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Anonymous
Sup /po/

Do y'all think that making a papercraft figure who's joints can move (like the wooden figure in pic) is possible?
>> Anonymous
Yes, one exists somewhere on some site where it's a japanese dude and the sites in english, I forget the um.. url tho.. Background is white with black squares, but I don't know how that helps you.
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>>178431

it shouldn't be very hard.

It can easily be done with these things (dunno what's it called)
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>> Anonymous
>>178464
brads?
>> Anonymous
>>178465
bingo
>> Anonymous
>>178433
Tks for trying

>>178449
Instructions? Kinda hard to tell what goes where...still gonna try though

>>178464
No, not like that. More 3D and paper.

I'm going to try to make a ball joint next week, to see if its possibe to on a small scale, as I hope to make (figures should be 4-6 inches)

The way I see it, we have a ball with a disk cut out, the disk is attached to, say, upper arm. Hole in disk, rod in ball to hold it in place.Another rod on the outside of the ball which fits into a hole in the upper body.

Same idea as the wood model. for neck though, I dunno yet.
>> Anonymous
the terminator exoskeleton papercraft model is very articulated like that
>> Anonymous
Look on /rs/ for the Lancelot model from Code Geass.

The template is like 85 pages, but the joints are well articulated
>> Anonymous
The Toro and Kuro papercrafts have hinges on a few of the joints and are poseable to an extent.

http://paperkraft.blogspot.com/2008/03/toro-kuro-sony-cat-papercraft.html
>> Anonymous
>>178495

It was just a simple example to show what I ment.

It can be used in 3d models too, in stead of glueing arms/legs you can use a brand so it can rotate
>> Anonymous
>>178495
>>178449

I'm still looking for the link I got it from. I don't remember if it's got instructions or not but it's got a finished pic. I've never put this one together so I'm not sure.
>> Anonymous
http://guru2.karakasa.com/paper_doll/download_e.html
>> Octo
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Paper Ball Joint anyone?

The main part has a semi-circular recession, while the corresponding piece has just 1 ring of that same sized circle, acting as a lock. The smaller part (ie. leg, arm, head, what have you) has a ball slightly smaller than the recessed sphere.
>> Anonymous
>>178524
>>178519

too complex...while that would work nicely, you try making multiple half spheres with 1 cm diameter.
>> Anonymous
>>178524

do want!
>> Anonymous
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Again... since you ignored it...

http://guru2.karakasa.com/paper_doll/download_e.html
>> Anonymous
fuck, I recall from Smartgroups that masamune claimed a simple balljoint system, there was a demonstration pic too. I don't think I kept that pic though.
>> Anonymous
>>178524

That was my thought...

Create a cube, cut a hole, create a sphere slightly bigger than the hole, install, adjust for resistance.

Yes it is.
>> Anonymous
OP here

I think the paper doll model from the paper mechanical site is my best bet (plus some editing here and there)
>> Anonymous
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If you don't mind cheating with some fasteners and laminating sheets of paper together, you can get something sturdy. Otherwise, a paper ball joint's going to need some reinforcement to prevent caving in.
>> Anonymous
Whoa what doll is that? Sauce pl0x?
>> Anonymous
Photoshop these:
http://www.professorplastik.com/monster_site/proscenium/kits/xtrakits/paperkits/professors_paper_emp
ire/bots_heroes/heroes/my_comic_heroes/jsa.htm
>> Anonymous
there are some transformers that can transform and there is a huge bumblebee who can move joints
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>>178968
So many possibilities.
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>>179362
Personal scratchbuilt figure. It's a lot of work and not really papercraft though: there's lots of cheating using stuff like screws, bamboo barbeque sticks and Magic: the Gathering cards.

It does solve OP's problem of making sturdy ball joints (mine uses five). Mine are stiff enough to support the weight of the figure, not sure how Masamune's ball joints work or how effective they are. His might be more in the spirit of /po/ than mine ever will.

Attached a picture of what the structure underneath looks like.
>> Octo
Wow, I started having flashbacks to the Puppet Master movies.... creeepy.
>> Anonymous
>>179865

Say, how did you make things like the neck and back?

Also, how should we control resistance?
>> Cotton Eyed Joe !s5rR18z5kQ
>>180084
Use a rougher surface is all I can think of, or something with a slightly adhesive surface
>> Anonymous
>>179865
>>179865
MAGIC THE GATHERING CARDS?
ARE YOU MAD?
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>>180085
Actually, using adhesive or rougher surfaces is a bad idea. You actually want a smooth ball and socket, otherwise, they start sanding each other apart, creating a loose joint over time. You need something called an interference fit where the ball is slightly bigger in outer diameter than the inner diameter of the socket. This requires both the ball and socket to be decently stiff. Hence the use of Magic: the Gathering cards.

>>180084
Pictured is the waist ball and socket. Ball is 110lb cardstock rolled around a bamboo core/shaft, socket is a Magic card rolled up into a tube. I did the neck using a 8mm diameter ball and socket joint.

To control resistance, I jam a small piece of normal printer paper between the ball and socket to control the amount of interference. The more you add, the stiffer it becomes.

If you were talking about making the shape and not the joint, those were just cards bent and cut to fit.
>> Anonymous
>>180242

He's probably just using crap cards and basic land.
>> Anonymous
Why not just use those old cards from that old fad.. what was it called.... Pokemon?
>> Anonymous
>>180309

Looks like my 65 lb cardstock is going to fail.