The newly animated series »Shaman King« has ended, a new anime/special has already been announced (though we don’t know when it will air yet), so what better time than this to release my assembled Yoh Asakura & Amidamaru spirit ball papercraft I made ;) Let’s keep the Shamanic hype going!
As for the assembly, I started it as I do with all of my papercrafts, the head. I made the face first (since that is the money-maker XD), made my way to the head and build the nackside spiky hair. The hair is kind-of a mini nightmare in itself, since I really don’t like all those detailed spikes, BUT it’s all for the greater good at the end, making it look 100% original as in the anime. So, bear through this, since the spikes at the back are actually the hardest part to glue together.
Next, make your way downward and glue the neck and the rest of the torso together and leave that for now. You can then glue the remaining legs and feet parts on the naked torso, add the 2D belt on there and glue it, and leave this for a bit.
Once you got that biggest part done, build the arms with the shirt, the 2D necklace, the sandals, the Amidamaru spirit ball and the katana all separately, since you can join those together at the end. Start by gluing together the katana and Amidamaru in both hands (optionally you can leave Amidamaru and attach him with a needle/pin through the bottom part and the side of the hands fingers to make it float, like I did in the preview – looks like a real floating spirit ball and if you place it at the back, the needle is invisible and makes it look original). When you got that done, glue the whole arms with the shirt part on the flaps on the torso you made before, at the shoulders. Holds just fine, you can adjust the angle attaching it that way, and the assembly is 50% easier to make if you build the parts separate and just join them in the end. All that is left to do is to glue the geta sandals on his feet, adjusting the angle of the papercraft, so it can stand easily.
And the Shaman King papercraft is finished.
The tips may sound “difficult” when you are reading them on here, but once you use the included PDO and see for yourself how to make it, it makes 100% sense and it’s all shown there anyways :)
PRO-TIP: Note that the papercraft can stand by itself, with no extra weights. If you want to be really-really sure that it’s gonna stand in place, you can put in weights in the separate geta sandals when gluing on the last bottom part of them, to make it sturdier. I suggest using small pebbles as weights, since they are small enough to fit in the holes, and are not heavy enough to break the paper apart but are still heavy enough to support the standing papercraft.
The actual papercraft template can be viewed here (and can be purchased by sending me a personal note or message on here or my Facebook group):
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Yoh-Asakura-Shaman-King-papercraft-897318639
***This is a premium papercraft that you need to purchase in order to receive the PDF and blank PDO files for assembly. – You can find all information about the PayPal purchase in the provided upper outgoing link.***
Hope you like the Shaman King papercraft and you have fun assembling your own crafts as well. Hopefully we get that release date of the new anime/special of Shaman King announced as well.
Till then, happy crafting~
As for the assembly, I started it as I do with all of my papercrafts, the head. I made the face first (since that is the money-maker XD), made my way to the head and build the nackside spiky hair. The hair is kind-of a mini nightmare in itself, since I really don’t like all those detailed spikes, BUT it’s all for the greater good at the end, making it look 100% original as in the anime. So, bear through this, since the spikes at the back are actually the hardest part to glue together.
Next, make your way downward and glue the neck and the rest of the torso together and leave that for now. You can then glue the remaining legs and feet parts on the naked torso, add the 2D belt on there and glue it, and leave this for a bit.
Once you got that biggest part done, build the arms with the shirt, the 2D necklace, the sandals, the Amidamaru spirit ball and the katana all separately, since you can join those together at the end. Start by gluing together the katana and Amidamaru in both hands (optionally you can leave Amidamaru and attach him with a needle/pin through the bottom part and the side of the hands fingers to make it float, like I did in the preview – looks like a real floating spirit ball and if you place it at the back, the needle is invisible and makes it look original). When you got that done, glue the whole arms with the shirt part on the flaps on the torso you made before, at the shoulders. Holds just fine, you can adjust the angle attaching it that way, and the assembly is 50% easier to make if you build the parts separate and just join them in the end. All that is left to do is to glue the geta sandals on his feet, adjusting the angle of the papercraft, so it can stand easily.
And the Shaman King papercraft is finished.
The tips may sound “difficult” when you are reading them on here, but once you use the included PDO and see for yourself how to make it, it makes 100% sense and it’s all shown there anyways :)
PRO-TIP: Note that the papercraft can stand by itself, with no extra weights. If you want to be really-really sure that it’s gonna stand in place, you can put in weights in the separate geta sandals when gluing on the last bottom part of them, to make it sturdier. I suggest using small pebbles as weights, since they are small enough to fit in the holes, and are not heavy enough to break the paper apart but are still heavy enough to support the standing papercraft.
The actual papercraft template can be viewed here (and can be purchased by sending me a personal note or message on here or my Facebook group):
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Yoh-Asakura-Shaman-King-papercraft-897318639
***This is a premium papercraft that you need to purchase in order to receive the PDF and blank PDO files for assembly. – You can find all information about the PayPal purchase in the provided upper outgoing link.***
Hope you like the Shaman King papercraft and you have fun assembling your own crafts as well. Hopefully we get that release date of the new anime/special of Shaman King announced as well.
Till then, happy crafting~
