Pepakura - first sequence

Here are a couple of photos of my first attempt at pepakura modelling:

This is the Mark III Space Marine helmet, courtesy of the  

Obscurus Crusade (thanks for a great resource guys!).

If you're not familiar with the term, pepakura, or papercraft, is the creation of paper models from 3D computer files. Pepakura Designer is the program used to create the cut patterns. You can download a free vieweras well. If you plan to do any volume of work, please spring for the $38 fee for the full version of designer. It helps support the program, and it's a good deal.

While this first attempt is not perfect, I think it's good enough. As they say in film, "we can fix it in post".  I'll be using Shawn Thorrson's Rondo process to create a master that I'll use to create a master mold. I can then use pulls to create some of the other in the helmet series, as well as some custom Chaplain style helmets.

I'm also constructing a Terminator helmet. Once that's finished, I'll resin and master them both at the same time.

I also see a vacuform table build in my immediate future. Hopefully my shop has room.