Build a shelf-size vintage computer museum made of paper
Enlarge / An example of eight papercraft vintage computer models designed and assembled by Rocky Bergen. (credit: Rocky Bergen)
Yesterday, a Winnipeg, Canada-based artist named Rocky Bergen released a free collection of miniature papercraft vintage computer models that hobbyists can assemble for fun. They are available on The Internet Archive in a pack of 24 PDF files that you can print out on letter-size paper and fold into three dimensions.
Among Bergen's Barbie-size papercraft models, you'll find representations of classic computers originally released during the 1970s and '80s, such as the Apple II, IBM PC 5150, Commodore 64, Apple Macintosh, and even the rare Apple Lisa 1. You'll also find papercraft models of a few classic game consoles like the Sega Master System and the Nintendo GameCube.
Bergen began creating the papercraft models in the summer of 2016, starting with an Amstrad CPC 464 he designed for a CPC fanzine. "I grew up with a Commodore 64 and have always been a fan of old computers and their industrial design," Bergen told Ars Technica. "I would love to have a huge collection of them, but it's not always practical for people to have a massive amount of hardware with them at all times."