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 
Do you know how to make papercrafts with a solid core? Should I fill them with an expanding foam, of maybe some sort of resin? Do you know of any better way?
Well, personally I never fill my paper models with foam or resin, but I’ve heard of people using expanding foam used to insulate homes.
I think you’ll have to be very careful and definately not use too much of it, though, because in my experience, it will expand *a lot* and will easily tear paper…
Some foams might not expand as much as others, but in any case, I would suggest trying it out on a simple test model… ;o)
I don’t know if resin will work; I think you’ll have to be careful with the moisture soaking into the paper ruining the textures/colours (same with expanding foam although to a lesser extent perhaps).
If you’re really set on filling your models with a solid core, I would always try it out on a test model first, but especially if you use thicker paper, most paper models are already more than strong enough themselves, so maybe their own strength will surprise you? ;o)
If you were to use any type of material to fill it, I would use expanding foam. I wouldn’t fill it up that much though, because it tears the paper.
can you send ma a link with yuna papercraft. thanks
Well, I made a FFX-2 Gunner version of Yuna myself a few years ago, and you can download the parts and instructions here: link
She’s about 28 cm big, but if you want to build a bigger one, Ace also made a Final Fantasy X summoner version that’s 60 cm big not so long ago: link
And if that’s not big enough for you, Jouzu also made a 1 meter tall version (also in her FFX-2 Gunner dressphere outfit, but he hasn’t released it yet: link
Have fun building!
the papercraft is cool
Thanks, I’m glad you like the paper models! ;o)
Have fun building!
is there other sites with 3D papercrafts i can download?
Sure, tons of them! ;o)
http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2008/08/papercraft-links.html
There are *many* papercraft sites with free paper models to download nowadays; if you’re looking for something specific, you can try Google and just add the word ‘papercraft’ to your search, or look around on one of the many sites that collect papercraft links.
Hey I built your Viper and it was pretty cool! I liked the idea of giving it an internal framework to shape the nose and hold it all together. I was wondering, do you take requests for papercraft designs? If you do could you make a Metroid or maybe a Samus Aran? I am a huge Metroid fan and can only find a single, low quality metroid papercraft. Samus has a few good ones, though.
Yeah, the BSG Viper Mk.II really needed that internal support to get the right shape… And it also made the final model nice and strong! ;o)
Although I really don’t have the time to take direct requests I’m afraid, there’s definately a good chance I’ll make some models from the Metroid series too in the future, but which ones or when exactly, I can’t promise…
This site is amazing! Top quality papercrafts all for FREE! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, I will! ;o)
There are tons of great paper models to find online made by all kinds of papercraft fans for free, so there are more than plenty models for everybody I think!
Ciao to everybody
Hiya there!
I got a question for you. if you don’t mind answering.
I’ve been wondering, how do you glue a sphere? I basically start having rouble hen it’s the last 3 glue tags necessary to close the sphere. And was wondering what’s the best way to glue it without rippin the model?
Can’t wait for the answer :D
I don’t know how the sphere you are talking about was “unfolded”, but it can make a lot of difference… Personally, I think it is easiest to unfold a sphere in horizontal (or vertical ;o) “rings”.
Regular, thinner paper might sound easier to work with, but you can actually use the strength of thicker paper to do a lot of the work for you, so I also always like to use pretty thick paper myself.
Pre-shaping is very important, especially with curved shapes. That way, you can get the “tension” out of the paper (which would make it want to “unroll” when you bend it into a round, sphere-like shape). You can pre-shape the strips by “rolling” them against a pen or the palm of your hand (see this video if you don’t know what pre-shaping is)
For each “ring”, all you have to do, is glue the two ends together. Usually I try to leave several “rings” connected at one point, but if the part is becoming too big or too complex, you can also leave them disconnected, or make to semi-spheres or something like that.
Before you have to “close” the sphere, you can still produce some “counterpressure” to the backside/inside of the parts when you’re glueing the “rings” on top of eachother to create the shape of the sphere, either with your fingers or a tool like the handle of a spoon or a toothpick if it’s a small sphere.
Sometimes “alternating” glueing tabs (one glueing tab on one side, then the next on the other side, and the next on the first side again…) make it easier to align the two “rings”, but the “trick” here is to just take your time and not to rush it. ;o)
Don’t use too much glue, but only just enough so the glueing tabs are just “tacky”, so you don’t have to hold the parts very long before you can let go: especially with curved shapes like spheres, it’s important that the tension is out of the paper and the glue has dried properly before you continue, or the parts will want to come apart again…
When you get to the last “ring” it will actually probably be a very flat cone. It will be like a “lid” for a sphere-shaped box. If all the glueing tabs are on the open end of the sphere, all you have to do is bend the glueing tabs almost flat (according to the angle of the sides of the “lid”, apply some glue to them and then gently press the lid on top of the glueing tabs.
You’ll probably find that the lid will be pushed up by the natural tension, so you’ll have to hold it down until the glue has dried. Sometimes, with alternating glueing tabs, because you have to push some glueing tabs underneath the last ring of the sphere, that’s not a problem (the glueing tabs can’t be pushed through the paper ;o) so it’s best not to score and fold them, but just “bend” them gently, so you can actually use that tension to your advantage to let it push itself together. ;o)
The most important thing, though, is just to take your time and not to try and rush it. Pre-shaping and not using too much glue will help so you don’t have to hold every part forever, but especially with curved shapes, when there can be a lot of natural tension in the paper, it’s important that every part is glued together properly before you move on to the next part, else the bottom of the sphere will be coming apart again when you reach the top! ;o)
Although it’s difficult to explain papercrafting techniques in just words, I hope you can find some useful tips in all of this…! ;o)
My guess is tht i still need lots of practic but thank you very much it helped. I should be sending some pics of your papercrafts + some others since i basically have them all together soon.
But your advice did help i just find it sort of difficult to either close the sphere up…. or putting the last piece to close the papercraft model. but i’ll keep that in mind :)…
For example some i have had trouble with was the mario 64 head…i didn’ even finish that one do to a problem i created? which is basicaly a sphere once you finsh it…. and the current model im making which would be wiggler from supoer mario bros series :)…
but thanks again!
The difficulty with the last part is of course that you can’t reach inside anymore to provide “counter pressure”, and that just can’t be helped with a closed sphere unfortunately…
Practice definately helps of course, and taking your time is also very important, but I am sure you will do a great job!
Have fun! ;o)
BEST PAPERCRAFT EVAR!
Thank you for the compliment! ;o)
Was just wandering around and found this wonderful place! dude you’re ttly awesome=)
now my printer is gonna suffer, those projects of yours are magnificent so go on! We all will be enjoying your work)
Thanks, I’m glad you like my paper models!
Don’t go too hard on your printer, he’s a papercrafter’s best friend! ;o)