Build Your Own Paper Robots: 100s of Mecha Model Designs on CD to Print Out and Assemble [Hardcover]

Julius Perdana (Author), Josh Buczynski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2009

Have you ever watched the Autobots battle the evil Decepticons in Transformers and wished you could be in on the action? Now you can create a world of fantastic paper robots that you can color, print, and build yourself with this amazing book and CD combo. It has everything you need to complete the fantasy--thorough step-by-step assembly instructions and illustrations are in the book, while the CD has 14 ready-to-print, customizable robot templates.
Colors, designs, and size can be manipulated using any standard editing package so you can create over 250 variants for a full robot army. The models print out on letter-sized paper and are assembled using rubber bands or fishing line, it's that easy! There are even templates for a cityscape suitable for crushing or a Super Dimension- type fortress for a robot takeover.
From shape-changing Transformer-types to chunky Gundam-esque mobile suits, there's mecha for makers of all skill levels. So if you're a first-time model maker or just a fan of robots, anime, and manga, there's bound to be the perfect project waiting for you in Build Your Own Paper Robot.

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About the Author

JULIUS PERDANA is a professional 3D animator and modeler. He first fell in love with papercrafting back in 1992, and it has been his hobby ever since. He is the founder of the popular papercrafting website Paper Replika (www.paper-replika.com), boasting thousands of registered members, and downloadable paper models, from military tanks and mecha robots to spacecraft and dioramas. 

 

JOSH BUCZYNSKI build his first paper model (a dodecahedron) back in high school. Much later, the popularity of paper models on the internet provided a great foundation for learning and exploring his own ideas. Years of hobbying around have gone into making poseable paper bots for the sole purpose of covering his desk.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Har/Cdr edition (August 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312573707
• ISBN-13: 978-0312573706
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,127,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, only 12 robots, August 29, 2009

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Ryan Cole "Ryan" (Swamp, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Build Your Own Paper Robots: 100s of Mecha Model Designs on CD to Print Out and Assemble (Hardcover)

Pros: Nice robot designs, well detailed directions, and some flavor text description that older children would probably enjoy.

Cons: Only 12 robot designs, not "hundreds".

I'm guessing that the publisher put "hundreds of mecha model designs" in the title because the templates for each of the 12 robots are provided in 2 formats: both a colored pdf file, and an uncolored psd file. While some people will appreciate the opportunity to use Photoshop or Gimp to custom-color their mechas, I hardly think that is sufficient to call 12 mecha designs "hundreds".

Decent book, dishonest title.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 28, 2009

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Reader "angie42" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Build Your Own Paper Robots: 100s of Mecha Model Designs on CD to Print Out and Assemble (Hardcover)

My son also expected "hundreds" of robots on the CD, but there are only 12. Bear in mind that you have to purchase card stock to print the designs, use your own color ink (ours ran low on the first one) and then cut out each design. A lot of work for one model.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars way way too hard, January 10, 2011

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becky - See all my reviews

This review is from: Build Your Own Paper Robots: 100s of Mecha Model Designs on CD to Print Out and Assemble (Hardcover)

received this as a gift for 6 year old son. I basically had to do it all, and it was abominably difficult. Find the right paper, get the print colours right, cut it out (yikes!), and glue/tape/pin together. It took me weeks of working late at night to finish one project. Finished projects only sort-of work. Not robotic. Fiddly. I'm 45 years old and good at this kind of stuff, but never again.