1ONxMns1CW4tJakhLOe4I0jgJsOwszgBaK-8f1YJBHqU_MDnWZMaMzPR4K4KhG9FEaS8ZsGZK0YM0/s800/chimera-big-and-small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd7_-rCEHfuFPVXFNJdbclpFa-xFpIzrW_ARYuldQUrFrpiuaNNAXxUuf1dgNCLTzJa6vQSpGBktWEnjsmTB1SNd0lhIFzxBTf2BVwgeOiJlQht1ONxMns1CW4tJakhLOe4I0jgJsOwszgBaK-8f1YJBHqU_MDnWZMaMzPR4K4KhG9FEaS8ZsGZK0YM0/w400-h400/chimera-big-and-small.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnR4T8n-Yb5dUMKs3X6pCCcNPo4G0iiVooNGdcC6SftmytfUw50tblx8SS4Lq7J30ut32byDLZqbqPh9TQXrIcIbJfAMaTA4yuZ5baeRG20V7IzgoiEOK4bLZiyQ_R75BBm8UzSDD_BLs4gr_EBfKDnRQwJQiviO_nR4ahmyaRJx53WdaZZ2-RIcglOM/s800/Chimera-SE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnR4T8n-Yb5dUMKs3X6pCCcNPo4G0iiVooNGdcC6SftmytfUw50tblx8SS4Lq7J30ut32byDLZqbqPh9TQXrIcIbJfAMaTA4yuZ5baeRG20V7IzgoiEOK4bLZiyQ_R75BBm8UzSDD_BLs4gr_EBfKDnRQwJQiviO_nR4ahmyaRJx53WdaZZ2-RIcglOM/w200-h200/Chimera-SE.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlb9LESfqppjsZr3OZ-pK76Mn9M5JTcNft4B_p5YmwDhUdbVw2ILTa_IOwfSJ3ZDgP6H9Bqco05HixyFMQPTHNCYzTDk8WbK1sbSqmBjA--cWhaYqkk3XXQwwB7ur9ih6dumvi0E6s2dtrIaTDx3D0CsJMj-ITS1-fY10YG-0F6V8T-00QETxRotqMjw/s800/Chimera-S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlb9LESfqppjsZr3OZ-pK76Mn9M5JTcNft4B_p5YmwDhUdbVw2ILTa_IOwfSJ3ZDgP6H9Bqco05HixyFMQPTHNCYzTDk8WbK1sbSqmBjA--cWhaYqkk3XXQwwB7ur9ih6dumvi0E6s2dtrIaTDx3D0CsJMj-ITS1-fY10YG-0F6V8T-00QETxRotqMjw/w200-h200/Chimera-S.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UxYP_pMhrKQmcSgE_Rx5O_ZaADP0RXPas5BV9V5V4LY1fVv9-B8g2QuEUW-s5F8i7fbd9C0VTE9PVg8opEUIBysxhNhU50f8Y0YSMFSwUJJZFaWQEamlS-jc_j683T0WKxrzN1HcZsv3ixq9KKLMNnSvxUxZPca4Cj_csgWVLeJQWylJH6ghA4XE1IE/s800/Chimera-NW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UxYP_pMhrKQmcSgE_Rx5O_ZaADP0RXPas5BV9V5V4LY1fVv9-B8g2QuEUW-s5F8i7fbd9C0VTE9PVg8opEUIBysxhNhU50f8Y0YSMFSwUJJZFaWQEamlS-jc_j683T0WKxrzN1HcZsv3ixq9KKLMNnSvxUxZPca4Cj_csgWVLeJQWylJH6ghA4XE1IE/w200-h200/Chimera-NW.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p>Here is a tribute to one of the earliest robot/spaceman characters in video games - the player character from the Commodore 64 version of "Chimera" by Shahid Ahmad. As the player, you explore a mysterious and threatening space ship, attempt to destroy it and escape.</p><p>Chimera was one of the first games to include digital voice samples, not just the typical bleeps and bloops of games of the mid-80s.</p><p>This paper toy version of the Chimera player character can hold a Wrench, the first tool to be collected in the game.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shahid tells the riveting story about the development of this game, brimming with coffee, XORS, friendship, hardship, opportunity, and triumph. There are also detailed explanations and asides on how programming and logic turn computer code into a pulsing, exciting game that one can play.</p><p>Note: You will need to have a Twitter account to log in and read all 7 chapters. <br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/1438891569868910596" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="608" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg65b6KuG-YRpwc4GcumGKdBp_n5_EXuMNXcyp4Fh7mg4y2CXSQFsYI_Pl_Pzzu2frpkqRo0tLU58qieLe3_qTRTh5Yo_h_Qjc5lnFUw4CIhMl8_Pv26pad5uJb44Bkr3mk-KVOa2OdaADLcr9IOcEyVM93o5gM_RMMA2jeLJjYRs8zHhI3Ll1mUljFs/s320/Code-Is-Just.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/1738663868312715437?s=20">Click to read "Code is Just"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Download
the Poplocks version of the Chimera C64 character and you can print out a template on
one page of card-stock, cut it out, fold and assemble your very own
version of this paper bot!</p><p>Alternately, print out the 3 pages for the enlarged, 160% scale version. <br /></p><p>Full-color instructions are included to help you cut out and assemble.</p><p>You
can print the pattern on US Letter or A4 card stock paper. Make sure
your program for printing PDF files is set to print at 100% scale with
no set margins (Chrome Browser defaults to the "margins" setting, which will shrink the print out!). Printing works fine in
Adobe Acrobat as well, naturally.</p><p>A 5/8" circle punch will help
out as always, allowing you to quickly cut out clean circles for smooth rotation
