GiPi's Papercraft Blog

Goomba Papercraft (from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

2011-08-12T20:15:00.005-04:00

Here's a Goomba from the video game SSBB (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) on the Wii.

"Goombas are one of the major species of Mushroom World and are among Mario and Luigi's most persistent foes." -Super Mario Wiki

Instructions included. Final result measures 23 cm (9 inches) when printed on Letter sheets.

Download Goomba
Difficulty Level: 8/10

Model ripped by Zerox

Boo Mario Papercraft / Mario Hat Papercraft

2011-07-13T14:12:00.022-04:00

"Boo Mario is a form of Mario that appears in the [video] game Super Mario Galaxy. As its name implies, the Boo Mario form is Mario disguised as a Boo, although his hat and face remain relatively to his normal form." -Super Mario Wiki

The model is easier than you may think! Even at 25 cm high (about 10 inches), most of the parts are big. Of the 12 pages, 8 are mostly white, so you're surely not going to have any ink problem. Also, I've colored the tabs' cut line in blue so you can recognize them easily. Finally, because some parts are tricky, I've provided a tutorial. Simply follow the steps in order and everything should be fine.

I've designed the hat in a special way so you can build it alone if you want. Simply print the last pages, and if you want, re-scale them to make the hat fit your head's size!

Download Boo Mario

Difficulty Level: 8/10

Model ripped by Peardian

Magikoopa Papercraft

2011-05-30T20:14:00.024-04:00

''Magikoopas are a subspecies of Koopa Troopas that can cast spells. You can recognize them by their wizard look, wearing a blue robe, blue glasses and a magic wand.'' -Super Mario Wiki

These magician Koopas are quite annoying! While they send you spells when far from you, they immediately disappear when you approach them!

When printed on Letter-format sheets of paper, the model will be about 30 centimeters (or one foot) high.

Download Magikoopa

Difficulty level: 8/10

Model ripped by DahremRuhar

Zapdos Papercraft

2010-07-04T20:13:00.021-04:00

''Zapdos is a dual-type Electric / Flying legendary Pokémon. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. It is, along with Articuno and Moltres, one of the three legendary birds of Kanto.'' -Bulbapedia

Download Zapdos

Difficulty level: 3/10

Big / King Bob-Omb Papercraft

2010-04-29T20:10:00.016-04:00

''Big Bob-omb, sometimes called King Bob-omb, because of his crown, is the king of the Bob-ombs. He's the first boss who is fought in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Guarding the Power Star, which Bowser entrusted him with, he will not give it up without a fight.'' -Super Mario Wiki

You can choose between the round body (see picture), the more octogonal one (like the hands in the picture), the spherical arms or the tube ones. Enjoy!

Download Big/King Bob-omb

Difficulty level: 3/10

Building tips: Use a glue gun for gluing the arms to the hands & the body if you don't place it like in the picture, but don't forget to ask a parent the right to use one or ask him to use it for you!

The Great Deku Tree Papercraft

2010-04-04T20:02:00.012-04:00

''The Great Deku Tree is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda series. Although the two Great Deku Trees that appear are different, their purpose remains the same; to protect the spirits of the forest.'' - Zeldapedia

Download The Great Deku Tree

Difficulty level: 4/10

The Kalimari Desert's Train Papercraft

2010-03-14T19:59:00.014-04:00

''Kalimari desert's train is a train that appears in the Nintendo 64 game ''Mario Kart 64'' in the Kalimari desert race course. In the course, we need to dodge it or we'll get thrown in the air. A similar train appears in ''Paper Mario'' and is called the K64.'' -Super Mario Wiki

Download The Kalimari Desert's Train
Difficulty level: 2/10

Model built with Origami Master

Squawks the Parrot Papercraft

2010-02-02T19:53:00.009-05:00

''Squawks the Parrot is an Animal Buddy that first appeared in the game Donkey Kong Country. Along with Enguarde, Squawks has the most non-cameo appearances of all the animal buddies in the Donkey Kong series (however, Enguarde has the most playable appearances). Squawks is the only Animal Buddy who fulfills multiple tasks throughout the series.'' - Donkey Kong Wiki

Download Squawks the Parrot

Difficulty level: 6/10

Donkey Kong Papercraft

2010-01-10T18:59:00.011-05:00

''Donkey Kong, also known as DK, is a powerful hero Kong from Donkey Kong Island. The current Donkey Kong, designed by Rare, is a carefree simian who spends his days collecting Bananas and spending time with his friends, particularly his buddy Diddy Kong. However, when trouble
arises, Donkey Kong jumps headfirst into the action to help his friends and protect his island.'' - Donkey Kong Wiki

Download Donkey Kong

Difficulty level: 7/10

Building tip: To increase his balancing, I suggest to glue one or two quarters (25 cents) under each foot. This model was everytime falling, and now he stands perfectly!

