Cool idea for sure - but for those of us with less experience with papercraft could we get either:

1. some basic instructions

or

2. some decent (larger) pictures of the finished product

The bigger pieces are pretty clear, but I'm not sure about some of the other areas....

Oh noes! We have instructions, I forgot to add them in. Uploading them now. And I'll post bigger pictures in a bit.

I had never done one before and I'll say...it takes a bit of patience. It's not hard but, I definitely needed a chaperone to remind me to take deep breaths.

Good luck!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/igallo/StubbyPapermodel-1.jpg

Well it's about time! I've been waiting for this to come out for quite some time. I was even going to email Irene about this today. But, surprise, surprise, I get an email from her. How exciting!

I'm the model designer, Robert Nava. I'm most popular for my Disney papercrafts, which you can see through the link below.

Now that the model is public, I do have a few close-ups shots that I can finally release. Do note, however, that Irene's photo (above) shows an enlarged version. The actual size is only 5.5 inches long, and easily fits in your hand.

Irene is right, that needle-nose piece is the hardest, but the rest is a breeze once you get past it. And, I make the same recommendation that Irene gave: take your time. I cannot stress that enough. If rushed, the uninitiated will get frustrated, and it's going to come out looking bad—assuming that it even gets completed.

I hope that you all enjoy the model, and that you try your hand at others that you may find online. There's a huge selection out there!

Now we just need an HMS Stubbington version . . .

Hi Robert. Thanks for stopping by.

Everyone: Check out his site - amazing stuff!

Thanks for the instructions and large photos!!

If you're interested in making paper models, like this one, I've found http://www.nicebunny.com/ to have quite a few nice ones.

I really like "Stubby," but unfortunately the size for the paper is too big for my printer. I had to set it to a smaller size.

Whoa! You're right! That's not the size it should be. It should be the same size as the instructions, neatly fitting on a single sheet of paper.

I know that Irene enlarged her model for the Tor.com office. Perhaps she accidentally uploaded the wrong file?

Irene?

One of my favorite websites is a blog called Paper Forest. It showcases all kinds of paper artists and their work (not just papercrafts). I've been featured there on a few occasions.

There are a lot of things that can be made from paper: clothing, furniture, sculpture, toys, games, pop-ups, animation, machines, etcetera. Paper is a pretty awesome medium when you begin to explore what it can do. You can't look at this and say that isn't awesome!

Hey, Robert (and everyone)--we just swapped in the correct file, so it should work on a single sheet. Sorry for the mix-up--I think Irene secretly wanted everyone running around with mondo-sized Stubbies :)

This paper model was tough (even though I did it on an 11 x 17 page), but I still managed to prevail:

Oh my god, Robert that castle you linked to was absolutely insane!! I've never seen anything like that at that sort of scale before. I really enjoy your work also. I'm totally going to try that Tron cycle before the new movie comes out. I'm a HUGE fan of paper crafts, and I love to expand my skill set. Thanks for the links!

BMcGovern:

Excellent! If I remember correctly, you guys have a printer capable of printing on large paper (trying to remember Irene's emails). I also noticed that the print quality of Irene's model has a nice finish to it. I can only imagine the top-quality papers and printers that you have access to.

The file is 150DPI, but I design everything at 300dpi (to get the details in). I let Irene know that I can make a 300DPI version, but I don't think that would be viable. The file size would probably reek havoc on the site's bandwidth. Although, the higher DPI would allow greater print quality, and allow folks to enlarge it (take it to FedEx Office, formerly Kinkos) with less detail loss.

Everyone Else:

If anyone is interested in my Disney papercrafts, you can download them here and here. Look for the ones marked "TDE Original;" those are mine. There are also links to other online papercrafts, like Ray Keim's Haunted Mansion models.

If you're interested in how I design paper models, you can either read the text-heavy tutorial (few images), or read the image-heavy tutorial (less text/details). Both are recommended, and are not completely finished.

Just to shift the conversation back to the Stubby model . . .

Designing Stubby was pretty nonrestrictive. I was given a CG model (so I knew the dimensions), and a couple of colors (red & white). The rest was up to me.

I didn't want to bog the model down with heavy graphics, especially since it would be so small. So, I stuck with the sci-fi serial look (Flash Gordon), which was Stubby's charm to begin with. I added some plates and rivets, a couple of hatches, some thrusters (for smooth landings and blast-offs), and three landing gear doors. Pretty simple.

The landing gear doors were fun. They have some caution graphics that actually read "keep clear." If I wasn't limited to a single sheet of paper, I would have made a full set of landing gears/feet that would have made it easier to sit on a desk or shelf. I still could still make them on a separate sheet without having to alter the original file at all. But, that's all up to the good folks at Tor.com, and it leaves room for some of you to make your own modification.

