Setsubun is celebrated on February 3, it marks the start of spring season in Japan. It's celebrated with a bean throwing ritual called the mamemaki, to drive away bad luck / demons (oni) and bring in a new year of good fortune. A part of that celebration is eating a big sushi roll called the ehou-maki.
It's considered as a fortune roll, they eat the entire thing without stopping and in total silence while facing the auspicious direction for that year, they also make wishes while their eating. Then there's the demon masks (Oni-no-men), somebody wears it while the rest throw beans at him and shouting "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!” or “Oni out, good fortune in!”
Setsubun Papercraft [Paper Museum]
Setsubun Papercraft 2 [Yamaha]
Setsubun Demon Mask Papercraft [@nifty]
Setsubun Demon Mask Papercraft 2 [Canon]
Not really the best paper replica of Air Force One, but it is acceptable. National Geographic offers this Air Force One papercraft to coincide with their new series called "On Board Air Force One", a look into the inner and outer workings of the US President's private fortress in the sky. With a name like National Geographic I would think they could have done more research and hired somebody good at making airplane papercrafts (e.g. Claudio Dias/Paper Inside).
A special version of Professor Plastik's Captain America paper model in time for President Obama's inauguration.
Jill Valentine is a playable character from the original Resident EVil video game and is a member of the STARS Alpha team who landed on the Arklay Mountains. She reappears in Resident Evil 3 as the sole protagonist.
Although we didn't see his work for the most part of 2008, our good old friend Ryo Tokisato is back and starts out 2009 with two new paper models. First is this Year of the Ox papercraft (basically a cow) that is available on his site, which brings our collection to three now. The second papercraft is work he did for Toyota, which means you'll have to read it on the next post.
