@haydesigner It’s more of a wall decoration than just a paper craft. I have one of a dinosaur that’s been hanging for almost a year in perfect condition, and I love it. I do not recommend these for kids though, they aren’t easy and my dinosaur took me 8 hours to put together.
The hardest but for me is deciding which kit to get.
Nice concept, good price but after watching YouTube video of one of these, don’t think I can spare that much time and patience assembling one. If it’s already made, count me in then.
@The_Tim that brick countertop looks like a nightmare to do… well anything on. Cooking? Nope. Writing? Nope. Eating? Well it would work but cleanup would suck. Crafts? Nope. (Note: how did she get such smooth creases when she was pressing against the rough brick!?).
@The_Tim Yikes. I don’t have the patience for that. Looks like more work than I expected. I’m sure it would end up as another project that I’d start and never complete. And I’d probably shred most of the pieces trying to get them out of sheet.
@The_Tim Definitely do not have the patience for that. Best case scenario: A third of the fox’s head assembled. Whole project is then shoved into a box and stuck in the garage to eventually be discovered by my heirs, who can then figure out what to do with it, or toss it all into the bin.
More probable scenario: By the time I got to the 2nd or third piece, one of the cutouts will have been accidentally torn, glue goes everywhere causing me to have to peel/tear the paper pieces from my fingertips. A few cuss words emerge and the whole thing is crumbled up and stuffed in the recycle bin.
@The_Tim Thank you so much for helping me to realize this is probably not a good gift for my 8 yr. old grandson. He has recently gotten into Origami and he is quite good at it but, this looks like a little too much for him (reads me). I know I wouldn’t have the patience to help even though he does have incredible patience and “sticktoitiveness” that I surely do not possess.
@GeorgeSully@Kyeh@The_Tim Actually, I thought it looked like a green screen based on the way the shadows played. Any surface with texture or depth will always look like complete shit on a flat surface.
Imagine my surprise when enemies don’t fall for my very “enemy-shaped” sprays on the walls in Call of Duty/Counter-Strike. They’re so life-like!
I think these are pretty neat, but I know they’d just end up on one of my shelves of cool projects to do sometime … if I live to be 100 with all my faculties intact …
I like these; they’re something new for meh, and would look very cool on a shelf, table, or whatnot. And, they’re decently sized. BUT, there is no way on this earth my completed project (if I could ever complete it) would look even remotely good enough to display. Glue would be pretty much everywhere. YIKES! (Thanks for the video @The_Tim.) I enjoy puzzles, but I’m not torturing myself with these.
Yeah, it’s probably not such a great idea for a 5 year old like I was thinking about giving it to, he loves a good shark! At least IF I was thinking HE’S going to be building it. Doesn’t seem to have anything on Lego! He’s a champ at Lego!
Was thinking about grabbing these for my kids, but after watching that linked YouTube video in here, I’m probably gonna pass. I think that would be way too hard, even for my older one.
@mike808 Nice thing about papercraft is that so long as the cuts are accurate and the folds all made in the right direction, the angles all just “fall into place” as you butt the tab creases against the corresponding open edges
Actually kinda tempting. I’ve made some complex papercraft before (managed to complete the hat/hair and sword of the life-size Link model before giving up) and the amount of time (and cost of paper/ink) saved by having someone else do all the printing and cutting is almost worth it in my book. My only issue with the sale is that you have to pick one of the pre-selected bundles. The kids would probably like the unicorn, but not sure I want the deer head that comes with it.
I once made a paper-craft of the planets in our solar system. Actually, I had made 9 mistakes on the thesis I was writing and balled them up to toss in the waste can. I went ahead and included Pluto. It was actually a gum wrapper. I ran into problems with scale and so every planet looked the same, except for Pluto which was a gum wrapper. Moral of this little story; today’s meh would not be a good thing for me.
@accelerator I saw a correctly scaled solar system model at a science fiction convention. It was scaled to fit on the wall of a walkway between the hotel and the parking garage. A picture of the sun was at one end. It was large enough to see. The dwarf planets weren’t originally included, but someone figured out where Pluto would be in the parking garage, if you could see something that small.
The smaller rocky planets were too small for traditional printing methods.
So, I clicked the button knowing which two I wanted. Then I saw
A. First choice already sold out
B. I only get to pick one kit (which does have at least two things in it, but still…)
So, yeah, not shelling out nearly 30 bucks for one “kit” that has two things in it. Meh.
We received the hummingbird and fox. 13 and 15 yo doing great with them! Cool thing to concentrate on and still be present to socially distanced visit with grandparents.
Holy-moly! Mine arrived today… and NOW, I see this demo. I think I’ll save it for a secret Santa gift. The only person I know that would have the patience for this project is my Mom, and she passed 11 years ago. I don’t think she will be interested.
Specs
Hummingbirds & Fox
Black Cat & Squirrel
Macaw & Shark
Deer & Unicorn
Sloth & Lion
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$38 at Zulily for 2
Lion | Shark | Fox | Sloth | Unicorn | Deer | Hummingbirds | Black Cat
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Sep 17 - Tuesday, Sep 21
This is from Matilda.
