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!

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  1. Dude, your models are amazing! I really like your Zelda models. I’ve built Fierce Deity Link and are working on the Twilight Hero. I think that the next one you should make is Zora Link, from Majora’s Mask. He’s really cool!

        1. There are a few different papercraft Zoras with a guitar, I think at one point at another they were all featured on Nintendo Papercrafts, these are the sites that made them:

          Papercraft Japas, from the Zora Indigo-Go’s band: http://paperzelda.blogspot.com/2012/02/majoras-mask-japas.html

          Papercraft Mikau (Link’s Zora transformation) as an Elegy of Emptiness statue http://hyrulepapercraft.blogspot.com/2010/08/elegy-of-emptiness-zora.html

          And Paper Zelda used top have regular Mikau as well, but I think they removed that post…? You can still find the post and the download link with the Wayback Machine though: http://web.archive.org/web/20100206022649/http://paperzelda.blogspot.com/2009/04/majora-mask-zora-link.html

          (to download the file, remove the “http://liveweb.archive.org/” from the URL when you click the “Download here” link; it’s something that the Wayback Machine adds but that you don’t need because you don’t need an old link in this case, but a present one ;o)

    1. There are still a lot of N64 Zelda models that I want to make some time, but for now you can try out the one in the link Truffles gave (that one was made by Navi; her site is a bit sluggish whenever I seem to visit it, but there are a bunch of other nice models there as well so it’s worth the wait ;o) and on Nintendopapercraft there’s also a regular Zora by Xenonray, and even Princess Ruto by Billybob884 from DeviantArt.

      The one with the guitar Truffles is talking about, is the one from Paperzelda I think.

  2. So I’m interested in making papercraft. More specifically, hand-made papercraft. But, I’ve come across a slight hitch in my very short papercrafting career:
    If I make a piece, fold it up and glue it to see if it’ll work and all, I no longer have that piece in flat form… So I can’t reproduce it if it does work. Do/how do you circumnavigate this problem when you make yours?

    1. If you’re trying to make scratch builds, the best way to do it is to create your own 3D model from scratch in a 3D editing program such as blender, meta, or google sketchup. Then put your model into pepakura. If you’re dead set on making it without a computer (and I would suggest not to not use a computer), you could trace it…

    2. When I have to make simple shapes like cubes or other rectangular shapes, I usually have enough confidence to draw them out right away, but when I have to make curved, or more complex shapes, I do try them out first to see if they fit.

      I guess the trick is not to use glue, but tape (link and link ;o)

      After drawing and cutting out the general shape, I fold it, holding it together with tape, and tape it to the rest of the model. Then I can work out how much I need to trim it, or where I need to make extra cut to be able to curve it more and things like that.

      Then, because of the tape, I can easily disassemble everything again to lay it flat, so I can trace it with a pencil to get a piece that will fit.

      To make a papercraft model by hand, you will probably have to test everything multiple times, trimming the pieces, shaping them, and you will probably end up drawing out the same pieces over and over again, with only very small differences.

      But I think it’s worth it, it’s kinda like scratchbuilding, only you have to keep a “master copy” that acts as your backup.

      I usually end up with two versions in the end: one where all the pieces constantly change until they’re just right, held together with tape, that I use to see if the shapes are right in 3D when they’re assembled, and one drawn neatly with pencil, traced from the parts that I already checked.

  3. Hey! Are you gonna make models from the new Star Trek? It would be nice!

    I like this website really much and the models in it. Keep up the good work!

    Gipi

    1. I have really been neglecting my Star Trek series lately, haven’t I…? ;o)

      I want to do many more Star Trek models in the future, ships and characters, but to be honest, I’m also thinking of another sci-fi model…

        1. Thanks for the compliment!

          I’m keeping the new sci-fi model a secret (at least until I actually start working on it… ;o) but although I’m a big Star Wars fan (big surprise, I’m sure ;o) it’s not from Star Wars either… ;o)

  4. How about making Gordon Freeman for Half-Life 1? he has a 3D model in the games, it’s when you put thirdperson in the console.

    1. So many ideas, so little time… ;o)

      First, I think I will finish the two Black Hole Advance Wars units that I started as a side project, and after that the “Ninja-Toes” model that I put on hold for HoL.

      And after that? Who knows, I sure don’t yet…! ;o)

    1. Haha I love One Piece, so I will definately make some of the characters some day,but if you don’t want to wait that long, Kamiasobi made the entire crew already and although there are no download links anymore, maybe he is willing to send them to you if you ask him, or you can find them somewhere else?

      The same goes for a more detailed Luffy made by Yobee; not available anymore, so you’d have to ask the creator or find an alternative download source…

      And I’m sure you can recognize boxhead Luffy, Sanji and Usopp on Shozy’s page? ;o)

  5. hi on youtube there is a person called anthonyle247 and he uses a material called high impact urethane plastic and he will not tell me where or how to get it if you could help me that would be perfect

    1. I don’t really know a lot about plastics, but I do know that a lot of people enjoy making “garage kits” (resin kits); you have to make a mold, and then you can cast the part/figurine in liquid polyurethane resin (a form of plastic) which you can get in some hobby stores.

      Maybe “high impact urethane plastic” is something like that, or he just wanted to stay in character. ;o)

      In any case, the best source for imformation is the guy himself of course, and if he is really reluctant to help you out, a quick look around reveals that he has posted his costumes on a lot of specialized forums, maybe some people there can help you along better than I can? ;o)

    1. In the “misc links” section here on my website, I put all the links to the series that I made my papercraft models from. So yeah, I’ve been planning to make one or more Naruto models for ages now already, but other models keep interfering… ;o)

      If you’re looking for papercraft links btw, they’re on my weblog here (some of them are very old though, so some of them might be dead…) there are some Naruto ones, and you can also find some here.

      Have fun building!

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