Tutorial: How To Make Good Folds For Pepakura Armor

[SPARTAN 094]

Iceman I love you now my armor looks BADASS :christa:

 

[Iceman29]

no problem, I beat its pretty tight. :ha:

 

[ShadowSniper]

Spartan 118, I don't think your ruler is graphite. I had the same problem with mine, the pencil streaks along where the edge was, and for mine it was just that the edge had picked up graphite when the pencils rubbed against it. Try wiping it off with a wet cloth and see if that stops those lines.

 

[Spartan118]

Yep thats probably it because my mom does portraits and she uses it allot...I cant believe i didn't think about that...ty

 

[blinkava44]

how do u no what a valley or mountain fold is.. do the dashes mean anything? or just "fold here"

 

[Chuck 126]

blinkava44, you use a different color for the different folds. For example, black lines = mountains and red = valleys.

 

[blinkava44]

yeah i no that.. but like theres 2 differnt types of dashes.. is one for valleys or one for mountains?

like is (- - - - - ) for mountains
and is (-- - -- - -- -) for valleys??

 

[Chuck 126]

Yeah, that's exactly it.

 

[blinkava44]

haha wow, good guess on my part.. thanks for the help

 

[JediFraz]

Just for info. It's the standard international designation used in origami as well...

 

[BloodyShadow13]

this works nicely on file folders too ;-)
hand folding file folders is hard though... :$ops:

 

[SPARTAN430]

Is that a certain type of paper? How do I find paper with that grid system on it?

 

[Iceman29]

Its Card stock that you could buy at any place that sells paper.

What do you mean by having a grid on the paper, because once you print the paper off of Pepakura it has lines that allow you to cut and fold on.

 

[blinkava44]

yeah theres no grid.. it prints right off of pepakura

 

[InsolenceAndHeresy]

In Pepakura terms, what is the difference between a Valley Fold and a Mountain Fold?

 

[TheBlue]

Valley= V
Mountain=^

;-) :dee: :mrgreen:

 

[Iceman29]

Plain and simple, Valley folds mean fold up and mountain folds mean fold down.

 

[MaShEdPOTaToEs]

wow that really helps thnx! :dee:

 

[Spartan 110]

Plain and simple, Valley folds mean fold up and mountain folds mean fold down.

really? i though valley ment you fold down and mountain ment you fold up?

 

[Iceman29]

Well, you know what, you can go ahead and make your pepakura your way, but if you ever wont to make it the right way then just do this.

Valley fold = fold UP
Mountain fold = fold DOWN