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Tardis papercraft – Sneak Peek

19 Sunday Aug 2012

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So after my last paper craft, I swore it would be a LONG while before I did another. That was until I came across the TARDIS pattern. The original pattern only took a single page, and looked extremely simple to put together and yet very cool when complete. I’ve since modified the original to clean up some of the things I didn’t like (gaps between the inner panels and made it a PDF for consistent printing)

The entire process took about an hour from start to finish, and was MUCH simpler than the raider to put together. I think that if you’re a Dr Who fan and want an easy, quick craft to make, that this is the one for you.

I’m still trying to figure out the best way to make a sonic screwdriver. I’ve made some progress, but still have some pieces to figure out.

Look forward to a new video this week!

Edit: Here’s a link to the article where I actually make the Paper TARDIS

Boo plush pattern

27 Wednesday Jun 2012

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I’ve been asked several times by people to tell them how I made my boo plush. And I’ve been promising to get them a pattern for awhile now.

Today I make good on that promise, and have made a pattern for you to follow, and a step by step guide on how to make a Super Mario Bros Boo plushy.

You can read the original article here

First things first, download and print out the pattern from here

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Cylon Raider Papercraft – Battlestar Galactica

13 Wednesday Jun 2012

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When looking for a Battlestar Galactica themed craft, I originally thought about making my own version in a style similar to the way I made the crafty donut in a previous episode. But after a little searching around, it turns out that someone named NinjaToes had already designed and made available a pattern. I thought this would save me a bunch of time. “It’s already practically done!” I thought to myself. I couldn’t have been further from the truth.

My first attempt at putting this all together ended in complete tragedy. I used white glue, which got all over my fingers, and then I touched the paper, which made a mess of that. And it took a crazy amount of time for the glue to dry. I managed to put together the cockpit before I gave up on that nonsense and cracked out the big guns: AKA gel based crazy glue. Much better choice. Of course I still managed to get crazy glue on my fingers too, but not nearly as bad as the white glue.

Before I started the second attempt though, I decided that rather than cut out what I needed as I needed it, I would instead cut out all of the pieces so that all I had to do was “just” put them together. By the time I had finished cutting all 72 pieces out, including a seemingly endless number of triangle bits, a mere 5 hours had passed and my index finger was pretty badly dented and definitely bruised. It took over a week to stop hurting every time I touched something with the tip of my finger. I’m not trying to complain, just fair warning in case you decide to use an x-acto knife for an extended period of time. Continue reading »

[Sneakpeek] BSG Raider

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

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Making this paper craft took WAY longer than I expected it to. Clocking in at around 13 hours, it’s by far the longest I’ve spent working on any craft to date.

I never would I have thought that making something out of paper could be so difficult.

While cutting it out, I ended up with a nasty dent in my index finger which continued to hurt for about a week after I was done cutting.

And the glue, oh man, the glue. I was pretty careful, but it will be awhile before my fingers are completely super glue free. When they say “instant” bonding to skin, they aren’t kidding around!

I shall be starting the editing process tonight, so hopefully I’ll be able to wrap it all up at some point later this month. Look forward to that soon(ish)

Nintendo Controller Business Card Holder

22 Tuesday May 2012

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Back in the 90s someone I knew made me a decorative black mage from Final Fantasy using perler beads. I’ve always thought it was cool, and have kept it around somewhere handy.

When my girlfriend suggested I make a Nintendo controller business card for my next video, I immediately went in search of how I could get my hands on some of these beads. It turns out they’re pretty cheap, and easy to get.

Although I borrowed the idea from an etsy post, I tweaked the pattern just a bit to look more like an actual NES controller. Of course it’s probably simpler to get one from the original etsy listing. But it’s my intention to eventually complete the Final Fantasy set of characters with beads.

In which I’m a witch doctor

30 Monday Apr 2012

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This is really the start of what I’d call my “nerd crafting”. It took me a night (might have been 2, I can’t remember for sure) to cut out the felt, and another night of stitching to put it all together. I eyeballed pretty much the entire doll, so there’s no hope of getting pattern out of this one later. Not that it turned out quite the way I wanted anyways (Face turned out way derpier than I hoped for).

The mask I was wearing was made out of a cardboard sheet that I cut out, and added a couple of grass skirts from a dollar store and stapled a string to the back to hold it onto my head. I wasn’t wearing a shirt under it, so it would look “authentic”. I think I managed to hide my unsightly bits pretty well.

I actually have a LOT more footage of me shaking my proverbial bon-bon, but fortunately (for all involved) I only needed to use a few minutes of it once the crafting section of the video had been sliced and put together.

As for things that I think I’ve improved since then, there’s a few. I try to make the screen a whole lot less tilty, the audio doesn’t pop (this video was “better”, but still had some popping on the left hand side) and the cutting for talking tends to be a great deal tighter.

Flying Dragon Puzzle

17 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Hi I’m Paul, and you’re watching That’s PS – Nerdcrafting. This episode I’m going to show you how to put together a flying dragon wooden puzzle

This has been one of the more complicated video’s I’ve ever put together. There were hundreds of cuts, zooms and overlays. I hope the work shows through.

I got this kit for valentines from my girlfriend Annie. She’s super awesome. Her daughter helped pick it out for me. I had a great time making it, and thoroughly enjoyed putting this video together to show it off.

Script

You’ll need the kit, a sheet of sandpaper and some glue.

When unpacking all of the pieces, take lots of time and be gentle. This is only balsa wood, so it breaks really easily. Make sure to sand any rough edges on the pieces as you go.
This is going to move pretty fast, since there’s 121 pieces to show you. So if you’re following along with the kit, I apologize in advance. If you’re just watching, enjoy the show!
I’d also like to say a big thanks to Annie and Noemie for hooking me up with this puzzle!

First, I’m going to find the center of the dragon and put all of his chest scales on. If you do this with glue, and I recommend you do, make sure that you finish the sides of the body at the same time so the glue doesn’t have a chance to dry. You’ll need to tweak the placement of scales as you go.

Boo plush toy [How to]

22 Thursday Mar 2012

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What you’ll need to make the boo plush

4 pieces of felt, 2 white, one red and one black. I was pretty tight on white felt, so you may want to get a third sheet just in case.

You’ll need velcro, I used sticky back round pieces. Scissors, Needle and thread, a bunch of stuffing and a hot glue gun.

Cut one of the white sheets in half

Then cut the sides of boo out. They should look like 2 bubbly quotes

Out of the other white sheet, cut a piece that looks like a leaf. Mine was too wide, and I had to make it thinner later. I also cut the tip of one end off.

Cut out the top of boo’s tail out of the scraps.

Cut a small rectangle, then line it up with the top of the tail piece, and make into a trapezoid.

Lastly for boo’s body, you’ll need to cut his wings out of the leftovers. I cut two triangles, and then cut the sides off the triangles, so it looks like a house. You’ll need two of these, the same size.

Time to sew one side of boo to the center piece. Line up the point of the leaf shaped piece with the tip of the tail, and start sewing along the bottom of boo along the entire side of the leaf. Stop when you reach the flattened portion of the leaf piece.

That's PS!

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Category Archives: Nerdcrafting

Tardis papercraft – Sneak Peek

Boo plush pattern

Cylon Raider Papercraft – Battlestar Galactica

[Sneakpeek] BSG Raider

Nintendo Controller Business Card Holder

In which I’m a witch doctor

Flying Dragon Puzzle

Boo plush toy [How to]