Paper Valkyrie

[DatterBoy]

Thought I'd give this a try. Thaks to Akura2 for posting the suggestion in the Mass CG thread. Figure I'd try and make a paper valk and see how it turned out. Seen some really nice stuff out there, thought I'd try too.

First, here's the lowpoly CG valk I made as the template for the paper cutouts:

Then, broke up the valk into pieces so that they could be built from paper and then reassembled in some kind of a logical fashion. By my count, there should be about 21 peces to build.

Then, the polys are taken to a poly ot paper program and laid out like a box.

Edited March 25, 2008 by DatterBoy

[DatterBoy]

Here's a shot of the paper Chestpiece:

[DatterBoy]

Nosecone piece:

[DatterBoy]

Backplate:

[DatterBoy]

thrusters, tail wing, and intake

[DatterBoy]

Wings and Backpack

[Knight26]

very nice, what software are you using to make it, also you'll have to show it to us when it is finished.

[MAXXxxx]

very nice, what software are you using to make it, also you'll have to show it to us when it is finished.

Tenkai or similar program I assume

and a textured pdfd version would be great

[DatterBoy]

Using Pepakura. So far, I dig the app, it's pretty easy to use and seeing as I have not tried anything else, nit sure what can be done better other than a more intelligent auto unwrap.

Last night, I put to gether a few of the pieces, and I was pretty disappointed. The pieces looked great alone, but together, they just don't go well. I'm doing a dry run to make sure I can actually build this thing... it's tough, will likely need to reduce poly count, it's still too complex.

I'll show you what I have soon. And will post a final PDF when I finish and get textures on it.

:Dat

[Eternal_D]

I was just going to suggest you lower the poly count since there's seems to be a lot of folding. but very interesting project.

[DatterBoy]

The nosecone looks to be the most daunting, but it's actually the easiest. Just comes out round, ya know? The backplate was the worst since it sections off like a sandwich for the wings, so I dedcided to seperate the upper and lower halves. It increases the piece count but will be easier to build.

:Dat

[Rodavan]

Nice , low poly model , I won't even think of doing something like this with one of my model , I'll have 10001 folds

[Rusty]

Hi.

Datter B, can you post bigger images of your paper model, the actual ones looks very small in photoshop.

Ok. I want to play with the plane

[DatterBoy]

Hey Rusty,

If you REALLY want to build this thing with the full detail, let me know. I'll send you the full sized files so you can actually make it. For me, I have reduced the actually size it builds out to on paper since the first run made a valk that was much larger than a 1/48 valk. Problem is tho, the smaller the valk, the harder it is to work the tabs.

Come to think of it, I should have took pictures of it before I handed it to my 2 year old... you think Zentradi go ape $hit on valks? You should see this kid in action...

PM me if interested, I'll send you full size shots of all the pieces.

Dat

Edited May 11, 2005 by DatterBoy

[Rusty]

Ok Send me the files to this mail sempai_yin@yahoo.com

And thanks.

Regards

[seibermaki]

I've been looking for the top and side diagrams you used in your program there.

[Star Dragon]

It's 3 years old... Probably inactive links now (if any existed).

Until I saw the dates I was gonna ask him if he wanted to do low poly VF-19 but then realized it was just a Necrobump.

[Stratagos]

hello, think the diagrams are from the Hasegawa kits. There models kits are great.

[Timber Wolf]

... (prints and begins work)... I assume I need two prints of the wings and thruster pages... (works dilligently)

[Agni]

after this i won't be surprised if someone make some VF's into origami

[Timber Wolf]

Ok... I got most of the pieces together... have to reprint a set of the parts inverted for the starbord intake... but I don't have cut-outs for the engine or arms, not to mention the rear stabilizers (the ones attached to the bottom of the engines). any way I could get those parts posted?

[Urashiman]

woo! another papercraft designer

I made several papercraft VF too

[Timber Wolf]

after this i won't be surprised if someone make some VF's into origami

there is a flat plane version, but I can't remember where I got it from. here's where I scanned it into my computer and uploaded it to Photobucket.

LINK'D

Edited August 15, 2009 by Timber Wolf

[ShockHaze]

Very great job man ! I am eager to see the result !

[Timber Wolf]

Very great job man ! I am eager to see the result !

I got it mostly done. I need engine, stabilizer and arm prints, as well as a resize for the chestplate piece.