If you need help assembling it, check out my Samus Aran Varia suit build album on my facebook: I highly recommend basic pepakura assembly knowledge and experience with EVA foam.Īs such, these pepakura patterns are NOT suitable for traditional paper craft or fiberglass building. The 3D models for these pepakura patterns are specifically modified with eva foam assembly in mind: all extra faces are cleaned away and foam thickness of 5-10mm is taken into account with most pieces. Only one version of each armor piece is added, you can mirror or duplicate patterns to get the other side. To avoid having it look like a polygonal model, make sure to ‘make up’ by rounding off the polygonal shapes where needed, and add sharp corners where the reference suit requires them. You should only cut along the red shell lines.
To get the least additional seams possible, merge small darts in the patterns together and heatshape where possible.
You can emphasize these lines in 3D by lightly dremeling the edges before glueing the edges together. The pattern seams are aligned with the lines in the suit reference itself, so minimal seams are achieved.
The model is designed after the original game model with some crucial adjustments to fit a human shape better, such as a bigger helmet, adjusted chest, waist and leg length.
