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 
Seriously, you guys are awesome!!
Thank you for the compliment, I’m glad you like my papercraft models! ;o)
do you know anyone who has made a technoblin from zelda skyward sword
There aren’t a lot of papercraft Skyward Sword models yet I’m afraid, and I don’t know if anybody made a Technoblin yet, sorry… (but it could be that I just missed it of course, so don’t give up looking! ;o)
Hello!!! Anyone have the model Iron Man Mark 1 from jp-papercraft? The site is down…
I think you’re talking about the paper model on http://jp-papercraft.blogspot.com/2011/09/iron-man-mark-1.html but unfortunately, Jp-papercraft seems to have indeed deleted his entire papercraft weblog… :o(
With the Google search engine, you can still find some cached versions of the Jp-papercraft weblog like the Jason Voorhees mask that was posted the same month as the Iron Man Mark I suit: link, but I haven’t been able to find a cached version of the Iron Man Mark I suit itself…
Unfortunately, I don’t think it would do much good anyway, because Jp-papercraft also seems to have deleted all his download files on 4Shared, so it seems he really doesn’t want people downloading his models anymore… :o(
I think there’s a DeviantArt account from the same person: http://jp-papercraft.deviantart.com/gallery/
But as you can see, it seems to be the same story: there’s no info (anymore?) so it looks like this person doesn’t want to have anything to do with the paper models he made under the name Jp-papercraft anymore…? :o(
Because paper models from Iron Man are quite popular and nowadays, there are many sites that upload other people’s models to their own websites or filehosts, maybe you can still find a copy if you look really hard, but I’m afraid I can’t send you the model myself, sorry…
Tks!!!
When I checked it myself this morning, I actually got the same result as you (“This weblog has been removed”) but it looks like Jp-papercraft is back up now! ;o)
It seems for the newer models like the Resident Evil zombie mask, the downloads are still working, but the download for the Mark I Iron Man suit still doesn’t seem to be available on 4Shared anymore I guess unfortunately… :o(
I don’t see an e-mail adress anywhere, but maybe you can leave a comment now on Jp-papercraft’s weblog about it, or leave a message on the shoutbox (Chou is the name of the person behind JP-papercraft, and he seems to reply regularly there).
I hope you’ll be able to contact him to ask about the Iron Man Mark I suit!
tks again!!!
Could you make a Legend Of Zelda OoT Adult Zelda papercraft? The only one I can find has been removed, and I’d really like to make one :(
Right now, I’m actually working on an adult Link from Ocarina of Time! ;o) I really like the Legend of Zelda, and I hope to do many more papercraft models from the series, but I’m afraid I can’t promise you if/when I’ll make an adult Zelda too, because I have so many other ideas as well…
If you find a papercraft model and the original link to it is dead, don’t give up on it, especially if it’s from a popular series like the Legend of Zelda: try to contact the creator about it, and if they don’t respond anymore, often you can still find it uploaded on somebody else’s site.
I hope you’ll be able to contact the creator so they can still send you the files, or that you’ll be able to find it elsewhere! ;o)
Hello Sir or Madam,
I realy love your papercraft models and would like to make my own. Do you have any plans for making a tutorial on the design process of making papercrafts.
For me, making a good, step by step tutorial on how to make a papercraft model (and not having it turn into a simple 3D tutorial of which there are already tons to be found that already explain things much better than I would ever can ;o) would be very difficult and take a lot of time that I simply don’t have unfortunately…
There are really many ways to make a papercraft model, either using a computer tool or just by hand: https://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/comment-page-127/#comment-21360
But I think the most important tip I can give you, is to take your time to learn: build lots of paper models made by other people, and you will gain lots of experience thinking logically, about how flat, 2D paper parts can turn into 3D paper shapes and then vice versa of course, and what kinds of unfolds do work well, and which ones you think don’t, and that’s really all you need to know if you want to make your own paper models! ;o)
Other than that, it’s really just a matter of trying out your ideas, see if they work, and change them if they don’t. ;o)
If you want to use a computer tool, just have fun playing around with it first to learn what all the buttons do yourself, instead of mindlessly following a tutorial telling you exactly which buttons to push to get the same result as they did…
On my papercraft weblog, I often post my “Works in progress”, showing the steps and decisions I take (why I like to break down a complex shape in separate, simpler shapes, how I try to make sure the 3D model’s shapes will be easy to unfold, how I try to unfold the shapes in an easy to build way, etc…) when I’m making a new papercraft model, either by hand or using the computer: http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/search/label/Work%20In%20Progress
It will give you an idea on how I make my paper models, but the best way to learn for everybody I really believe, is to just have fun building other people’s models, learning from them, and then simply start doing.
