Here's a unique looking papercraft, it's a cow character suited up in the a traditional Japanese armor and helmet riding on top of a giant fish. I couldn't understand what my translator was saying, it's got something to do with a Japanese celebration for the month of May? In any case, I can tell you that this is from the Mansei Co., Ltd. based in Kanda, Tokyo. The company went through a lot of phases to get to where it is now, it started as an electronics store, then became a restaurant selling high-grade meats, and currently as a luxury dining establishment - specializing in beef and beef related dishes.
They've got some other cute papercrafts, dioramas, and origami models on their site that you should check out, of course, all of them have the familiar cow theme to them. On their homepage, click on the "mansei club" icon to see the goods.
Samurai Cow [Download]
that fish looks like it could eat a whole cow :)
ReplyDeletethat thing is gonna look sick on my office desk, thanks
ReplyDeletethanks for your great work, love the pics!
ReplyDeleteyikers! thats a giant mouth.. ^_^
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This is a great, unusual piece. Thanks for posting it and the link to the site. There are some great projects there!
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Thanks Rustin, what was that code/writing on the monster book/puppet that you made?
ReplyDeleteMay 5 children's day in Japan, carp kites are a big part of the day of celebration.
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I have one of the silky carp kites I bought in Japan... but not a paper model (yet!)
where is the pattern, i hv follow the link but there is no the pattern for the samurai cow pattern craft.
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It's there, look under the month of May (5)
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