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This paper model, HAL 9000, is created by cutting all the pieces from a model then put it all together by following the instructions. This paper model is interesting because the feet of the model are moveable which you can till or turn each foot.

About HAL 9000:

HAL 9000 is a fictional computer in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey saga. It was ranked #13 on a list of greatest film villains of all time on the AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes and Villains.

HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer) is an artificial intelligence, the sentient on-board computer of the spaceship Discovery. HAL is usually represented only as his television camera “eyes” that can be seen throughout the Discovery spaceship. The voice of HAL 9000 was performed by Canadian actor Douglas Rain. In the book, HAL became operational on 12 January 1997 (1992 in the film) at the HAL Plant in Urbana, Illinois. His first instructor was Dr. Chandra (Mr. Langley in the film). HAL is depicted as being capable not only of speech, speech recognition, facial recognition, and natural language processing, but also lip reading, art appreciation, interpreting emotions, expressing emotions, reasoning, and playing chess, in addition to maintaining all systems on an interplanetary voyage.

HAL is never visualized as a single entity. He is, however, portrayed with a soft voice and a conversational manner. This is in contrast to the human astronauts, who speak in terse monotone, as do all other actors in the film.

In the French-language version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL’s name is given as “CARL”, for Cerveau Analytique de Recherche et de Liaison (“Analytic Research and Communication Brain”). The camera plates, however, still read “HAL 9000″.

Below are the pictures with different views and different moves of the HAL 9000 paper model.

Paper Model - HAL 9000

Paper Model - HAL 9000

Paper Model - HAL 9000

Paper Model - HAL 9000