of all of the Poplocks joints.</p><p>For the 160% scale version, there are very few commercially available 1" circle hole punches with enough "reach" to cut out the hole, so you may have to remove each hole with a craft knife and scissors.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGSCr2kBIe58zejc00rRq754Hj-ZfFgVMfEQhjNkjw27dqRF2ljke3h1OU7-Ppq2WYfnWUZhw96sGDanxnuZRjriPxMr3B9sdlRFDIBT4BrWM9RI1VMUO4WEBdYyHT7QWM7B_6Yg37GZFgkXTw8SQhszP-229_U3insdhBamGJxDDVQL_X6Ti4g2kJPU/s2492/Chimera_instructions.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Click to download PDF instructions and template!" border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="2492" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGSCr2kBIe58zejc00rRq754Hj-ZfFgVMfEQhjNkjw27dqRF2ljke3h1OU7-Ppq2WYfnWUZhw96sGDanxnuZRjriPxMr3B9sdlRFDIBT4BrWM9RI1VMUO4WEBdYyHT7QWM7B_6Yg37GZFgkXTw8SQhszP-229_U3insdhBamGJxDDVQL_X6Ti4g2kJPU/w400-h205/Chimera_instructions.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KyaX_cOwTZHzwHxVZogEKVoY4kj0emFi/view?usp=sharing">Click to download PDF instructions and template!</a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EB8GONkr_wpFbHGP6k7RE7gIGb1h9cJP/view?usp=sharing"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-32933369474089970932023-03-13T13:38:00.000-06:002023-03-13T13:38:23.923-06:00Javelin - Netroid<p><a href="https://netroids.net" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Netroids.net</span></b></a> has been the place to go for original and fan art paper toys. James has transforming animalian robots, gigantic poseable action figures, and even a magical Netroids Miner model, which you can easily decorate with a classic Minecraft skin.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiopuP6sIfUniuXkWXwakxmHZ41IEd7iqPwFvIy0U-DU4-bNJnaqZ8yUHp9NtfKMJGLxwinJbWBAXdP6HO3Zb1h-nVjFWSBl-h8DsBOu6ji04gGPyDn5pVQsLY7QFinE_HkKH9zP7aOrM_YUdcNCvu3HYLxf7gj3Izdc5_XbyBpp7HCjVwBtTQMoY/s1280/Javelin%20Netroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiopuP6sIfUniuXkWXwakxmHZ41IEd7iqPwFvIy0U-DU4-bNJnaqZ8yUHp9NtfKMJGLxwinJbWBAXdP6HO3Zb1h-nVjFWSBl-h8DsBOu6ji04gGPyDn5pVQsLY7QFinE_HkKH9zP7aOrM_YUdcNCvu3HYLxf7gj3Izdc5_XbyBpp7HCjVwBtTQMoY/s320/Javelin%20Netroid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p>One of the latest toys is <a href="https://www.netroids.net/home/wave-4" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Javelin</span></b></a> - two sheets of cardstock build into a menacing and quite large beast-o-bot!</p><p>You can grab the free-to-print black and white version or get the full-color version at the <a href="https://ko-fi.com/netroidspapertoys/shop" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Netroids Paper Toys</span></b></a> shop. You'll find many other papercraft models and even original origami designs.</p><p></p><p>Take a look!<br /></p>Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-12635401806848193692023-01-03T00:06:00.000-07:002023-01-03T00:06:16.823-07:00 Poplocks Sweet Robo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpmC3rXfpXHfdlYdfSzB01AzUnilIgfQDJ0FifNVQt083WoPWBx0lFaPL4pzg1MZkUMcYifRIJTr1UYYatSb05lYzD8-7omuYFq1_OAzHTBGEgs7-6ojbIbx5O0nWc_-Of12ZaLBFzHge3pETqGX-PLDw5GYJv_har_iHSYmZxxUBrqtbnKNA-TxJ/s800/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpmC3rXfpXHfdlYdfSzB01AzUnilIgfQDJ0FifNVQt083WoPWBx0lFaPL4pzg1MZkUMcYifRIJTr1UYYatSb05lYzD8-7omuYFq1_OAzHTBGEgs7-6ojbIbx5O0nWc_-Of12ZaLBFzHge3pETqGX-PLDw5GYJv_har_iHSYmZxxUBrqtbnKNA-TxJ/s320/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibol1FeuSlSBO45qDGxoIDveH0fvy-4h3lQ2xkJflgwyg6IdUzmFRH_HGJogWKPRC31GKWYWi5riC5nNQM5UXETBYwssiaJiFmQuYo_tFSqZSrloHllfYrscMMrYFqy-5bHMkgXYidU4nep23R414YPfvqk3q89rGO-hl30vSzt2A8_kqfiaZ8tXMW/s800/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Sit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibol1FeuSlSBO45qDGxoIDveH0fvy-4h3lQ2xkJflgwyg6IdUzmFRH_HGJogWKPRC31GKWYWi5riC5nNQM5UXETBYwssiaJiFmQuYo_tFSqZSrloHllfYrscMMrYFqy-5bHMkgXYidU4nep23R414YPfvqk3q89rGO-hl30vSzt2A8_kqfiaZ8tXMW/s320/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Sit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M15_5RUSnI6Q5xfsAmHb8AJF6LQCnqOhBV7-0Yb25osqWioJVhpsr7dcy6NYqyB_DKjbOzj5N8qHLnEobMOUW_OtbHCdRBrAQQGAH-UZBlv_azVa63m1ScHfBEjKj9GjqRiMQcE2naYYH5mVnMnO-aO-niC9OPNG8fosMU6OOL7Mxc8tAOjnoNR8/s800/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M15_5RUSnI6Q5xfsAmHb8AJF6LQCnqOhBV7-0Yb25osqWioJVhpsr7dcy6NYqyB_DKjbOzj5N8qHLnEobMOUW_OtbHCdRBrAQQGAH-UZBlv_azVa63m1ScHfBEjKj9GjqRiMQcE2naYYH5mVnMnO-aO-niC9OPNG8fosMU6OOL7Mxc8tAOjnoNR8/s320/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbXc_hq_jNH6VyvvfYiHmonUUgpbiJ5vVqB11iWyEt-FHjuEOXIWrgxO0jntWddH8zf3zmJrzddRS3hHSO3SdSVkmo3x7qogbS6IGhahXziZ-YV_lDYv27DZi-YgYiSUBacg1KOY6DpkNaDGPEmnwXpzryulGE8WMaUH2fblkit-jr2dt9cpWO1Eo/s800/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbXc_hq_jNH6VyvvfYiHmonUUgpbiJ5vVqB11iWyEt-FHjuEOXIWrgxO0jntWddH8zf3zmJrzddRS3hHSO3SdSVkmo3x7qogbS6IGhahXziZ-YV_lDYv27DZi-YgYiSUBacg1KOY6DpkNaDGPEmnwXpzryulGE8WMaUH2fblkit-jr2dt9cpWO1Eo/s320/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_Walk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /><p>It's been a while, but here is a brand-new version of an older papertoy from this site.