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Would you think someone is crazy if he tells you he’s gonna build an engine using paper? I would have thought so, but not anymore! Yee, a Canadian Artist who designs and handcrafts all kind of paper crafts, has completed a fully functional V8 Engine paper model in approximately one year for the design and construction, by using a total of 5756 pieces of paper.

This “V8-Engine� has semi-realistic exterior and interior detail. It is made entirely from paper (except a motor, a battery holder, a few plastic tubes and electrical wires). Many moveable parts include a compound crankshaft, a rapid cooling fan, 8 rods, 8 pistons and a complex compound gearbox etc. It is handcrafted with ruler, white glue and X-acto knife. Each part is precisely made (for instance, the five separate bearings need accurately alignment). The reinforced structure applied in both inside the body of engine and the stand (most of them can not be seen). The reinforced structures make it very rigid and keep the pieces in the accurate positions.

Don’t believe it’s a fully functional model? Go check the videos out, the links are at the bottom of Yee’s V8 Engine Paper Model web page.

Via: TechEBlog
Link: V8 Engine Paper Model