Halloween pumpkin Pikachu built papercraft
As promised, I have assembled my latest papercraft, the “Pumpkin Pikachu” just in time for Halloween ;)
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The 15 cm big papercraft consists of 3 separate papercraft pieces, the pumpkin, the Pikachu and the pumpkin lid aka hat, so whatever you choose to built first, you are gonna be fine. Since at the end they are only put into and onto each other (or you can glue them in place, if you like at the end).
I made the pumpkin hat first, because it is the fiddliest out of the bunch, with the smaller parts of the pumpkin stem on the top. You make your way starting with the stem, gluing each piece on and following the PDO and edge ID PDF instructions, and when you are at the end of the stem, you build the remaining 3 parts of the lid.
The really important note here is to be sure to pre-fold the lines of the pumpkin, but only those that have to be bend inwards, so the pumpkin shape flows nicely and it actually looks like the shape it should (normally I never pre-fold anything, because it takes away the smooth look of the papercraft at the end, but with this pumpkin shape it is better to do so beforehand, so you know where it folds inwards and that is gets a nice and round look). Same goes for the bigger main pumpkin, so be sure to take your time and fold neatly so the lines align at the end.
Next, I made the bigger pumpkin. It has an inner and outer shell, so you can choose to make just the outer one, or you can make both, so the inner side looks nice and yellow-ish like in the pictures of the craft I made (or you can print the pumpkin parts on a yellow paper, so it’s easier, or even glue the pumpkin pieces on a yellow paper). Make the inner part of the pumpkin first, and then glue the outer part on it, so they both have the same shape and that it aligns nice with the pre-folded lines of both. – You can also choose to cut out the face of the pumpkin, if you would like. It would also look very nice, and if you put an electric candle in it, it can glow in a nice light just as a real one ;)
And at the end you got the Pikachu papercraft. Really simple and easy parts, nothing too small to glue together, apart from the smaller toes of his feet. I started with the ears and made my way down, all to the belly, then attached the 2D 2-sided tail inside the body (gluing it on the inner side of the Pikachu back with tape), that I glued together on a flat wire, and you also got a moving and posable tail with the Pikachu as well. I suggest closing the papercraft at the bottom (or with the feet), since the feet and bottom part are not visible when it’s inside the pumpkin. – My tip for the Pikachu is to start gluing the part of the papercraft where the textures meet. So, for instance, when you are making the face, be sure to start gluing the cheeks on the cheek flaps, so the colors align and the face is nice and centered.
And there you go. You can put the Pikachu now inside the pumpkin, where he fits and holds onto the edge of it and add his little silly hat and there you have it. And you assembled yourself a pumpkin Pikachu.
The whole papercraft took me probably 10 hours, plus or minus, including the cutting out of the template. I normally assemble things very quickly, since I am used to it, so take however much time you need to make it the way you like :)
You can view the template, along with some other info here:
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/Halloween-pumpkin-Pikachu-papercraft-894528548
Hope you’ll have a nice Pikachu Halloween celebration and enjoy Spooktober to the fullest. Enjoy and happy crafting~
***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.***
Happy Halloween everybody!