</p><p>Download the Poplocks version of Sweet Robo and you can print out a template on one page of card-stock, cut it out, fold and assemble your very own version of this re-imagined paper bot!</p><p>A lot of parts are jammed into one sheet of paper, so full-color instructions are included to help you cut out and assemble.</p><p>You can print the pattern on US Letter or A4 card stock paper. Make sure your program for printing PDF files is set to print at 100% scale with no set margins (such as with the Chrome Browser). Printing works fine in Adobe Acrobat as well, naturally.</p><p>A 5/8" circle punch will help out as always, allowing you to cut out clean circles for smooth rotation of all of the Poplocks joints; for the head, arms, and legs.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EB8GONkr_wpFbHGP6k7RE7gIGb1h9cJP/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="965" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbt6wAaQu3WH0GIHG4OGcZXdpS2wPUDPBSpKLVlcg5X8pL1ak0UHj6753taoIEvD9RwBijslCmJecEMfH_2IGSMqOcEwXijGYjNv9t1CYVxqBy3GvwYZSBUJ8p0CxPNTbub44uKbQOVhRCySZHXqoqtuT7_hqLO2a1OHvzw4a6RV4akNRHTxAeFtv/w400-h256/Poplocks_Sweet_Robo_PDF_Link.jpg" title="Click to download PDF template and instructions!" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EB8GONkr_wpFbHGP6k7RE7gIGb1h9cJP/view?usp=sharing">Click to download PDF instructions and template!<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-83116209806937936472017-06-04T12:18:00.002-06:002023-06-10T21:32:07.781-06:00Q-BiT - Poplocks Paper Toy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new Poplocks paper toy is available for download! Q-BiT, the<i> cube-ly</i> transport bot uses its long legs to step over traffic jams in cities.<br />
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This toy has an expressive face:<br />
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Eye - slide the eye left, right, up and down.<br />Eyelid - open, close and tilt the eyelid,<br />Antennae - Rotate the antennae like ears.</blockquote>
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">STORY -</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Initially designed to move all sorts of cargo, it gained fame and renown from the "Pizza-Bot" company, which re-fitted Q-BiT units for mobile pizza oven/delivery, disrupting the entrenched pizza franchises in the market.</span></blockquote>
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This Poplocks Paper Toy template can be downloaded right here:<br />
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And illustrated instructions are available here:<br />
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I recommend printing this template using two colors of 65 lb cardstock and you will also save time and effort by using a 5/8" circle hole punch to cut out the holes (both available at most craft stores like Michaels). A craft knifed is recommended for removing the large eye socket circle for the Face Front.<br />
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Q-BiT has a rather expressive face and antennae. Pose it for some funny views!<br />
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-40208178410300674262017-01-31T00:26:00.000-07:002017-01-31T00:26:35.884-07:00Make a Monster at Science UnwrappedFellow Poplocker, James Fritzler was able to host a Poplocks table at the Utah State University's "Science Unwrapped" event this past Friday, Jan 27th. The theme was "The Art and Science of Monster Creation".<br />
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This maker-movement-fueled display had all sorts of hands-on tech, perfect for demonstrating all sorts of scientific principles to children and adults alike. I've been privileged to attend several of these types of shows over the years and I'm glad that James himself has had a turn to show off the fun of Poplocks!<br />
