When you hold that finished paper 737, you understand the aircraft’s geometry in a way you never could from a video game or a photograph. You see the sweep of the wing, the squashed oval of the fuselage, and the brutal efficiency of those rear-mounted engines.
The papercraft community is experiencing a renaissance. As digital texture mapping improves, the templates available today look photorealistic. You can find Facebook groups dedicated solely to "Paper Airliners" where builders post "maiden flights" (photoshopped sky backgrounds). boeing 737 200 papercraft