Tic Toc (or T.T.) Papercraft

2009-11-14T18:46:00.009-05:00

''T.T. is an animate stopwatch first appearing in the game Diddy Kong Racing. He also appeared in its remake and in the Club Nintendo comic "Sag niemals Holerö!". In the latter, he was referred to as TicToc.In Diddy Kong Racing, T.T. is a lobby secretary and tells the player the various totals of what they've earned during their racing adventure. The player can race him in track mode in each course, and if they can beat him in all races, he will become a playable character.'' -Super Mario Wiki

With only three pages, he's really not hard, is very fun to build and the result looks really good!

Download Tic Toc

Difficulty level: 3/10

Diddy Kong Papercraft

2009-11-08T18:41:00.008-05:00

''Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's nephew who has gone on countless adventures with him. He is a creation of the British company Rareware; but however, he has a Nintendo logo on his hat, probably to signify the publisher of the DK series. The name 'Diddy' is a slang word used in some parts of northern England for 'small', as Diddy is. Diddy has also gone on many adventures by himself and has even starred in his own racing game for the N64.'' - Donkey Kong Wiki

Download Diddy Here!

Difficulty level: 7/10

Building tip: to increase his balancing, I suggest to glue one or two quarters (25 cents) under each foot. This model was everytime falling, and now it stands perfectly!

Cranky Kong's Laboratory Papercraft

2009-10-24T18:38:00.011-04:00

'' Here Cranky has seemingly taken up science as a hobby; Cranky's Lab can be found in every area of Donkey Kong 64 Hideout Helm. At Cranky's Lab the Kongs can pay for several potions that can give them new powers and abilities. Also if the Kongs manage to collect fifteen Banana Medals Cranky will allow them to play Jetpac, an early Rare game. The Kongs must beat the Jetpac game in order to obtain the Rareware Coin.'' - Donkey Kong Wiki

The model is at scale with Donkey Kong's Treehouse.

Download Cranky Kong's Laboratory
Difficulty level: 4/10

Cowboy Toad Papercraft

2009-10-24T18:32:00.010-04:00

Here's Toad disguised in a cowboy costume, as in Mario Party 2.

Download Cowboy Toad

Difficulty level: 5/10

Building tip: increase his balancing, I suggest to glue one or two quarters (25 cents) under each foot. This model was everytime falling, and now it stands perfectly!

Shine Sprite Papercraft (New un-fold available!)

2009-09-22T18:54:00.002-04:00

''Shine Sprites are the source of life on Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine. They gather by the Shine Gate and will scatter from it if provoked. They serve the same purpose as the Power Stars in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.'' -Super Mario Wiki

Download The Shine Sprite

Difficulty level: 4/10

Model by Naridar

Donkey Kong's Treehouse Papercraft

2009-09-22T18:30:00.009-04:00

This treehouse is the home of the famous ape, Donkey Kong.

Download Donkey Kong's treehouse

Difficulty level: 4/10

Peach's Castle Papercraft (PaperMario)

2009-09-22T18:27:00.015-04:00

"Princess Peach's Castle is the castle in which Princess Peach and many Toads, including Toad and Toadsworth, reside. The rooms inside the castle vary from game to game, as can the castle's location. It is recognized by a tall tower standing in the center of the castle and is supported by four towers along the outside walls in most games." - Super Mario Wiki

It is also where Bowser takes Princess Peach in hostage, after he took control of the building.

Download Peach's Castle
Difficulty level: 7/10

Also, AlchemistxBankai on YouTube made a stopmotion video of my Peach's castle... Enjoy his video!

Yoshi's House Papercraft (Super Mario World Diorama)

2009-09-22T18:22:00.013-04:00

Yoshi's House is the initial location of the Super Mario World video game on the Super Nintendo.

''Yoshi's House (also known as Yoshi's Tree) is a tree where Yoshi lives during Super Mario World. This tree has a fireplace, a mail box and berries, and is located in Yoshi's Island.'' -Super Mario Wiki

Building tip: The 3D part of the diorama is doublesided, so you'll have to glue the tree parts and the mailbox back to back. Note that some of the tabs are too big (the tree for example), so you'll have to cut them smaller. Have fun!

Download Yoshi's house
Difficulty level: 1/10

Coin Papercraft

2009-09-22T18:18:00.008-04:00

Gold coins are found in almost every Mario game. In Super Mario Bros., accumulating 100 coins gives the player an extra life.

"Coins are the main currency of the Mushroom Kingdom." -Super Mario Wiki

This paper model is all yellow, so you can print it in black and white on yellow card stock if you want to save color ink. Though, choose your card stock wisely: it should be easy to score and fold, not too thin and easy to glue together.

Download Coin

Difficulty level: 3/10

Model by Naridar

Building tip: Start by building the center cap, insert it in the ring, close it then finish by gluing the middle part.