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Many young builders came by, learning how to assemble the pieces for the first time, then going on to quickly discover their own building techniques. Parents are always surprised by the creativity which springs forth!<br />
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Here are some pictures shared by the university. You may also spot a sneak peek of a big, box-like robot on the table... an upcoming Paper Poseable Poplocks toy.<br />
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-62171718625478481782015-03-23T07:10:00.003-06:002015-03-23T07:23:23.437-06:00Interview with Durham TV Skywriter<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uPHzYfPdlzw" width="450"></iframe><br />
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I was interviewed by Patricia Murray for her show, TV Skywriter!! Pat is an amazing creative talent in Durham, North Carolina and one of the things she does is interview other creative people.<br />
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In the interview, I show off and talk about some toys that I've never released!<br />
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Pat wanted to find out more about the inspirations behind my love of paper toys and the impulses which gave birth to Poplocks. What do you think? Did I get deep enough into the story? Do you have more questions? I'll answer them!<br />
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I was proud to have Poplocks be a feature component of the activity table at a Father/Daughter Dance in Durham, NC on Friday, January 30th. <a href="http://www.happymessart.com/">Happy Mess Art</a> made the art party happen and also offered every other art supply along with Poplocks. Fathers and Daughters created some amazing things, including custom photo frames, flower bracelets and crowns, and amazing figures.<br />
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Check out the photos at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/happymessart/posts/880944298639493">Happy Mess Art Facebook page</a>!<br />
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Thanks to Holly Phelan-Johnson for running the event!Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-26626896266912122952014-10-21T19:36:00.000-06:002014-10-21T19:36:08.057-06:00Halloween AnimationCheck this out!!!<br />
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James Fritzler and his children made this super-sweet animation using Pose Monsters, a Halloween paper doll-themed toy I've been slowly working on. This is a very small, retail-only experiment and has been local to Durham, NC, but I made sure that James got a special delivery. Seeing this video is amazing, and I hope you too are inspired to create easy stop-motion animation using any simple stop-motion animation-enabling program out there, like the one used for this video!<br />
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-63110708431887087722014-10-20T06:51:00.001-06:002014-10-20T06:51:57.318-06:00Poplocks Fun at Durham Arts and Student U<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Halloween turns out to be a time for Poplocks fun, and thanks to the <a href="http://www.durhamarts.org/">Durham Arts Council</a>, I was able to host 4 creative art events using my new Pose Monsters paper dolls. Each monster is made from 2 sheets of laminated paper sourced from the <a href="http://www.scrapexchange.org/">Scrap Exchange</a> here in Durham, NC.<br />
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Skeletons, Spiders and Pumpkin Scarecrows were assembled and decorated and here is the picture proof:<br />
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Thanks to Lauren at the DAC and Alex at Student U for allowing me to host such fun building events.
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<a href="http://www.splatsplace.org/">Splat Space</a> is a great place for engineering builder types to meet up and show others what they have made. A good friend, William McIsaac, has been making a bunch of awesome Poplocks paper toys of his own design and with his own innovations.<div>
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Tonight, William brought by his latest Poplocks monstrosities, paper depictions of some of the giant beasts from the classic Godzilla movies. His designs use tons of cool, new custom shapes, depicting great details from each monster. King Ghidorah is made using modified parts from Snake-bot, using a bunch of body segments to make neck, arms and legs super poseable!</div>
