The Download Munkey : Finder of Things …

Here’s another post related to Aliens after going bananas over the Aliens franchise due to overexposure to AliensRL and bloody Wikipedia.

See below for a 1:1 paper scale model of the M41A Pulse Rifle used by the Colonial Marines in the Aliens movies created by Jan Rukr in 2003.

© Jan Rukr

Any gun nut or Aliens fanatic will love the fantastic detailing of this model, especially on the barrel and handguard. Some parts of the model are movable too - judging from the plans I believe the pump action for the underslung grenade launcher, trigger and charging handle can be moved and the magazine inserted/removed. .

The model comprises 30! A4 printouts with approximately 200 parts - yes, I have downloaded the RAR file and counted them Download the plans for the M41A here. (3.33 MB - Requires RAR extractor e.g WinRAR / 7-Zip)

Also see Jan’s other papercraft creations and plans for the vehicles in the Aliens movies on his website.

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Some downloadable papercraft plans for Gundam mini-figs ala Lego style Gundam Universe mobile suits.

Clockwise from top left: MS-06 Zaku II, MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type (Char Aznable Custom), MS-07B Gouf, MS-09 Dom, YMS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type (Char Aznable Custom) and the RX-78-2 Gundam.

  
  
  
©piromodel.fc2web.com

There’s also papercraft plans for Star Wars mini-figs like Clone Troopers, Imperial Stormtroopers and Boba Fett - too bad there isn’t a General Grievous papercraft mini-fig

  
©piromodel.fc2web.com

All the plans are available as JPG files on piromodel.fc2web.com.

I would like to credit the creator of these great papercraft plans but I can’t seem to find his/her name anywhere. Anyone can read Japanese here?

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Currently mad about rally cars after finding the DIRT : Colin McRae Off-Road wallpaper (see previous post here) on Gamewallpapers.com so I went searching for official wallpapers from the past and present teams participating in WRC. (Or at least, the ones that I know)

Subaru Motorsports has one of the better wallpaper collections at www.subaru-msm.com. Wallpapers mainly comprise of photos of the Subaru Impreza WRC in action for the rallies from 2002 to 2006 but there are a few photos of just the car itself on a white background like the ones below. Perfect for the desktop.

  
  
© Subaru

Mitsubishi Ralliart (not in this year’s WRC) has two wallpapers of the Evolution IX (sadly not in WRC livery) as well as two paper cut-outs to make your own Lancer Evolution WRC04 or Evolution IX model for your desk. Download them here.

© Mitsubishi Ralliart

If you like photos of the Evolution IX in WRC 2006 instead, check out Mitsubishi Motors WRC 2006 site.

Citronen (Colin McRae’s team) has two wallpapers at its official site @ www.citronen.com from photos of the Xsara WRC and Citroen C2 Super 1600 in action. No wallpapers of the car itself. Oh well, better than nothing

© Citronen

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Another one for the Zaku II fans out there!

Found instructions for a giant papercraft model of Char Aznable’s MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type complete with the communications antenna and the ZMP-50D/120mm machine gun. No Heat Hawk though

The completed model stands at three feet tall (according to the website where I found the PDF plans) You can download the plans at the PCZaku Page @ www.geocities.com. A photo of the completed model below (by the website owner, not me. I doubt I have the patience for this kind of stuff)

You can also view a photo gallery of a nicely-assembled and painted MG 1/100 Zaku II Char’s Custom model kit (plus Gelgoog, Gouf kits) at Circle 24. Also check out the gallery of Doova Pla-Mo Studio on the same site.

If you like the Zaku II, check out the Zaku II CG by Tetuya Watanabe here.

Today is Lunar New Year in SG and so this will be the last post for the upcoming holidays. It’s time to take a break from the Internet this 3 days until 21 February.

Yamaha Motors Co (yes, the company that produces motorcycles like the MotoGP YZR-M1 below) has created the papercraft models of some of their motorcycles, rare animals of the world and festive ornaments for download.

© Yamaha

The motorcycle models are more complex and look more realistic than the animal models and there is also currently an ultra-realistic Yamaha MT-01 model in development here. (Incomplete as not all the parts are available for download yet.)

All papercraft models are available as free PDF downloads on Yamaha Motors Japan site. You will need to print them out on thick paper, cut and assemble with glue.

Some of the models available for download:
  
  

Flash video instructions are also available here.