/giphy boom
@yakkoTDI I haven’t got TIMMME for your Mickey Mouse bulllllshit!
Meh
/giphy paper airplane
No. Just no
OH MY GOD THEY PIXELLATED GLEN!!!
Paper shark, do do.
@fuzzmanmatt Paper shark make paper doodoo?
Oh no
A Zulily price comparison
And not that competitive of one, to boot
$24 for 3D renders of paper is a new one.
Not sure if I want it, but well done, meh, for coming up with something different.
@mehcuda67 Know I don’t want it, but ditto on different.
I want this, but I’m not paying $24 for paper that I will likely end up just crumpling into a mess.
So I am curious… just exactly how are these put together? Is it easy or hard? Is it meant more as a puzzle, or as a wall decoration?
Also, if you woulda had the panda, I probably would have bought it regardless.
/giphy panda
@haydesigner It’s more of a wall decoration than just a paper craft. I have one of a dinosaur that’s been hanging for almost a year in perfect condition, and I love it. I do not recommend these for kids though, they aren’t easy and my dinosaur took me 8 hours to put together.
The hardest but for me is deciding which kit to get.
@vulpix So did you make a decision?
Might of bit if the food would of been paired with the lion.
/giphy yummy food
Nice concept, good price but after watching YouTube video of one of these, don’t think I can spare that much time and patience assembling one. If it’s already made, count me in then.
@bluetide where’s the YouTube link?
@haydesigner it’s couple
Of comments down below, don’t wanna steal the thunder away from who posted it first
I’m charmed that each of these is assigned a difficulty level. I find that the creatures that I’m attracted to are those called “Difficulty: Normal.”
Here’s a video from the company that makes these showing how you put them together. They demonstrate using the fox that’s for sale here today:
@The_Tim that brick countertop looks like a nightmare to do… well anything on. Cooking? Nope. Writing? Nope. Eating? Well it would work but cleanup would suck. Crafts? Nope. (Note: how did she get such smooth creases when she was pressing against the rough brick!?).
@GeorgeSully @The_Tim The countertop is actually “faux” brick. Ugly, too.
@The_Tim Yikes. I don’t have the patience for that. Looks like more work than I expected. I’m sure it would end up as another project that I’d start and never complete. And I’d probably shred most of the pieces trying to get them out of sheet.
@The_Tim Definitely do not have the patience for that. Best case scenario: A third of the fox’s head assembled. Whole project is then shoved into a box and stuck in the garage to eventually be discovered by my heirs, who can then figure out what to do with it, or toss it all into the bin.
More probable scenario: By the time I got to the 2nd or third piece, one of the cutouts will have been accidentally torn, glue goes everywhere causing me to have to peel/tear the paper pieces from my fingertips. A few cuss words emerge and the whole thing is crumbled up and stuffed in the recycle bin.
/giphy Hell No
@The_Tim Took me 30 seconds to change my mind. No way.
@The_Tim Thank you so much for helping me to realize this is probably not a good gift for my 8 yr. old grandson. He has recently gotten into Origami and he is quite good at it but, this looks like a little too much for him (reads me). I know I wouldn’t have the patience to help even though he does have incredible patience and “sticktoitiveness” that I surely do not possess.
@The_Tim Thanks, I was thinking my wife might enjoy that, but after watching 30 seconds of the video (long enough to punch out like 3 pieces), lol.
Edit: oh and it’s $24 plus shipping for only two of the things, I was on the fence if that was the price for all the things, ha.
@GeorgeSully @Kyeh @The_Tim Actually, I thought it looked like a green screen based on the way the shadows played. Any surface with texture or depth will always look like complete shit on a flat surface.
Imagine my surprise when enemies don’t fall for my very “enemy-shaped” sprays on the walls in Call of Duty/Counter-Strike. They’re so life-like!
These are so cool but I already have too many craft projects started. Then again what’s one more?
@sammydog01 I guess ʅ( ᐛ )/¯ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ²⁴ ᵇᵘᶜᵏˢ
@sammydog01 You can make them and then monsterfy them!
@sammydog01 if you want more (?) of a challenge:
https://creativepark.canon/en/categories/CAT-ST01-0071/top.html
These are free to download and print. You should use card stock. You have to cut and score them. I’ve done a few things from here.
Alternatively, this YouTube channel:
@RiotDemon @sammydog01
Oh, those are wonderful!
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 I think I know what my friends and family will be getting for their birthdays this year - that lamp is SO COOL!!!
@RiotDemon @sammydog01
Now THAT’S cool!
@Kyeh if you like that lamp, he’s got a bunch more!
/youtube ezycraft lantern 3
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 Not going for any of the papercraft choices, but the lamp link/video is something I will try, THANKS!!!
@Kyeh @RiotDemon Those animal designs are adorable! I wonder if someplace like Kinkos could print them for me. Is Kinkos still a thing?
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 Kinko’s got absorbed by FedEx; here the Kinko’s shop is now FedEx but does still offer some of the same services.
Well, that’s totally off the wall!
@hchavers Oh, very well. You don’t deserve 3 likes, but you deserve at least 2 for the risks associated with making such a joke. （´ー｀）
I just watched the fox video. Absolutely horrifying.
