My favorite websites

(Last updated May 18 2020)

Rockets and spacecrafts

Archived spacekits

Telescopes  

Sites with more paper  model links

Papermodelling groups

Spacemodelling sites and groups

Space and rocket sites

Collections and galleries

History and methods

Free software to print or to convert file-format 

 

Rockets and spacecrafts

ACE

Airandspace.si.edu – ITOS satellite

Akari - Jaxa Astro F

Akatsuki - space probe

Allouette – Canadian Satellite

Axmpaperspacescalemodels   - A major site with space Shuttle, ISS, Spacestations, launch vehicles and a lot more...

Aryabhata

Astrosat

Brite constellation  

Canon Science models

Cardmodels-R  - A major site with lot of soviet, russian and ukrainian launchers and spacecrafts 
- A major site with R-7 sputnik, R-7 Vostok, Proton launcher - 3 versions, Titan 1 and 3 with X-20 and the sovjet moonlander LK 

 

Classic paper spacemodels – (The mirrorsite at ninfinger.org)

 

Clempapermodels.tk – Ariane 6

 

CNES.fr   (Ariane 5, Calipso, Philae, Corot, Demeter, Jason-1) 

Conae Sac- satellites  

Constantvariation.blogspot.com R-2 model

 

Cosmos solar sail 

Currell net  - A major site with starship One, RTV and V2-rocket - and a lot of other high quality kits

Cube Sat 

Cute project 

Chandrayaan 2

 

Cloudsat – Ball aerospace

 

Delfi C3

 

Delta 7 Studios (offers free models of Columbia and Mercury Redstone 8 )        
 

Deep Impact 
  

Diamant A
 

Doublehelix.csiro.au - ISS spacestation

Epsilon rocket 

 

Eumetsat learningzone – Meteosat and Metopsat

 

ESA Cheops
 
ESA Cut-out and build (Cassini-huygens, Mars Express, Philae Lander, Soho, Gaia, Integral, Iso, Xmm-newton) 

 

ESA Exomars Rover (Aurora)
 

ESA Gaia 

 

ESA Kids things to do (Aeolus, ATV, Gaia, Rosetta, Integral, Mars Expres, SOHO,)  

ESA Venus Express  

Funcube  

GDIP95 papermodels – satellites and launchers  

GLAST  

Gniazdoswiatow.net - lot of chinese and russian spacecraft and spacestations in 1:144

H-2B og M-V japanese rockets

Hayabusa 2  

Hessi  

Hinode – Solar B  

Hubblesite.org  

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

IRNSS-1G

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

 

JAXA – Ikaros and Akatsuki  


Jaxa SDS-4 (model at the bottom)  

 

JPSS-1  

JUNO Spacecraft  

Kaguya (Selene) - two models
 

Leasat (First polish satellite)

 

LEM  
 

LOFT 

Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center Gift Shop - Probably the largest site dedicated to space paper models - 
Ariane 5, Saturn V, VentureStar X-33 RLV, 1/100 scale Shuttle stack for spaceshuttles, 1/48 apollo capsule. LEM, Lockheed L1011 Stargazer Launch Vehicle, Pegasus Satellite Launcher, Mars rovers, opportunity and spirit, Gemini-Titan II, von Braun Ferry - and a lot more....

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,


NASAs.Great Observatories Kit (at the bottom of page)
(Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory)

NASA – GPM Core

NASA LRO - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter 

 

NASA - Psyche

 

Marklardas.com/ - Sealaunch model and more

 

Marquettes en Carton/Cardmodels - Ariane 4 1:180

Mars Polar Lander

Mars Climate Orbiter

Mitsubishielectric.co.jp - Satellite   

MMO-spacecraft for mercury   


MMS – simple model

 

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)

New Horizons  

Nielspapermodels  - (Ariane, Europa, Viking, Vanguard, V-2 – at the download page of this site.)

Ninfinger.org - Mercury  

NuSTAR  

Orion Crew vehicle 

Orion Spacecraft 

PauKy Papercraft – launcher, spacestations and spacecrafts

Pegaso 

Phoenix Lander 

Planck spacecraft 

Planet B (Nozomi) 

Proba-1

Proba-2

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

Shizuku 

Spacecraftkits.com/free.html

 

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)
 

Stereo satellite   

Shawit rocket

SWAS 

Terra 

Terre de Lune - Jules Verne Spacerocket

Terriers

Timed  

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 spacekits 

If 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.

AMSAT OSCAR 

 Ares – Mars plane

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 
T. Johnsons original site is gone - but you can download the files through the wayback machine - two sheets are missing but can be replaced with similar sheets from the other kits.- the links are here:

 

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)

 

VSOP 

  

Telescopes

ALMA telescope  - Alma with transporter, other japanese telescope and Solar B. 

Gunma  

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)

NAOJ Telescopes 

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)



  

Sites with more paper model links: 

freepapertoys.com/

Iceberg Papermodels Links 

 

Papermodelling groups:

Papermodelers (go for the space section – PASA)

Zealot - cardmodels   (Go for the space section)

Papermodels II  

Forumenpapier (French)  

Kartonbau.de/  (German)

Papermodelers.sk (Slovak)

Papirovemodelarstvi (Czech)  

Spacemodelling sites and groups

Space-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 


Space and rocket sites:

Astronautix.com (The big Guide to all aspects of space and rockets) 

Capcomespace.net (Excellent french site)

Russianspaceweb.com (Impressive russian site)

Spacelaunchreport.com - (What is on the launch pad)

Space.skyrocket.de (Gόnter's Space Page)
 

 

Collections and galleries

digilander.libero.it/ucontrol2000/U-Control-2000/paper.htm

Lee Anne's Spacecraft Models

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)

PASA - Papercraft Aeronautics and Space Administration

Space in a hand

Udons factory - spacedevelopement 
  

 

 

History and methods

www.cardfaq.org
  

 
www.bildrum.se/paper.htm

Paper Scale models
by Gary Kitmacher and Mark Lardas

Paper Scissor Rocket by Les Dorr Jr.

 

Free software to print or to convert file-format:

Adobe's Acrobat Reader - to print the models

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