Cardboard modeling

[1] The term cardboard engineering is sometimes used to differentiate from the craft of making decorative cards.

One company, ERG (Bournemouth) Ltd. produced a book "Cardboard Rolling Stock and How to Build It" and Superquick are still well known for their range of printed and pre-cut kits.

[2] Books of printed models to cut out and make have been around a long time[when?].

[3] The hobby has been revived through the use of ink-jet and laser colour printers, with the availability of inexpensive cutting plotters and laser engravers also reducing the time, effort, and tedium associated with cutting out the many parts.

Using a vector graphics package, it is even possible for anyone to create their own models from scratch, though most use special software.