Shinra chibi (Fire Force) built papercraft

Shinra chibi (Fire Force) built papercraft

Since I released/will release a whole range of “Enen no Shouboutai” chibi papercrafts, I also got to built at least some of them XD So I decided to start with the main character of the anime, Shinra in his cutish chibi form.

As with all my crafts, I always start at the head. Built the face first (with the neck) and then make your way to the back of the head with the hair and 2D 2-sided hair, gluing it where it is shown in the templates. Since the 2-sided hair parts are meant to cover-up white surface, I suggest you first glue the front part of the hair and then close it at the back with the other part, so the white flaps will be between the glued together parts and they will be covered up like that. That way the head will look nice and clean. And once you get to the back, just close it with the last piece, helping yourself with the hole in the neck part, if necessary, and the head is done. All there is left are the 2 2D 2-sided ears you glue on the right sports and the head is done.

Moving on, I made the 2 arms separately first. After you have only the arms done, glue the “stumps” inside the arms at the right angle. And after those are glued, you can glue on the simple 2D 2-sided hands on and bent/curl both thumbs and index fingers to his “concertation pose” he does with his hands when he wants his extra powerful fire attack move (see my reference picture above so you know what I mean), and those are done :)

When the arms are done, built the first half of the jacket with the collar. When you got that, glue the arms on the jacket and then slide the neck part (of the built head) inside the hole and glue it up from the inside. Let that part dry good, and when it does, use curled-up waste paper to bulk up that tiny neck of his to prevent it from snapping (it’s a chibi papercraft, so the necks are always the most difficult part, since they are so small and the head disproportionately big).

After that built the remaining jacket part and then move on to the legs. The legs can be assembled separately from the main body, since they fit inside the jacket and it’s easier that way, so do just that. Built the feet from the bottom upwards, first making the boots and make your way up till you reach the last part. In this phase you can fill out or add weights into the feet (if you want to be 100% sure it stands), but he stands pretty good without any help as well. And after you are happy with the feet, simply paste glue on the flaps and glue them on the body at the waste part, adjusting the right angle so he can stand, and there you go.

All that is left is to make the last parts, which are his decorative flame parts on his feet. They are simple 2D 2-sided parts, so when you glue them together, bend them in the middle and just put them beneath his feet as they can stand like that (or glue them on the soles of the feet if you want). And we are done.

He is pretty sturdy for a chibi papercraft, if you assemble him right. The neck is “hidden” inside the collar, making the most vulnerable part (the neck) pretty stiff even without extra reinforcing it.

I hope you like him and you’ll get some ideas to assemble a papercraft or two on your own. The template and info about the purchase can be found here:

https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Shinra-chibi-Fire-Force-papercraft-882640050

As always, just sent a private note and let me know if you would like to buy it. In any case, happy crafting~ and "Latom!"

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