Let me get this straight...you guys/gals work in the Flat Iron Building in New York City and get to make paper rocket ships?
Really...

I cut my finger.

I built up this great rocket with a smoking feature. I posted pictures to Alphadrome.

http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.php?showtopic=11165

Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Robohut!

Everyone, click on: Smokin' Stubbs!

I would have made a full set of landing gears/feet that would have made it easier to sit on a desk or shelf. I still could still make them on a separate sheet without having to alter the original file at all. But, that's all up to the good folks at Tor.com, and it leaves room for some of you to make your own modification.
so it should work on a single sheet. Sorry for the mix-up--I think Irene secretly wanted everyone running around with mondo-sized Stubbies :)
Seo Training Course Delhi

Ha ha! That's awesome!!! Now you just need a cheesy starfield backdrop and a planet or two hanging from wires. Great work!

Done! But how/where do I upload a picture of it, as requested?

@11 Jennifer, great job!

Matt2010: If you it on photobucket or some other image hosting site, you should be able to show wit here with:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/igallo/Screenshot2010-08-01at81222PM.png

If it's easier, please feel free to email it to me and I can place it in for you. I;d love to see it!
irene.gallo@tor.com

Stubby makes her first flight.

Stubby was launched this weekend

Thanks for the awesome model. I completed mine this morning and all I can say is it is so sweet looking.

I'm thinking about making a couple more, a moon, and some stars to make a killer mobile.



Higher res shots can be seen at my DeviantArt page
http://monkeyrum.deviantart.com/

THese are so much fun to see!

From Matt2010:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/igallo/mattstubby1.jpg

Hey Robert! Just wanted to say how much I liked the paper model of Stubby! I'm the artist that designed and drew it for Ms. Irene. You really kept the feel of the little guy! Love it!

I noticed the extras like the hatches...good call!

Also, if anyone wants a bit of a tip: you can bend the nose spike around a toothpick to glue it and hold it with a touch of tape. After it's dry, it'll slide right off.

I must say, while building it I managed to cover just about every vile cuss word ever invented, and maybe invented a few new ones, but when it was finished, it looked like a labor of love and didn't show the pain at all!

Thanks again!
Greg

Thanks, Greg! I didn't want to overwhelm the piece or take anything away from it. I just wanted to "plus" it.

Cuss words. Hmmm . . . I don't run into them too often. Of course, I take my sweet time. It can take me an hour or more just to cut, fold, and glue a couple of pieces together. I have to be far more patient than most, because the model has to be very photogenic in the end.

About the only cuss words that venture forth are ones aimed at my cats. I walked into my dark room one evening, encountering the crunch of paper under my feet. The cats often play in a paper bag that migrates from room to room, so I figured it was that, and I happily kept on crunching. No harm in stepping on a paper bag, right? Then, the bag touches my shin, almost to my knee. That's too high for a paper bag. I flip on the light switch, and discover that my Sleeping Beauty Castle is lying on the floor! One of the cats had eaten a sizable portion of the rampart, while I had the pleasure of decimating the hillside.

One more completed this time blue. I'm working towards making a couple in various colors for a mobile for my son.

Blue Stubby, fantastic!

You are truly an amazing and generous designer. Thank
you very much for that.

A Stubby mobile; how awesome! What a great way to introduce your kid to sci-fi. Just make sure that it's out of his reach. We wouldn't want him to choke on destroyed Stubby rockets (assuming he's really young).

Orange and Green are complete:
Here is a preview of the fleet so far:
I'm currently designing the moon and the stars that will go with them. Thanks tor.com and Robert for creating such a wonderful papercraft for people to build!

Ooo, colorful! I'm partial to the orange one myself.

what the hell

omg thats so cool

I finished my 2 times scale rocket today. It is hanging from the ceiling in my cube.

I have been trying to find a paper model this shape to go up on my space wall - one wall in our living room is painted blue-black with stars sprinkled across it and over thirty rockets displayed. I am going to build this this weekend, but I would LOVE to get a copy of the larger size that you built the oversized model from. Please, please, please...

Derek,
I used the file linked to above, I just enlarged the print-out.
Please post pictures if you make it!
Good luck. The tricky part is that needle nose.

Not sure how to upload photos using this interface, but I have uploaded them to my web site. You can see the completed 2x Stubby Rocket here:

http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/temp/DSCF1788.jpg

and two photos showing my Space Wall are here:

http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/temp/DSCF1795.jpg
and here:
http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/temp/DSCF1796.jpg

Thank you so much for this wonderful addition to my ever growing collection!

Wow. That's quite a collection of rockets you have there.