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Scrap Exchange is one of Durham, NC's most interesting, long lasting institutions. When shopping at <a href="http://www.scrapexchange.org/">Scrap Exchange</a>, you will find all sorts of fascinating odds and ends, donated by businesses and individuals in the area. Scrap recently moved to a new location, and on Sunday, October 5th, a grand re-opening event was held, with food trucks, art, make & take, raffles, music, and a marching band!<br />
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We set up a Poplocks Make & Take table - many children came by to learn how to create simple flying toys of all varieties - Vortex Flyers, boomerangs, whirligigs and flying disks. I challenged some young builders to a gliding wing papercraft - starting with a simple non-flying paper airplane. One young woman made the most stable glider to date - stay tuned for the design instructions (so you can try your own modifications for better flight).<br />
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I also had homemade kits for sale at the event. I plan on having these for sale through the website soon, so stay tuned!<br />
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Herbert K has built a new version of his branch of the Pocobot tech tree - "Altobot Evolved". Each arm and leg now has three points of articulation, making this the most pose-able mini-bot I've seen in quite some time!</div>
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Just as Herbert has done, you too are free to modify and build your own versions of just about any toy pattern from Paper Poseables. I would love to see "your" design next!</div>
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Saturday and Sunday were the 40th year of <a href="http://centerfest.durhamarts.org/">CenterFest</a> in Durham, NC. CenterFest is an arts festival where craft, music and performance come together for two full days of creative fun. I was fortunate to find a spot in the Creative Kids Zone, where families could drop by and start building with Poplocks right away. I was amazed by the ingenuity that bloomed, usually in the form of flowery bracelets and headbands, airplanes, or even larger projects of notable size.<br />
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Check out some of the awesome creations, from young and old first-time builders below, by clicking on "Read More."<br />
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CenterFest was a great time for playing with paper. I will definitely participate next year. Thanks to Lauren, Janet, Shana, Erin, and the volunteers who came by to help at the table.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers beautified a visor. Lovely!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This builder made a belt for his paper bag owl puppet. Wow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower bracelets were fun and easy to make!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at this stunning piece of geometria!</td></tr>
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My good friend James has produced another incredibly pose-able and playable Netroid paper toy, <a href="https://plus.google.com/102386721097127954322/posts/RiTj2tKJvjH">"Mach-Kaw."</a><br />
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This aerial interceptor is very bright and will certainly make a scene. Maybe the Mach-Kaw you build is a trouble-maker (like most parrots), or perhaps your Mach-Kaw does swoop in to save the day.<br />
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Download and Build your own Mach-Kaw from <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.google.com%2F102386721097127954322&ei=xtX_U-edOcfMggTyxoDQDg&usg=AFQjCNGGPp8BV7Us9GBc0uAdESBSPYvrZg&sig2=NK93oKHx2jwt-lQKgqmM5A&bvm=bv.74115972,d.eXY">Netroids Universe</a> (www.netroids.net).Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-29011808560691468482014-08-28T19:09:00.000-06:002014-08-28T19:09:05.823-06:00Poco Bot Out for a Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Robots tell different stories when they have different bodies. The new Poco Bot custom by Herbert K now finds itself outside, exploring the wide-open world.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It's scary standing up this tall. I could fall down any second!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"But I'm going to do it! I know I can walk tall!"</td></tr>