@Bklynmeh Good thing they didn’t show the deer video.
Difficulty (Deer): ★★★★ Challenging
@Bklynmeh I absolutely agree. Way too much tearing, folding and gluing. I’d lose interest real fast.
I think these are pretty neat, but I know they’d just end up on one of my shelves of cool projects to do sometime … if I live to be 100 with all my faculties intact …
She loves foxes
/giphy fox
@monotoo Cute giphy, but where’s the fox?
@Kyeh @monotoo Looks like the fox is in the artist signature/handle.
Ah. I have a paper craft Mont St. Michels…in a bin…somewhere in the basement…for about two decades now.
@ponagathos I instead bought a tiny pill case & a set of photos
Product: 3/10.
Story blurb: 10/10 ::chef’s kiss:: perfection
OMG. I was going to order the deer and unicorn. Then I watched that video. GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
I like these; they’re something new for meh, and would look very cool on a shelf, table, or whatnot. And, they’re decently sized. BUT, there is no way on this earth my completed project (if I could ever complete it) would look even remotely good enough to display. Glue would be pretty much everywhere. YIKES! (Thanks for the video @The_Tim.) I enjoy puzzles, but I’m not torturing myself with these.
I would pay $24 for them already assembled.
Yeah, it’s probably not such a great idea for a 5 year old like I was thinking about giving it to, he loves a good shark! At least IF I was thinking HE’S going to be building it. Doesn’t seem to have anything on Lego! He’s a champ at Lego!
death by a thousand paper cuts
@phendrick that’s a Sharp comment- outch !
Weirdly, I’ve been wanting something like this.
/image gabby-fantastic-sage
/giphy gabby-fantastic-sage
@Seeds actually, because I’m indecisive and had to change one set
/image winding-immature-prune
/giphy winding-immature-prune
Only $12 for a piece of orange paper and instructions? I’m in.
I usually pay $100 per sheet of paper. I don’t write many letters.
We’ll see how the sloth and lion turn out.
/giphy thoughtless-irritating-argument
@FrostByte I’m expecting photos of the completed projects.
Was thinking about grabbing these for my kids, but after watching that linked YouTube video in here, I’m probably gonna pass. I think that would be way too hard, even for my older one.
Assembling these looks like a version of Hell I want no part of. I’ll be good from now on…
OK, I’m new to this. How do I do that giphy thing?
/giphy ill-advised-capable-fang
@nubby0614 you did it!
No way would anyone without years of origami practice get all if those surface angle folds exactly the right angle. Every. Single. One.
Nope. Hard pass.
@mike808 Nice thing about papercraft is that so long as the cuts are accurate and the folds all made in the right direction, the angles all just “fall into place” as you butt the tab creases against the corresponding open edges
Actually kinda tempting. I’ve made some complex papercraft before (managed to complete the hat/hair and sword of the life-size Link model before giving up) and the amount of time (and cost of paper/ink) saved by having someone else do all the printing and cutting is almost worth it in my book. My only issue with the sale is that you have to pick one of the pre-selected bundles. The kids would probably like the unicorn, but not sure I want the deer head that comes with it.
@Turken So leave one of the deer’s antlers off and you’ve got Niles the unicorn and his dopey half-brother Ruprecht.
I once made a paper-craft of the planets in our solar system. Actually, I had made 9 mistakes on the thesis I was writing and balled them up to toss in the waste can. I went ahead and included Pluto. It was actually a gum wrapper. I ran into problems with scale and so every planet looked the same, except for Pluto which was a gum wrapper. Moral of this little story; today’s meh would not be a good thing for me.
@accelerator I saw a correctly scaled solar system model at a science fiction convention. It was scaled to fit on the wall of a walkway between the hotel and the parking garage. A picture of the sun was at one end. It was large enough to see. The dwarf planets weren’t originally included, but someone figured out where Pluto would be in the parking garage, if you could see something that small.
The smaller rocky planets were too small for traditional printing methods.
/giphy grouchy-fatal-artichoke
So, I clicked the button knowing which two I wanted. Then I saw
A. First choice already sold out
B. I only get to pick one kit (which does have at least two things in it, but still…)
So, yeah, not shelling out nearly 30 bucks for one “kit” that has two things in it. Meh.
Will my cat want to fight this cat?
/giphy small-fair-dress
Kind of disappointed they didn’t have extras of the sold out ones for the VMPs at 4PM. Did they stop doing that?
@cpace They hold some back but not some of everything. So you might get to buy slippers in only size 5. Or hummingbirds.
I think it’s always been that way.
So once again a crafts kit is selling out - I think this is definitely a good category for Meh to keep offering.
/giphy operative-withdrawn-falcon
Definitely good Grandkid’s stuff. Keep 'em busy for a while
We received the hummingbird and fox. 13 and 15 yo doing great with them! Cool thing to concentrate on and still be present to socially distanced visit with grandparents.
Holy-moly! Mine arrived today… and NOW, I see this demo. I think I’ll save it for a secret Santa gift. The only person I know that would have the patience for this project is my Mom, and she passed 11 years ago. I don’t think she will be interested.