ghost in the shell...

[asgardhamster]

Hi, almost finished this Ghost in the shell paper model, missing a few details like the "hands" on the spider tank and add-delete some tabs... also I´m working on the instructions to build it, without a guide the hair gets difficult.
Hope you like it, will call for test builders soon.http://i47.tinypic.com/mj0ayx.jpg

[ARMORMAN]

This looks good! :)

[Alcides]

Wow!!! Very nice.

[SCEtoAUX]

Looks good. :)
I always like GITS: Stand Alone Complex.

[asgardhamster]

thanks! the robot is a free design loosely following Shirow style in the manga. I like the series as well, but the original movie and manga are amazing. This was made as a tribute to Shirow´s artwork. I'm only missing the cables in her hand that she is ripping out of the tank´s innards.

[ThunderChild]

Very beautiful!

[geberel]

WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Is a magnificent model
I whish try work in this model, is posible?
More pictures please T_T

[asgardhamster]

http://i47.tinypic.com/mb1xly.jpgmore imageshttp://i46.tinypic.com/2v354xx.jpghttp://i47.tinypic.com/xomv6r.jpg

[cdavenport]

Wow!!

What are the overall dimensions?

[mrbig]

wow.. that just looks so great! One of the best moment in the movie has been faithfully captured! Keep up the good works!

[asgardhamster]

without base, and with Motoko on top, the model is26cm wide, 33cm deep and 40 cm tall... I believe using a less thick paper for her would enable to build her down about 30 %, which was what I originally planned so the tank would be bigger and the whole would look more heroic, but then to build the face and fingers would be a mayor problem...I guess if anybody wants, they could scale up the tank.
http://i46.tinypic.com/29pov80.jpg

[asgardhamster]

Only missing now are the cables she is ripping out of the tank, and the base. Oh, and to finish the instructions too!

[TheWebdude]

Excellent!:D

[asgardhamster]

Rick, I have been a long time fan of your site... Im glad you like the result, yours was one of the sites that made me take the leap from building to designing.

[thokamous]

i thought the tank thingy was red and more roundish?

[asgardhamster]

ok, got some explaining to do!...
The model is not based on any exact moment in the movie or manga, but rather is a mixture of both. The jumpsuit she is wearing is inspired in one of Shirow´s pin ups for the original manga covers, the overall situation (Motoko fighting a spider tank) is a mix from the final battle in the movie and one fight in the original manga ( pages 231-233 in the american dark horse edition) Her figure and face is more based on the manga than the movie or the SAC tv series.
The design for the tank is losely based on both those tanks, but I changed things a lot, including the number of legs. Also, in the movie the head was just a box, wich was very boring to design. Is nor really a fuchikoma, which are small armoured vehicles with AI, but a bigger Hunter-Killer tank that houses a ciberbrain made by the armour division of the DeCarabas Home Products Inc. company.
You will not find either the company or the precise model of spider tank in any of the GITS works (after all, I had to put a bit of my own in this)My apologies to the purists, but my reasons for doing so were:
1- there are some good models of the manga tachicomas and of the GITS SAC tv series already out there.
2- I wanted to make a creative homage to Shirows work and the whole Ghost in the Shell , and felt better not to depict faithfully a scene in any of the works(movie, manga, TV animation or 3d computer render) but rather to create something in the style of the GITS world.
3- all the tanks and tachicomas original designs have spheres as a main design shape in the joints and legs, and its very hard to translate them to paper and make it look good.
Here is a painting I did of the overall design, and the papercraft is based on it.http://i47.tinypic.com/1z52qll.jpg

[TheWebdude]

Rick, I have been a long time fan of your site... Im glad you like the result, yours was one of the sites that made me take the leap from building to designing.

I'm glad you made the leap! (And I am now a fan of YOUR work!):D

[elpapersyco]

ohh very good very good bien hecho dios serpiente je jeje

[milenio3]

Very good indeed!

[asgardhamster]

photos of finished model...the only modification will be to center the title in the base. release date with instructions, wed 27 january 2010.
Don´t remember the rules for sharing models here, I will upload it to 4 shared and I don´t know if I can just put the link here, or if i have to do it by private messages.
Photos:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2dt3lv8.jpghttp://i49.tinypic.com/2ugjwph.jpghttp://i50.tinypic.com/2le2gig.jpg

[rickstef]

You can even upload the file to our download section if you want.

or whichever method you feel comfortable with

[asgardhamster]

thanks, I believe I will upload the pdfs of the model in all different ways available, the whole point is to have it circulating!

[TheWebdude]

I consider it to be a most coincidental birthday present!:o Thank you for this model!

[asgardhamster]

hello, just an update...i will be posting the second part of the model (the tank) later today or tomorrow...sorry for the delay, but I landed another job and time has been scarce.
thanks all for the interest on the model.

[elpapersyco]

no hay problema asgardhamiasdb aggg tu si que sabes escoger nicks dificiles de escribir je je....tienes todo el tiempo del mundo dios serpinete exelente trabajo y gracias por el honor en considerarnos tus colegas SALudos¡¡¡ [/URL][URL="http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/members/asgardhamster.html"] (http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/members/asgardhamster.html)

[airdave]

so, where exactly is the download for this model?

[rickstef]

probably lost in the crash

[airdave]

oh?...I saw that his post about part 2 was made yesterday, so I assumed that maybe the files were available.

hey hamster..its Part 1 we need!

[asgardhamster]

you are right, the files for the Motoko figure have been released for some time...
I thought I had uploaded it here to the downloads section... but now I cant find her!
What are the rules for directing people to my blog or other blogs? In there I have the link for 4shared...

[rickstef]

post away

if you don't, someone else will :D

[asgardhamster]

I will try and upload her again in the dolls and figurines section...If it fits best in the anime section, I do hope an administrator will move her...

[asgardhamster]

here is the link to my blog
munmaus (http://munmaus.blogspot.com/)
Claudio Dias also posted the link in FREE paper models (http://paperinside.com/)

[asgardhamster]

sorry, tried to upload here direct and got an error message saying the file was missing a security token...

[asgardhamster]

direct adress of the 4shared file, pattern and instructions...
4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download motoko gits papercraft w inst.rar (http://www.4shared.com/file/227186116/526c889e/motoko__gits_papercraft_w_inst.html)

[blackhammer357]

no vi mucho esta anime pero las maquinitas de 6 patas se me hacian muy graciosas excelente trabajo

[asgardhamster]

hello, just an update... the tank is now released with instructions,the only part missing now is the base.
You can find the link in my blog, or go direct to 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download tachi tank w inst paper model.rar (http://www.4shared.com/file/229346266/c76c9757/tachi_tank_w_inst_paper_model.html)
I hope you enjoy it!

[mrbig]

Great Job! Keep up the good works and thank you very much for sharing your hard-work designed model.

[SJPONeill]

Top effort!! Looks like a great model...!!

[ThunderChild]

Thanks for the generosity! One superb model, you should be proud!

[asgardhamster]

thanks! If you build it, post me a picture... any comments either on the model or the instructions will be greatly appreciated, and will be taken into account for the next ones...
next ones, Addams Family house and Faye Valentine of Cowboy Bebop. Then its a toss-up between applessed and the alien delerict spacecraft...any preferences?

[ThunderChild]

Oooh... Faye Valentine is one to look forward to! ;D
After that, Id vote for appleseed... Gotta love mechs!