Told you at the release of this premium papercraft that I desperately need to make this beautiful man for myself, and here he is, in all his glory! “Howl” from one of the best Hayao Miyazaki movie masterpieces: “Howl’s Moving Castle”.
The assembly itself can be divided in 2 parts really, since the papercraft consists of a separate 3D Howl model and his separate 2D coat. I always start with the face, and make my way to the back of the head. In the back there is a small hole in the hair, so it’s easier to assemble the hair strains that way, yet is not visible in the end product. Make use of that and close the head at the hole part ;)
Next I started making the hands and arms separately and also the 2D necklace and the earrings, which you can put on last. When you got the arms, you can start making the neck and torso part. Built the whole upper white shirt on the head you did before, and once you have that, glue the arms inside the remaining holes. Most of the shoulder parts are not going to be visible when the coat is on, so it’s the easiest strategy. And when the whole upper body is glued together, you can also glue the necklace around him and the earrings with the ears.
Then you make your way further by gluing the leg parts on there, turning the craft upside-down and assembling it that way, so you have more maneuvering space to glue the parts on. And when you are about to finish closing up the shoes with the soles, you can add a few weights inside the legs, for it to be able to stand nicely (The coat is going to be quite heavy, so it’s all top-heavy and the extra weights help it stand better. As always, I suggest using smaller pebbles, since they are a perfect fit for any papercraft).
All that is left to do now is to make the separate coat. I made it by gluing the sleeves togheter first, and gluing the coat parts around those. Same with the inner sides of it, gluing them directly onto the outer coat, so it fits together perfectly. And when you have the whole coat done, you can easily slide it on the shoulders of the main Howl character and you are done.
PRO-TIP: The coat can be easily removed or added onto the Howl papercraft whenever you want, so you can choose to change its appearance once in a while as well. Versatile papercraft fashion, as I call it XD Or decide to use/not use it in the first place.
The actual papercraft template can be viewed here (and can be purchased by sending me a personal note or message on DeviantArt or my Facebook page):
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Howl-s-Moving-Castle-papercraft-914852620
***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.***
Now go watch some Ghibli movies, have fun and happy crafting~
The assembly itself can be divided in 2 parts really, since the papercraft consists of a separate 3D Howl model and his separate 2D coat. I always start with the face, and make my way to the back of the head. In the back there is a small hole in the hair, so it’s easier to assemble the hair strains that way, yet is not visible in the end product. Make use of that and close the head at the hole part ;)
Next I started making the hands and arms separately and also the 2D necklace and the earrings, which you can put on last. When you got the arms, you can start making the neck and torso part. Built the whole upper white shirt on the head you did before, and once you have that, glue the arms inside the remaining holes. Most of the shoulder parts are not going to be visible when the coat is on, so it’s the easiest strategy. And when the whole upper body is glued together, you can also glue the necklace around him and the earrings with the ears.
Then you make your way further by gluing the leg parts on there, turning the craft upside-down and assembling it that way, so you have more maneuvering space to glue the parts on. And when you are about to finish closing up the shoes with the soles, you can add a few weights inside the legs, for it to be able to stand nicely (The coat is going to be quite heavy, so it’s all top-heavy and the extra weights help it stand better. As always, I suggest using smaller pebbles, since they are a perfect fit for any papercraft).
All that is left to do now is to make the separate coat. I made it by gluing the sleeves togheter first, and gluing the coat parts around those. Same with the inner sides of it, gluing them directly onto the outer coat, so it fits together perfectly. And when you have the whole coat done, you can easily slide it on the shoulders of the main Howl character and you are done.
PRO-TIP: The coat can be easily removed or added onto the Howl papercraft whenever you want, so you can choose to change its appearance once in a while as well. Versatile papercraft fashion, as I call it XD Or decide to use/not use it in the first place.
The actual papercraft template can be viewed here (and can be purchased by sending me a personal note or message on DeviantArt or my Facebook page):
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Howl-s-Moving-Castle-papercraft-914852620
***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.***
Now go watch some Ghibli movies, have fun and happy crafting~