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Thanks Herbert, for sharing more excellent photos of your Poco Bot Custom! More to see soon!Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-8362412329767458802014-08-27T21:12:00.000-06:002014-08-28T19:09:38.817-06:00Cool Custom - Poco Bot Tall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This fine <a href="http://www.paperposeables.com/2010/01/poco-bot-go.html">Poco Bot</a> custom is by Herbert, who added even more pose-ability to thw little guy. Poco Bots of this size may need to be renamed "Alto Bots". Along with adding knees and elbows, Herbert also modified the face, the feet, and even included the Screw-in Axle Disk Joints from <a href="http://www.paperposeables.com/2011/09/sweet-robo.html">Sweet Robo</a> and <a href="http://www.paperposeables.com/2011/09/facebot-vsn-dynactron-mk-iv.html">Facebot</a>. Nice!<br />
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I've re-examined Poco Bots pattern and was shocked to see how much empty space there is on the page. In a new revision, I've gotten Poco Bot's parts to be enlarged to 110% scale and it all still fits on 8.5x11 and A4! I intend to make the new version of Poco Bot easier to modify for all of you enthusiastic builders! Stay tuned.Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-79528909639545401572014-08-19T18:24:00.003-06:002014-08-19T18:24:40.820-06:00More Free Forms at Durham Arts Council<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ah, the end of Summer Camp at the<a href="http://durhamarts.org/"> Durham Arts Council</a>... but we were able to have a great blow-out Poplocks event, with new pieces for building and a bevy of new creatures, robots, and vehicles.<br />
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This was the first event where I brought larger Poplocks panels for young builders to use. Frequently, many builders try to make a larger creature or vehicle, and it can be tedious to cobble together many small pieces to produce one ugly, prickly piece that is hard to decorate with markers.<br />
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You can find some of the pieces in the Poplocks Free Forms downloadable PDF - just click on the big "Free Forms" icon to the left. Print them out and card stock, and make sure to buy a 5/8" circle hole punch from your favorite art supply store.<br />
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As always, I learn so much about how young builders choose to create with the blank pieces, and it's always amazing to see how much imagination goes into the decoration. Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas!<br />
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I've also learned a lot about what is easy and what is difficult. My future designs will take age and ability into consideration, and I'll be sure to create ideas and instructions that are geared towards, beginners, skilled builders, and master builders. I already know that everybody will have fun with Poplocks, but I want to be sure that frustration is knocked away to make way for the excitement of building anything one wants to.<br />
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Thanks again to Ms. Willa the munificent educational TV star and Christina King, <span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DAC Summer Arts Camp Manager</span>. This was yet another great opportunity to see creative kids make surprising things!<br />
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Yesterday was a great day at the <a href="http://lifeandscience.org/">Durham Museum of Life and Science</a>. Robots, Snap Circuits, 3D printers, and all sorts of great technology for kids to try out for hours on end. Oh yeah, Poplocks too! I was able to run the biggest Poplocks Free Forms building table ever, over 14 feet of space for all sorts of building and creativity. Thanks to Joe Diver, Allison and the museum volunteers for making this a great event!<br />
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Along with the standard paper Poplocks, I was able to have a stack of plastic-laminated Poplocks to build the "Dodeca Ball", made from a new geometric-friendly piece design (which I also had the the Raleigh Maker Faire).<br />