Learn from your own “mistakes”, and never be afraid to go back a step to change things if they don’t work. Everything takes time to learn, but it’s just a hobby, so take that time and have fun!
I love your models but can you make more warcraft models
I always have lots of different ideas for future papercraft models, but I definitely plan on making more WarCraft models, yes! (but I can’t promise you when exactly… ;o)
WOW. I love your work. Very cute and creative. Thanks for sharing. I will prepare the Final Fantasy. Congratulations and continue to be.
Thank you for the compliments! I always enjoy making my paper models, so I’m happy to hear you like them too. ;o)
I hope you’ll enjoy building the Final Fantasy model, take your time and have fun!
I just finished the papercrafts you sent me Ninjatoes I didn’t finish them right now barely because they were too advanced I just barely got to them. Also could you please please I beg of you tell me how to make papercraft templates because I want to make my own templates without downloading because It’s too difficult and it won’t download because I use an iMac. And because the browser is different it won’t download so please tell me.
Making paper models isn’t necessarily very difficult, it just takes lots of time. ;o)
Like most papercrafters nowadays I think, I often use a program called Pepakura Designer: http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ to unfold a digital 3D model into 2D papercraft parts, but unfortunately, I don’t think it will run on an iMac…
There are other computer programs that you can use, like SketchUp with a unfold plugin that you can download: http://sites.google.com/site/jimfoltz/sketchup/my-sketchup-plugins/unfold-tool/unfoldtool.zip or this one: http://www.pumpkinpirate.info/flattery/
Blender has a unfold plugin too if I’m correct: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?101194-Creating-paper-models
Other people even used MS Excel to calculate the 2D, unfolded pattern of 3D shapes: http://sketchup-p-p.blogspot.com/
And here’s an old tutorial of somebody who simply uses MS Word: http://web.archive.org/web/20101125205515/http://jleslie48.com/tutorial/tutorial0603mswordpsp60/cs.html
So as you see, there are many different ways, and some are easier, some are more difficult. And I think if you look around online, you can find many more tips and tutorials on how to make your own papercraft models! ;o)
But even if you do use a computer program that does a lot of the work for you, it’s important to keep thinking about it yourself!
Try to imagine yourself what the 3D shape that you want to make will look like when it is folded flat *before* the computer program does it for you.
That way, you can even make paper models by hand by simply drawing the 2D shapes with a ruler and a pencil! For a lot of people, that’s often even easier than using a computer. ;o)
For simple shapes (cubes, beams, cylinders, cones…) it really isn’t that difficult, but of course with very complex shapes, maybe you won’t be able to imagine how to unfold it in your head right away.
But if you simply try it out (draw and test build it the way you think it should be) you can keep adjusting it until you get it right! ;o)
It takes a lot of time, but the more you do it, the better you get at it of course (but that’s also the case if you use a computer program ;o)
Good luck and most importantly, take your time to learn and have fun!
it was the summer holidays over at my school and i just found out that the knight model has just been released. wow. it looks pretty awesome. btw any starfox assault arwing papercrafts yet?
Thanks, I’m glad you like the papercraft LEGO knight! I’m very proud of him too, he turned out great! ;o)
I don’t recall anybody releasing a new papercraft StarFox Arwing yet I’m afraid, just the old ones…
your paper crafts are so cool!
all my fav Zelda characters are here! Even the clock town puppy! I’m having a lot of fun making your models! It be also cool if you made Byrne from The legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks. Best site for paper crafting is this one!
Thank you for the compliments, I’m glad to hear you like my paper works so much! ;o)
I definitely want to make more papercraft Zelda models in the future, from many different games, but I can’t promise you which ones or when exactly of course…
If you really want to make a paper Byrne though, maybe you will like the one from Paper Zelda that’s already available now: http://paperzelda.blogspot.com/2011/10/spirit-tracks-byrne.html ?