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Namesake
If you wonder what the name is supposed to mean:
My family name is Stahl, which means Steel in german, and hart of course means hard. It can be freely translated as “as hard as steel”, which is a name I use for all my creative output. Plus it creates a nice contrast, being used for a papercraft website.
 
Motivation
I design papercraft models, because I like to. It’s as simple as that. There is no target consumer, no business goal and no scope. These models are all here, because I like to do them and I like to share them.
 
Work methods

This whole project is a hobby, which I can work on only in my free time, so progress can be rather slow sometimes if I am too busy.

I used to put the prototype model together from white cardstock and modeled from a threeside view, then used a computer to built exact lines in Freehand. Since the creation of the Marienkirche I have gotten also into using Google Sketchup, as doing the 3D-work by hand takes to much time and I do not have as much time anymore.

Unless noted otherwise, my models are completely vector-based, which means they can be scaled to any size, without becoming pixelated.
The standard scale for aircraft is 1:60 which is matching the WSAM (World’s smallest aircraft museum) standard of Fiddler's Green.

You can find out more about the way I work in the "about designing the model"-section of each model's page.
 
Prices
Stahlhart papercraft are for free. You don’t have to register or identify yourself or anything. Download any you like, as often as you like, and tell your friends about them. If you like them, I would be happy if you tell me about it.
 
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