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So many young builders came by, so it's no surprise that there were a bunch of supremely creative builds. Just take a look:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This helmet might fit a cat, or a guinea pig!</td></tr>
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-65095355614381437982014-08-11T17:46:00.002-06:002014-08-11T17:46:25.422-06:00Free Forms at Durham ArtsWell, this is the fourth post in a row where it's a gallery of kids creations from the Summer Campers at the <a href="http://www.durhamarts.org/">Durham Arts Council</a>. Today, I re-introduced Poplocks Free Forms shapes a new set of campers. The goal today was to give each artist the means to create whatever they could think of.<br />
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My expectations were met and then surpassed, as each camper became a skilled builder in minutes, and showed how much of a creative builder they could be in just an hour and a half!<br />
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Each camper was given a pack of parts and some Poplocks to start, though I told them right away that they could go to the big pile of parts and pull as many as needed to build as big or as strong as they wanted. Permanent markers were also supplied so that decorating could proceed straight-away.<br />
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I must say that today's decorated Poplocks explored territory I never considered - thank you so much to the creative campers for showing us what you can make! Some very young campers came up with a novel boomerang design that I will be sure to try out in future sessions!<br />
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See some of these images below:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many different people!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute critters and cool flyers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The intermediate steps before color addition</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some campers made quite a collection!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Christine and Brother Stafford for helping out!</td></tr>
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-72279308115615148152014-07-22T16:05:00.000-06:002014-07-22T16:05:58.687-06:00Super Saucer Fun at Durham Arts Council<br />
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I brought a new toy design to the Campers at the Durham Arts Council, one I knew would be a surefire hit - an easy-to-assemble Flying Saucer that really flies. This was a prototype kit, one that I plan to have on sale, and the campers eagerly helped me test the instructions, playability and customization properties. I could not have expected a better test-flight session!<br />
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This particular group was already made of seasoned building pros, having worked hard to master the E-motibot robots from Friday last week. The two piece Flying Saucer turned out to be less of a challenge, but hands raised in the air early on proved that my instructions were more confusing than helpful!<br />
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Thankfully, I was able to show the volunteers how to assemble both the saucer and the astronaut. Pretty soon, saucers were flying across the room or were being decorated to the umpteenth degree. Take a look at some of these impressive builds!<br />
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Thanks again to Christina, Sara, all of the Volunteers and the Campers themselves for helping me test this design. Everyone had so much fun and I couldn't be happier!<br />
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-30340127962957832572014-07-18T21:25:00.000-06:002014-07-18T21:25:53.838-06:00Robots at Durham Arts<br />
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I had an amazing time at the <a href="http://durhamarts.org/">Durham Arts Council</a> today, and so did 22 Summer Camp artists! I brought prototype builds of Compass, Antenna, and Hammer to the afternoon session. Armed with an instruction sheet, I let the kids get to the building.<br />
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After some struggle (and hard lessons about making good instructions), the volunteers got everybody a finished robot to play with, even for the younger campers. Sadly, I didn't get a photo of every bot - my camera setting got tweaked and there were too many blurry shots - my apologies campers!<br />
