Legendary Creatures - Mascot Low Poly Japanese spiral dragon

stilgar42 said:

I made this one in white/gold, painted with colored pencils. Its a very beautiful piece, 90cm tall!

Important building tips:

• If you start with the mouth, the top of the head is really hard to assemble, with hard to reach places. Begin with the snout, then the eyes, only then start with the mouth's roof and chin. By doing this, you can also glue the beard's pieces over the mouth roof and below the mouth floor(?), so their tabs won't show. Same thing when assembling the beard parts behind the ears.
• Cut the ears over a blank piece of paper (to create a copy), so you have a completely blank piece; else fold marks will show. Same thing with the whiskers, the four teeth and the claws.
• Pieces with a * have a spinal ridge or fin. Cut out the flap, glue the fin flat and use the fin's flaps to close the body section.
• Speaking of the whiskers (the long ones), do them in a different color, they are not the same as the body.
• Before starting the neck, cut 2 small pieces of paper and glue to the other side of the ears tabs so you can't see all the ugly inside.
• Do NOT use the last part of files 01, 03, 04 and 05. Those are repeated on the next file.
• When building the arms and the legs, finish them before attaching to the body.
• The best part to build after part 03-ude is the base, 07-hasira. Join the five green pieces flat, aligning them as perfect as possible; only then close the octagon. Build the remaining parts around the base, or else you will not be able to attach the dragon to the base!
• The finished model is not well balanced, it tips towards the head. Attach the base legs to a piece of cardboard (I used a shoebox lid) to make if more stable.

Here are some color variations I collected:

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stilgar42 said:

Japanese spiral dragon papercraft
Japanese dragons (日本の竜, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and the Indian subcontinent. The style and appearance of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon, especially the three-clawed long (龍) dragons which were introduced in Japan from China in ancient times.

I made this one in white/gold, painted with colored pencils. Its a very beautiful piece, 90cm tall!

Important building tips:

• If you start with the mouth, the top of the head is really hard to assemble, with hard to reach places. Begin with the snout, then the eyes, only then start with the mouth's roof and chin. By doing this, you can also glue the beard's pieces over the mouth roof and below the mouth floor(?), so their tabs won't show. Same thing when assembling the beard parts behind the ears.
• Cut the ears over a blank piece of paper (to create a copy), so you have a completely blank piece; else fold marks will show. Same thing with the whiskers, the four teeth and the claws.
• Pieces with a * have a spinal ridge or fin. Cut out the flap, glue the fin flat and use the fin's flaps to close the body section.
• Speaking of the whiskers (the long ones), do them in a different color, they are not the same as the body.
• Before starting the neck, cut 2 small pieces of paper and glue to the other side of the ears tabs so you can't see all the ugly inside.
• Do NOT use the last part of files 01, 03, 04 and 05. Those are repeated on the next file.
• When building the arms and the legs, finish them before attaching to the body.
• The best part to build after part 03-ude is the base, 07-hasira. Join the five green pieces flat, aligning them as perfect as possible; only then close the octagon. Build the remaining parts around the base, or else you will not be able to attach the dragon to the base!
• The finished model is not well balanced, it tips towards the head. Attach the base legs to a piece of cardboard (I used a shoebox lid) to make if more stable.

Here are some color variations I collected:

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stilgar42 said:

Artesanía japonesa de papel de dragón en espiral
Los dragones japoneses (日本の竜, Nihon no ryū) son diversas criaturas legendarias de la mitología y el folclore japoneses. Los mitos japoneses de los dragones amalgaman las leyendas nativas con historias importadas sobre dragones de China, Corea y el subcontinente indio. El estilo y la apariencia del dragón fueron fuertemente influenciados por el dragón chino, especialmente los dragones largos de tres garras (龍) que fueron introducidos en Japón desde China en la antigüedad.

Este lo hice en blanco/dorado, pintado con lápices de colores. ¡Es una pieza muy bonita, de 90 cm de altura!

Consejos importantes de construcción:

• Si comienzas con la boca, la parte superior de la cabeza es realmente difícil de ensamblar, con lugares difíciles de alcanzar. Comience con el hocico, luego los ojos, solo luego comience con el paladar y la barbilla. Al hacer esto, también puedes pegar las piezas de la barba sobre el paladar y debajo del suelo de la boca (?), para que no se vean sus pestañas. Lo mismo al ensamblar las partes de la barba detrás de las orejas.
• Corta las orejas sobre una hoja de papel en blanco (para crear una copia), de modo que tengas una pieza completamente en blanco; de lo contrario, se mostrarán las marcas de plegado. Lo mismo con los bigotes, los cuatro dientes y las garras.
• Las piezas con un * tienen una cresta espinal o aleta. Recorta la solapa, pega la aleta plana y usa las solapas de la aleta para cerrar la sección del cuerpo.
• Hablando de los bigotes (los largos), hazlos de un color diferente, no son iguales al cuerpo.
• Antes de comenzar el cuello, corta 2 pedazos pequeños de papel y pégalos al otro lado de las pestañas de las orejas para que no puedas ver todo lo feo que hay dentro.
• NO utilice la última parte de los archivos 01, 03, 04 y 05. Estos se repiten en el siguiente archivo.
• Al construir los brazos y las piernas, termínalos antes de unirlos al cuerpo.
• La mejor parte para construir después de la parte 03-ude es la base, 07-hasira. Une las cinco piezas verdes planas, alineándolas lo más perfectamente posible; Solo entonces cierra el octágono. ¡Construye las partes restantes alrededor de la base, o de lo contrario no podrás sujetar el dragón a la base!
• El modelo terminado no está bien equilibrado, se inclina hacia la cabeza. Sujeta las patas de la base a un trozo de cartón (yo usé una tapa de caja de zapatos) para que sea más estable.

Aquí hay algunas variaciones de color que recopilé:Me gusta

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