This is a pepakura tutorial guest filmed and narrated (mostly) by my brother (he’s not used to doing this for film, so it got a little long).

The beginning is a basic tutorial on how pepakura works, and the rest is how he made the Gimli helmet for his Gimli costume. Just a heads up, this is not like the simple tutorials I usually do, this is a very labor intensive/time consuming process. It’s made out of many pieces of craft foam that are put together in a very specific way. (The thicker EVA foam he used here can be purchased at Lowes).

You can download the pepakura viewer and designer (you’ll need both) here. (I don’t think they have it available for Mac users yet). The pepakura pattern for the Gimli helmet can be downloaded here.

If you missed the other parts of the Gimli costume, you can check them out these links
Gimli Tunic
Gimli Axe
Gimli Armor, Bracers, Belt

Video tutorial by Amber Reifsteck, The Woodland Elf

The information provided on this website is for general information purposes only. If you choose to rely on the information on this website, you do so at your own risk and you assume responsibility for the results. (Full disclaimer here)

Enjoy this post? Click here to subscribe by email and get new posts delivered to your inbox.

Ads by Google