January 4th 2025 I had a big stroke…
I lived, but have to go through a long recovery
to see what I can still do in the future…
Hopefully it will be a lot…! 👍 Always keep having fun papercrafting!
Which papercraft model would you like to build?
“What’s papercraft?” you ask?
Well, that’s when (in this case ;o) you download and print a page of 2D parts (preferably on some thicker paper) cut them out and fold them, and then glue them together to make your very own 3D paper model of your favourite game/anime/movie character/whatever you like!
There are a lot of websites where you can find free templates to download and build, including my own one of course which you’re visiting right now. ;o)
Currently, I have two-hundred-and-thirty-seven (237!) free papercraft models in stock for you! :o) Select one of the Download categories above or in the Site map to the right to find the model you wish to download (if it’s not in one of the obvious categories, try the miscellaneous section).
If you want to contact me, or send me a picture of your finished paper model for the hall of fame, you can send me an e-mail at ninjatoes@home.nl and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Have fun building!
Ninjatoes' papercraft webpage 
ninjatoes on youtube i am zeldafan217 i will put all of the progress of my zelda dioramas on there soon please go there i probabley will have one video by the end of the week if you have any questins ask me on my youtube channel.
I’ll keep an eye out for new videos! ;o)
By the way, down at the bottom of the page, it still says: http://www.kickme.to/ninjatoes 2008. Shouldn’t it be 2009? I know I don’t live near, but I don’t think there’s that much of a time change.
2008 indicates the year when I last changed my website’s design and layout, I’ve had a couple of different ones in the past: link ;o)
What are you making next? (perhaps something from Zelda?)
I’m not sure yet, maybe something from the misc section or from Final Fantasy again.
What brand of glue do you use, Ninjatoes? I use Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive. And one more question: Although Ninjatoes is a good name, what inspired you to make it the name of your amazing papercraft webpage?
The glue I use is called “Tesa hobby glue”, it’s very common where I live (it’s sold in just about any department store, hobby/crafts shop or any store that sells office/school supplies) although in many other countries people have never heard of it…
You can see a picture of the bottle in many of my instructions, like the ones for Buffy.
Oh, and I liked the name “ninjatoes” because it makes people wonder what it means!? ;o)
Does it take a long time to dry? Because if it dries fairly quickly AND makes models as good as yours, I’d better get some!!!
That depends on how you use it. ;o) The “trick” is to use as little glue as possible, so that the glueing tab is only “tacky”. Then when you put the other part on top and apply some pressure, the parts will basically instantly bond.
You can imagine if you put a big wet puddle of glue on the glueing tab, it will take a lot longer to dry…
On parts where there is a lot of tension in the paper, sometimes you have to hold it a second or two, but the biggest secret is the amount of glue you use.
ninjatoes do you need a special printer to use card stock or can you use card stock in a regular printer?
I’ve found a normal printer works just fine with cardstock. If you click on my name, you can see the ones I built, printed on cardstock from a normal printer.
Like Aaron said, most normal printers won’t have any trouble with paper that’s 2-2.5 times as thick as regular paper.
ninjatoes do you what date that zelda life size link papercraft on youtube will come out?
You mean the one Haywan Chiu‘s making? (not sure how many people are making a life sized Link at the moment… ;o)
I think it was almost complete actually, last time I checked Link was just missing one of his hands.
There were a couple of parts released already, not sure if they were bèta versions or finished versions. You can imagine building a life sized Link can take a lot of time, so I’m not sure when it will be finished.
hey ninjatoes about the zelda diorama i dont know what size to make it?
p.s. on metasequoia i dont know how to get the tool bar on the far right side. if you know what i mean could you tell me how to get it?
I usually try to make my characters models about 20-30 cm tall. With the way I rebuild the 3D models, that is usually a good size so that the parts won’t become too small, and the parts themselves usually fit nicely on the sheets, and don’t take up *too* much sheets of paper.
So it depends on what you’re making exactly, and how you made the 3D model. Try to pick a size you think will work, and then when after you have test built your models, if it turns out it is too big or too small, you can always change the scale. ;o)
As for your other question, if you mean the “Object” en “Material” panels, you can show or hide them by going into the “Panel”-menu in the menu-bar, and then check the “Object Panel” and “Material Panel” (shortcuts Ctrl+Q and Ctrl+M).
hey ninjatoes i am in the process of making a zelda diorama
Be sure to show me when it’s finished!
ninjatoes how do you make your modules?
A lot of my models start out as game models, that I then rebuild so they will be easier to unfold and make in paper form (I usually use a program called Metasequoia for this step).
After that, I unfold the newly made 3D model with Pepakura Designer. Then I test build the model, and usually there are a lot of small things to fix.
After fixing those, I can make the templates in Photoshop, so I can build the final build and the instructions, before I release the model on my website.
That’s the really short version of course, because making a good, full tutorial would take loads of time that I don’t have right now…
I recently uploaded some images to my DeviantArt account about how and why I simplified ZaL: http://ninjatoespapercraft.deviantart.com/gallery/#tutorials
Maybe it will give you some insight until I find the time to make full tutorial, have fun! ;o)
Hi ninjatoes. I’m a big fan of your Legend of Zelda papercrafts. I was wondering, about how much time gets devoted to making one of these figures?(particularly the SSBM Link one) Thanks!
That depends a lot on which model exactly, and who’s doing the building of course! ;o)
Some people built Zora armor Link in one day for example, but SSB:M Link is *a lot* more difficult… If you’re really trying to do a good job and spend only a couple of hours on it each day, I think it could easily take you a week or two or perhaps even longer!