028004 King of Red Lions (August 21, 2006)
from: The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker video game / size: ± 58,5 cm x 16,5 cm x 46,5 cm
Download:
parts with fold lines (4,28 MB PDF file)
parts without fold lines (3,68 MB PDF file)
instructions (2,03 MB PDF file)
some extra help on the figurehead: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
extra strengthening of the mast’s base: 1
alternatives for supporting the mast: 1 | 2
display stand (312 kB PDF file)
instructions (194 kB PDF file)
Sea base by Josh Darrah:
parts + instructions (2,20 MB ZIP-file)
Pictures:
Google Photos
Ninjatoes' papercraft webpage 
damn links wont work >.< plz make a zip file!
Are you having trouble opening the PDF files? All the files seem to be there and the links seem to be correct.
Make sure you have an up to date PDF reader (like Adobe Reader: link but there are many others) andthe PDF files should open directly in your browser, so you can print and/or save the file to your computer.
Before you try again, clear your internet cache and temporary internet files, close all browser windows and then try again.
If the files won’t open in your browser, try right-clicking the files, choose “Save as…”, save the file to your computer first, and then open it offline.
I hope these tips help, e-mail me if you keep having trouble.
i got it it was just a weird part to glue
now i just dont understand how to put on part 24
The head and “beard” of King really are quite challenging, I think: the most important part is to pre-shape/fold everything properly before trying to glue the parts together.
If you are building the version without lines, double-check with the version *with* lines to make sure you scored and folded every fold line there is on the part, and make sure you are folding it the correct way (valley fold or mountain fold).
The parts are grouped together on the templates next to the parts they should be glue to, so look to how part 24 connects with part 23 (which has several valley folds to create sort of a “hollow cone”. Try connecting the pre-shaped/folded parts without glue first to see if it fits the way you thought looks like it does in the instructions. If it doesn’t, maybe you can see what you did wrong (maybe folded a fold line the wrong way?) and you can correct it without worrying about any glue yet.
Papercraft is very difficult to explain in words I’m afraid, so be sure toe examine the pictures in the instructions closely: they are quite dark, but maybe you can zoom in and/or change the brightness of your screen or change the brightness of the PDF files directly in a program like Photoshop or Gimp (free) to see them a little bit better.
The left and right sides of King’s head are symmetrical, so if you can see how to assemble one side, you can do the same on the other side (only mirrored of course. ;o)
I made some extra diagrams for King here: link, but not on part 24 specifically unfortunately…
There is another close-up picture of King’s head on my DeviantArt account here (link that might also help see it a bit better.
Good luck and take your time, the King of Red Lions is one of my most challenging models, especially the parts on the head!
i got it now
I’m happy you were able to solve the problem, have fun building!
for sum reason the neck wont go together in the middle
I really want to do it, but this looks impossible ! Is it really that hard to deal with the Head ?
The King of Red Lions is not an easy model I think, so you will need a lot of patience to build it, yes… ;o)
The head has the smallest parts, and difficult shapes, so you’re right in saying it is the hardest part I think. That’s why I included some extra help on those parts, but it’s still quite difficult: link
Another issue is the sail: because it is so big, you might need to reinforce the mast if it’s not strong enough to hold the weight of the big sail.
Other than that, the trick to papercrafting I think is to take a break whenever you need one; it’s no use trying to force yourself to continue papercrafting if you’re getting frustrated because it’s taking so long or because it’s so difficult; there are plenty of other things you can do until you feel like picking up a difficult paper model again! ;o)
Have fun!
25 exhausting hours to finish this… but it was worth it! favorite papercraft of all time
Not 25 hours straight, I hope…! ;o) I’m glad you like it so much, and I hope you had fun building it!
hello ninjatoes. I am almost done with the king of red lions but it looks a bit crappy. its my first papercraft though (which probably wasnt the best one to start on) but can i still mail in a pic. for the hall of fame?
Yes, the King of Red Lions is very big, but the figurehead has some small parts and is quite challenging to make!
And because it is so big, the sail is very heavy for a lot of people, so they had to reinforce the mast on the inside to stop it from bending.
I would love to see a picture when you’re done, and of course I will put it in my “hall of fame” if you would like that! ;o)
I always enjoy seeing other people’s build, and I think a lot of other people do too! ;o)
Have fun building!