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Once the bots were built, I was surprised, yet again, by how fast the robots got decorated with unique characteristics, patterns, and even names. Thank you campers - you helped to make this very fun!<br />
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Thanks also to Willa Brigham, Christina, Janet (for Sharpies), the volunteers and everybody else for their help making this a fun session.<br />
<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-58470525280587151882014-07-16T21:06:00.000-06:002014-07-16T21:06:46.359-06:00Summer Art Fun at the Durham Arts CouncilLast week, I had the privilege of presenting as a guest artist again at the <a href="http://durhamarts.org/">Durham Arts Council's</a> Summer Arts Camp. A giant crew of children were participating in various artistic activities. I brought them pre-cut patterns for my Draw-On-It Poplocks Pattern, "Muglee", specially designed for live events.<br />
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Thanks to Christina, Willa Brigham, Brother Stafford, and everybody else at Summer Camp for helping out!<br />
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<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-26957641518372491612014-06-08T21:53:00.000-06:002014-06-08T21:53:00.984-06:00Maker Faire 2014 - 01<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Maker Faire happened again at the Raleigh Fairegrounds, this time in the much larger exposition center - just big enough to contain the crowd that came through to see all of the great inventions, crafts, gadgets, DIY-projects being shown and shared for many to see and play with.<br />
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Poplocks were there as well, along with my friends from <a href="http://www.splatspace.org/">Splat Space,</a> Durham's hacker and maker space.<br />
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A large group of children and adults came by to make some really impressive original designs. It was "make and take" so everybody who built could bring their creation home with them, no charge! As you can see above, the chaos was controlled with some handy parts organizers, made from double-side laminate paper I was lucky enough to find at <a href="http://www.scrapexchange.org/">Scrap Exchange</a>, Durham's giant warehouse of upcycle-able materials.</div>
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Thanks to Joe, Sarah, John, Cate, Geoffrey, Shaw, Jeff, and everybody at Splat Space for their help! In addition to Poplocks, we also had a ton of fun stuff to show off, including the Bullitron Indie-Game Arcade Cabinet, a glowing rainbow-lit cloud, Squishy Circuits, Moog music, a tech-junk Dissemble station, vinyl stickers, 3d printing and a giant silver Poplocks Flying Saucer. Check out <a href="https://twitter.com/splat_space">@splatspace</a> on Twitter to see more pics.</div>
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Below is a small sample of the creative builds that took shape (more to come in a second post):</div>
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/102386721097127954322/posts/BMsG7A6NsCy">Puma King</a> is combined and ready for you to make. Jame's Fritzler's exceptionally-detailed ultra combiner starts out as five ferocious Puma vehicles that join together to fight... well, we hope they work to fight evil!<br />
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Visit <a href="https://plus.google.com/102386721097127954322/posts/BMsG7A6NsCy">Netroid Universe</a> to download and make yours!<br />
<br />Josh Buczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465344616992808106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165073476928717177.post-17839903214205279652014-01-31T16:16:00.001-07:002014-01-31T16:16:42.494-07:00Fantastic Facebot<a href="http://www.paperposeables.com/2011/09/facebot-vsn-dynactron-mk-iv.html">Facebot</a>, one of the larger robot templates on this site, is usually excited when he is built in new places. Yohan made this Facebot, and it was only the third paper toy he's ever built! Facebot was clearly excited, as you can see:<br />
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Thanks for sharing, Yohan!</div>
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