My Sakuyamon papercraft, designed and built by me





What I saw when building it was definitely that the most difficult parts are the face and the fingers. They are the most detailed and have really small parts. But I like to make real hands and not just crappy wannabe limbs, where you just build it from one piece, because it really shows at the end. The hardest parts are the most awesome-looking at the end, and it really adds to the real plastic figurine look I want to achieve with the papercrafts I make.



I used the same crappy printed templates as with Wizardmon, so it shows. The color slides off really easy and I had to repaint everything at the end. But it doesn't show in the pictures XD since I am doing this for some years now and I know what has to be done.

Really helps. Also, if you are not sure about some critical parts when gluing together, use some tape and tape the parts from the inside. That way the glue and the tape hold everything in place and you can throw it off the table for 100 times and it stays the same shape and parts never fall off again. Also, I had to reinforce some parts of the body to really hold together. As said in my tip: ALWAYS HELP YOURSELF WITH THE REMANING PAPERCLIPS YOU HAVE TO REINFORCE THE CRAFT. I made some paper tubes for the head-neck part, the arms and the legs. It reinforces the whole thing and it never falls apart againReally helps. Also, if you are not sure about some critical parts when gluing together, use some tape and tape the parts from the inside. That way the glue and the tape hold everything in place and you can throw it off the table for 100 times and it stays the same shape and parts never fall off again.

I also recommend reinforcing the staff with smaller wooden sticks that fit into the holes. Really helped me to make it easier than just with paper alone. And of course, the rings around the staff all move, because I wanted to mimic the epic staff Sakuyamon uses in the anime. Whenever the rings around the staff chimed, it sent chills down my spine, so I had to make them movable. It is harder to do, but more satisfying to watch in the end.

The difficulty scale all in all is 7/10. Not recommended for beginners, since it has smaller parts and can be quite difficult to make. But, if you love Digimon as much as I do, all the hard work is payed of. She looks absolutely stunning.









You can find the unfolded papercraft and infos of how to get it here:



