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Hi /po/, i was thinking of trying some papercraft, and i have never tried it, so can someone give me some really easy papercrafts to build with detailed instructions, i would be much obliged

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>> Anonymous
pic could be related
>> Anonymous
maybe.
>> Moony
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/animal/index.html

If you scroll down, the entire bottom half of the list is simple models.
>> Cotton Eyed Joe
well there's hako's

and then there's stuff like the dodecaheathen
>> Jen
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I've heard a few people say that the prince from Katamari Damacy works pretty well as a first papercraft. Some of the papercrafts I did a year ago to warm back up to building papermodels were the nicer version of MootCat, Kirby, and the pikachu by chokipeta.

Also feel free to look through the websites of major printer companies. Canon and Epson have a bunch of papercrafts on some of their websites that are good for beginners because of the time put into designing them. I think HP has a few hakos available on their site from time to time. Hako is the Japanese word for box, and in this case it describes 3D paper models that are so simplified that spheres become cubes. I've never seen anything on the Lexmark site for papercrafting, and I've never searched the Brother website, so I don't know if that printer company has anything.

Here's the katamari prince.
>> Volt
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>> Anonymous
OP here, i made the white iPod papercraft from the 4chan /po/ archive, and it was fairly easy for an first
>> Anonymous
Anyone have the 4chan party van papercraft?
how hard is it to make?
>> Volt
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They're all really easy
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>> Anonymous
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Thanks
>> Anonymous
What kind of glue is good to use: liquid or glue-stick? Also, is it normal for the paper to get a bit crumpled in the process? I just finished my Yotsuba papercraft and she's a bit worn out already.
>> Anonymous
>>74033
My iPod is kinda crumbled too.
>> Moony
if you're very gentle, regular printer paper holds up okay, but especially for the less complex models, you should use a heavier weight paper or cardstock. It'll hold up a lot better if you're a bit clumsy as I am. For glue, I suggest any liquid white glue like elmer's glue-all or aileen's craft glue. if you put it on thinly, it won't warp the paper, and it stands the test of time so much better than gluestick, which can come apart just months after it dries.
>> Volt
>>74033

Yeah, like Moony said, liquid glue is the best. Holds a lot stronger than glue stick, and is a lot easier to apply.
>> Anonymous
Phew, for a sec I thought I had bought the wrong glue. Looks like I got lucky by buying 2 bottles of liquid glue for $1. As for the paper, I should probably just be more careful from now on. Or maybe I should glue the pieces onto cardboard....
>> Moony
cardboard may be a little too thick... maybe just glue two pieces of paper together?
>> Anonymous
>>74048
Hmm...if cardboard doesnt work, Ill try that too. Thanks.
>> Anonymous
If you need more structural integrity for your model, you can also add some internal structure. I've also seen people use string. (Not kidding!) Another tip: there are cheap glue sticks that actually use liquid glue. They're a wonder to work with, I like them better than normal glue sticks, even for things most people use glue sticks for.
>> Anonymous
Of course, if you consider the use of string cheating, then you probably don't want to use ironwire. Heh.
>> Anonymous
Some of this stuff looks amazing, but I wasn't sure what paper was used. I may have to give it a try if it's only printer paper, which I thought would be way too flimsy!