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Because people can create their own patterns, paper models are limited only by their designers imaginations and ability to manipulate paper into forms. Vehicles of all forms, from cars and cargo trucks to space shuttles are a frequent subject of paper models, some using photo realistic textures from their real-life counterparts for extremely fine details. Architecture models can be very simple and crude forms to very detailed models with thousands of pieces to assemble. The most prevalent designs are from video games, due to their popularity and ease of producing paper models.
The Papercraft Museum includes hundreds of models from different designers across a wide range of subjects. The models include very difficult and ambitious paper projects, including a life-sized Link from the Legend of Zelda, the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean and aircraft models, such as the Chengdu J-10.
Various models are used in tabletop gaming, primarily wargaming. Scale paper models allow for easy production of armies and buildings for use in gaming and that can be scaled up or down readily or produced as desired. Whether they be three dimensional models or two dimensional icons, players are able to personalize and modify the models to bear unique unit designations and insignias for gaming.
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