paper models
Cut-and-glue constructions
Paper models are three-dimensional objects constructed by cutting, folding, and gluing paper or cardstock according to printed patterns.
The hobby ranges from simple children's crafts to elaborate architectural replicas and detailed scale models of vehicles, animals, or spacecraft: He spent weeks assembling a paper model of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Also called papercraft.
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- cardstockRigid paper material
- foldingBending something over itself
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- hobby knifePrecision handheld cutting instrument
glue · templates · cutouts · craft · craft table · miniatures · architecture · diorama · tabs · creasing · scale · blueprints · hobby · exacto · scoring · assembling · pop-up · pop-up book
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- hands-on learninghands-on learning, hands-on activities, learning by doing, active learning, applied learning
- replicasreproductions, duplicates, imitations, facsimiles, knockoffs
- box craftinggift boxes, jewelry boxes, keepsake boxes, nesting boxes, dividers
- paper mathorigami, tessellations, polyhedra, nets
paper modelsdie-cast models
Molded metal miniature reproductions
bronze sculptures · stone monuments · steel structures · wooden models · plastic models
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