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Papercraft of ferries

Last month (February 2015), I was pressed by work, and I couldn't add onto this website. But I finished my article at last, and I could spare the time. So I've built up papercraft of ferries which have been on my mind for some time. All papercraft are official papercraft from ferry companies.

Kiso (Taiheiyo Ferry)

Kiso (Taiheiyo Ferry)
Kiso (Taiheiyo Ferry)

I started with this simple one, a papercraft of Taiheiyo Ferry. Left untreated for quite a while. This is a papercraft of the Kiso. The Kiso entered service in 2005. That means I bought it 10 years ago. Time and tide stay for no man!
It's quite easy to build up this papercraft, but it's too simple. So its execution leaves something to be desired. It looks like a box of candies or something. :-) I recalled biscuits in a box like this were sold at a shop aboard the MOL Ferry.

Sunliner 2 (Haboro Enkai Ferry)

Sunliner 2 (Haboro Enkai Ferry)
Sunliner 2 (Haboro Enkai Ferry)

This is another peparcraft, which I took at an event that promoted both Teuri island & Yagishiri island one year ago (February 2014). She is the Sunliner 2, a new ferry of Haboro Enkai Ferry. Probably this papercraft was originally created by a Tokyo-based Sumidagawa Zosen (Sumidagawa Shipyard Co., Ltd.) which built the (real) Sunliner 2.

Sunliner 2 (Haboro Enkai Ferry)
Sunliner 2 (Haboro Enkai Ferry)

Cypria Soya (Heartland Ferry)

Cypria Soya (Heartland Ferry)
Cypria Soya (Heartland Ferry)

So, I built up 2 papercraft. And then, I recalled I bought a papercraft of Heartland Ferry when I visited Rishi island & Rebun island. I found the papercraft in the closet and set it up. :-)
This is the Cypria Soya. According to her assembling instructions, the papercraft went on the market in 2008 when she entered service. That means I bought this 7 years ago. :-)

Cypria Soya (Heartland Ferry)
Cypria Soya (Heartland Ferry)

It reproduces a sense of the real ship, I think.

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