Getting familiar with Pepakura

"you can make armor and stuff out of paper"?!?!? That's what was running through my head when I first saw the possibilities when it comes to pepakura. So I decided that,"hey!! I'm crafty!!! I can make stuff,I can make armor"!!!!

I first had ambitions of making a full iron man suit on my first go, this is a goal not a beginning.I decided I would start with a smaller piece, so I choose to make a forearm piece from Halo Reach.

In order to begin paper craft you will need to fire up your Computer and get a couple of things first.

1.) you will need the pepakura file or "unfold" as they are often referred to.
Just google search the item you want to craft followed by pepakura;

Halo pepakura
Hello kitty pepakura

2.) Next you will need a program to view the "unfold" This allows you to not only print the file, it also shows you a 3D wireframe of the part your building. It allows you to rotate the whole model or isolate individual pieces. This is vital for determining contours of the builds.

I would recommend starting on something small. Going for something epic too soon often leads to frustration and disappointment.