When I glued the pieces together I used ordinary Elmer's/School/PVA glue because I had it on hand and didn't feeel like dealing with the added complications a hot glue gun would cause. Now, I am very cheap, so rather than buy cardstock I printed the files on the backs of scrap paper, traced them onto manilla folders I happened to have around and cut them out of that. Continue recoating with auto body filler and sanding until it loses it's polygonal shape and looks smooth.Trim off excess cloth and coat with auto body filler.Paint 2-3 layers of resin on the inside adding fiberglass cloth after the first layer.Paint 2-3 layers of resin on the outside.Glue tiny numbered tabs to matching numbers.Painstakingly cut out 20 or so pages of tiny abstract shapes.

The complete process of Pepakura goes like so: I will, however, give some specifics on some of the things I did that may be different than elsewhere. This is not going to be a terribly in depth look at Pepakura since there are already many good tutorials out there. Tamasoft Pepakura Viewer or Designer which can be downloaded here.I did not create this file myself but it was freely shared so I will share it here.

Here I'm using it to make a mask from the character Juggernaut, from the game DOTA: II.Įdit: I have attached a file for anyone looking to make this themselves. At that point all you have is a paper model, but with the use of things like fiberglass resin you can harden it and make it strong, and then you can apply things like papier mache or Bondo (an auto body filler) and basically make it into a real thing. Awesome right? Well, it doesn't have to stop there. Each piece has tabs, numbers, and fold lines so that it can be put back together in an actual physical representation of the 3D model. Unfolding refers to the process of breaking the surface area of the 3D model into manageable pieces that can be printed onto paper or cardstock like puzzle pieces. It's all over the internet and instructables already but if you're new to the term basically the idea works like this: You create a 3D model, or take an existing one, and 'unfold' it. So, I've been eyeing this process called Pepakura for quite a while now.

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