papercraft | Paperized Michael Collins papertoy

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Paperized Irish Leader Michael Collins (Mícheál Ó Coileáin) paper toy.
Custom model by: kuzzzma
Difficulty / Сложность: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Paper / Бумага: 120gsm or higher
Time / Время: 1 hour / час
How-to assemble: Instructions below.
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Irish Leader Michael Collins papercraft fanart

Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician and a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence. He participated in Easter Rising of 1916, then he was elected as a Teachta Dála for South Cork in 1918, and was appointed Minister for Finance in the First Dáil. After First Dáil declared the independence of the Irish Republic, Michael Collins served as Director of Organisation and Adjutant General for the Irish Volunteers, and Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. He gained fame as a guerrilla warfare strategist, planning and directing many successful attacks on British forces, such as the “Bloody Sunday” assassinations of key British intelligence agents in November 1920.

Later, he was sent to negotiate a Treaty with UK and following it’s signing became a Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State in January 1922 and served as a country leader until his assassination in an ambush by anti-Treaty forces on 22 August 1922.

Photos used as reference for this Michael Collins paper toy

Irish Leader Michael Collins (Mícheál Ó Coileáin) paper toy

You can choose desired look – with or without overcoat, other accessories are: hat and Irish Republic flags.

Also included is a smiling face – as a reference to the poem “The laughing boy” by Brendan Behan, which was translated into Greek in 1961 by Vasilis Rotas and later made into a song by Mikis Theodorakis “Tο γελαστό παιδί” (“The laughing boy”) using Rotas’ translation. This song was recorded by Maria Farantouri in 1966 on the album “Ένας όμηρος” (“The hostage”) and became an instant success, the song became the song of protest against the dictatorship in Greece (1967–1974) and remains to date one of the most popular songs in Greek popular culture.