Wall-E Models
So Wall-E was a great movie. I took my daughter to it and she loved it. I have to admit that I thought it would be a little hokey, but I was truly amazed at the quality of the film. This movie will be touted as one of Pixar's greatest movies, with out a doubt.
But there was a problem. No models! I mean come on, not one simple model out there? Well, that was fixed by Jules and his site Paper-Replika. He is a "freelance Architecture 3D animator and modeler" professionally and designs and makes paper model as a hobby. He has made some nice models too. There are many models from Wall-E and Star Wars as well as many cars, busses, and other random objects. They are all first rate and, best of all, free! You really need to take a look there.
EVE
The first model of his that I built was EVE, and boy was that hard. EVE has many complex curves and parts that don't even attach to her. She is the 'female' interest in Wall-E so my daughter liked her the most. And that meant that she was the first one I had to make.
I started out by getting rid of all the glue tabs. On a complex model like this, they just get in the way. Instead, I cut out strips of paper to glue behind the parts to make a 'seemless' joint. It worked pretty well, and the model turned out to have the right shape. But it's pretty small. It would have looked much better if I had built the x2 version. That one is (obviously) twice as big, so it wouldn't turn out so small.
Well, I didn't cut off all the glue tabs, just the tabs for the head and body. I left them on for the arms and the base since those were smaller simpler parts. Also, I used rolled up paper to connect the head and arms to the body. I didn't want to use wood rods or paper clips for that, and this makes it all paper.
My daughter loves it, but it's one tough model to make. The complex curve will get ruined if you don't get your seams tight. If you decide to tackle this one, make sure you take your time and plan a head. It will turn out great, but this is model is definitely 'advanced.'