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Sites with more paper model links Spacemodelling sites and groups Free software to print or to convert file-format
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Rockets and spacecraftsACEAirandspace.si.edu ITOS satelliteAkari - Jaxa Astro FAkatsuki - space probe
Allouette Canadian SatelliteAryabhataAstrosat
Cardmodels-R - A major site with lot of soviet, russian and ukrainian launchers and spacecrafts
Classic paper spacemodels (The mirrorsite at ninfinger.org)
Clempapermodels.tk Ariane 6
CNES.fr (Ariane 5, Calipso, Philae, Corot, Demeter, Jason-1) Constantvariation.blogspot.com R-2 model
Currell net - A major site with starship One, RTV and V2-rocket - and a lot of other high quality kits
Delta 7 Studios (offers free models of
Columbia and
Mercury Redstone 8 ) Doublehelix.csiro.au - ISS spacestation
Eumetsat learningzone Meteosat and Metopsat
ESA Cheops
ESA Kids things to do (Aeolus, ATV, Gaia, Rosetta, Integral, Mars Expres, SOHO,) GDIP95 papermodels satellites and launchers Gniazdoswiatow.net - lot of chinese and russian spacecraft and spacestations in 1:144 H-2B og M-V japanese rockets Ina-lab.isas.jaxa.jp - RTV9 Inadaphoto.web.fc2.com (H-IIB) Japanese H-IIB rocket Inadaphoto.web.fc2.com (M-V) Japanese M-V rockets Isas.ac.jp (Satelite Muses-C (Hayabusa), rocket M-V and other models) ISS spacestation - Free model by NASA www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/gallery/papercrafts/ (Arase (ERG), MMO/BepiColombo, Hayabusa , Kaguya, Akatsuki; Akari , M-V rocket
JAXA - .satnavi.jaxa.jp/ Alos-2, Winds, Alos, DTRS, ETS-VIII
Kaguya (Selene) - two models Leasat (First polish satellite)
Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center Gift Shop - Probably the largest site dedicated to space paper models - Magion 1 (First Czech satellite) NASA - Solar system exploration paper models Stardust, SOHO, Pioneer 10, NEAR, Mars Express, Mars 2001 Odyssey, Genesis, Galileo, CONTOUR, Cassini, Juno, Voyage, Nanorover
NASA - Universe spacecraft paper models , Chandra, Compton, Fermi, Gravity B, Hubble, James Webb, Kepler, Osiris-rex, Rossi, Spitzer, Swift, TESS, WISE,
NASA LRO - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Marklardas.com/ - Sealaunch model and more
Marquettes en Carton/Cardmodels - Ariane 4 1:180 Mars Polar Lander MMS-spacecraft + Atlas launcher Moonstation.jp - satellites and japanese moonlander Moonstation.jp - Events - Sprint A and Epsilon - Colorfull experimental japanese moonlander Nagoya City Science Museum - Hitomi (X-ray) and Himawari-8 (Weather) Nielspapermodels - (Ariane, Europa, Viking, Vanguard, V-2 at the download page of this site.) Ninfinger.org - Mercury PauKy Papercraft launcher, spacestations and spacecrafts Planet B (Nozomi) Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS) (4 versions) rocketmantan - Vanguard rocket, Bussard ramjet, german A-9 rocket and more SABA modelbau - R1 Post rocket, Hyperjet III and X-17
Space in miniature Hexagon (KH-9) and Insight Mars Lander
Spektr-RG paper model (link is hidden in the text)
SSE Kids Paper Models (Cassini, CONTOUR, Deep Space Network 34-Meter Antenna, Galileo, Genesis, Lunar Prospector, Mars 2001 Odyssey, Mars Express, MESSENGER, NEAR, Pioneer 10, SOHO, Stardust)
www.sstl.co.uk (Galileo and Novosar satellites)
Terre de Lune - Jules Verne Spacerocket uhu02.way-nifty.com Apollo 13 and many other fantastic models
Uematsudenki.com - test rockets
U-DONS Factory - Impressive models of chinese Long March rocket 1:96 and the lunar lander LEM 1.48
Zach's Papersat Designs Lot of satellites Zili.de - Very nice models of Cosmos 3M / C-1 / SL-8 / 11K65M | ||
Archived spacekitsIf a website is gone, it is sometimes possible (but not always) to find a backup of the original site through the Wayback Machine.
Here are links to paper models archived in the wayback machine. To download do not choose right-click and save as open the pdf-links in the wayback machine. Notice that they may have limit for downloads. Australian Fed Sat - look at the bottom at the right - "Build your own fedsat". Bil Sat 1 - Turkish Satellite Card in space - Little Joe I 1:48, Mercury Redstone 1:48
Dutch Space Dawn Sonde
Eric Truax models at archive.org Ed Bertschy's Paper Models - AQM-60 target drone with a dolly and a jeep Geocities.jp/kurukurupackn Japanese H-II rockets and much more. Gigabit Communication Satellite (Simple model of japanese comsat) GPS satellite model - two models IGS satellites - Japanese spysats Jaxaclub.jp (Japanese satellites - MUSES-C (Hayabusa), IKAROS, SELENE, ETS-VIII, ALOS, ADEOS-II, DRTS; Aqua/AMSR-E, ΅-LabSat, MMO, EXOS-D, AMSR-E, ADEOS/OCTS) Landsat 7 - black and white model Mamecraft - Bell x-1 - Grumman X-29 - Main site
Precision Paper Space Models
Shenzou mission page1 page2 page3 page4 - mainpage
Shioya Astronomical Observatory Japanese Mu-rockets
Sunsat - South African microsat Wind.ne.jp/takumi - X-20 model Vantland.org/paperCrafts.htm - Pakistani HATF II Abdali Rocket (Only the small one)
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TelescopesALMA telescope - Alma with transporter, other japanese telescope and Solar B. Keck (not a free model - but looks great) Mount Wilson (not a free model you supports the observatory) NASA Deepspace Network (NASA Deep Space Network - archive.org page) AOA - (Two models at the right - 188cm, 91cm) Subaro Telescope - Canon Science projects Thirty Meter Telescope/TMT Canon (You need to register)Make your own planisphere (Not an observatory but nice) | ||
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Papermodelling groups:Papermodelers (go for the space section PASA) Zealot - cardmodels (Go for the space section) Forumenpapier (French) Kartonbau.de/ (German) Papermodelers.sk (Slovak) Papirovemodelarstvi (Czech) | ||
Spacemodelling sites and groupsSpace-modelers/ - group for all space modellers Ninfinger.org/~sven/models/models.html - a treasury of information for all with interest in spacemodelling. Starship modeler - forum - includes a paper section as well. Hobbyspace.com - Interesting articles and a guide to space hobby activities
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Collections and galleriesdigilander.libero.it/ucontrol2000/U-Control-2000/paper.htm Dalekym.webgarden.cz/ - amazing czech site with theme about Laika and animals in space mek.kosmo.cz/modelar/papir/ (Pictures of classic czech space kits) | ||
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History and methods
Paper Scissor Rocket by Les Dorr Jr.
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Free software to print or to convert file-format:Adobe's Acrobat Reader - to print the models OmniFormat is a free document conversion utility which allows dynamic conversion and image manipulation of over 75 file formats including PDF, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG, PCX, PPT, and PS.
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