This blog came about a year late because I typed it and took the pictures but then just forgot about it till recently so apology for that haha
-Papercraft pattern
I downloaded mine here online and this guy does some StarCraft II specific ones, it's in Korean.
(the file type should be .pdo) The link might be gone already so feel free to ask me for the file.
-Software to open the patterns
I used Pepakura Viewer 3
unfortunately it only works on Windows, but it allows you to see the 3D layout of the model and you can click on a few parts together at the same time to see which things goes with which.
-Scissor and knife
to cut the parts out of the paper
-Glue
I just used normal liquid crafting glue. It's generally better to go with "quick drying" or "tacky"
-Choice of paper
Based on several papercrafting sites I've looked on, generally you want to get paper that's about 120 gsm (grams per squared meter) so it's thick enough to handle the folding. I used normal cheap printer paper (~80 gsm). It made the whole process a little more difficult but I didn't have to pay for anything
-A good working environment
You want to find a location that is both well lit and flat. Also make sure your pet can't get to it.
2. Print Out the Pattern
Using color printing would make the end product look nice. I did mine the economic way aka black and white everything.
3. Cutting Out the Pieces
Between step 3-5 I actually repeated the process over and over again for each individual page because this specific pattern you can do that (ex. first page is the body of the tank and the things that go on top of it, and second page is the part that is directly under the body), I imagine not all patterns are like this. Cutting all of the pieces and then moving on to the next step is also an option.
This is probably the second hardest step of this whole process, behind only step 4. If you printed this out in color you should have an easier time cutting. I did not. Black and white make the lines hard to see and I made some mistakes here and there because of that. Another thing to keep in mind is to leave more than enough space for gluing. I personally thought what the original designer left was not enough so for each of my pieces I purposely cut the gluing space twice as large just so I can feel safe.
the space is too small for my clumsy hands to glue |
an example of a cut out piece |
4. Making the 3D Blocks
As I mentioned this is the hardest part and for the siege tank one the later pages are the harder ones to glue so you're gonna need your patience at the end.
5. Gluing the Blocks Together
Seeing the blocks one by one coming together is the coolest thing because everything just fits together. But sometimes you just can't glue the blocks right and they turn out kind of twisted. solution? Add more glue to the surface so it sticks. Just don't go overboard though, because it is paper after all.
one of the pieces with glue on it |
I haven't had time to go get a case for mine from Hobby Lobby, but when I get a chance I will. There is no way I'm gonna let this thing get ruined... I spent too much time on it haha. Here's a link to the Instagram video of it.
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