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7FT Gundam - Ultimate Papercraft

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After burning my 4FT Freedom Gundam papercraft in 2010 I was determined to create a bigger and better replacement. This 7FT Gundam Mk-2 papercraft became the result of my goal, made up of 1250 parts on 720 pages, for a total paper weight of 10lb (4.5kg).

Using time-lapse photography, video editing and motion graphics, I created this video which shows the entire construction process as it happened over a course of three to four months.

My brother Ivan Lesko and I collaborated on creating a set of fantasy photographs for this project. Read Ivan's thoughts about the photography on his blog and follow him on Twitter.

Here's another time-lapse video which shows our photoshoot.

In this behind the scenes video I talk about my original idea, design process and equipment used for this project.

I launched this teaser video one month prior to revealing this project to the world.

For this and more, visit my website at www.visualspicer.com

Thanks for viewing!

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May 11, 2012. 11:50 AMdreamer10 says:

bro where did you get the mini model

Dec 10, 2011. 10:14 AMtroy72898 says:

man this guy has way to much time on his hands. he did amazing though i would love to be able to do a halo armor like he did with the gundam. also was that poop on his printer at 1:15

Dec 6, 2011. 11:11 AMneonack says:

Pepakura?

Nov 27, 2011. 5:19 AMArtXander says:

Great man! Absolutely amazing!

Nov 26, 2011. 6:42 AMladytyty says:

Wow, you are very talented Thanks for sharing that with us. Now can you do a female image of a super hero mom? Great work! You will be very successful in your life

Nov 26, 2011. 8:21 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

Now there's an original idea. Thank you. :)

Nov 26, 2011. 7:28 AM

No-Shi-De says:

WOW! this is one of those" bro? why did u make this??? ...... Coz I can. (answered with a dramatic deep voice" moments.... very nice! im looking for one of those rating flag here in instrcutibles but cant... 5 starts man!!!

Nov 26, 2011. 5:01 AMlpasion says:

WOW!!! i really like it!! hope you can help me build my own replica of gundam exia and gundam wing zero type... ^^

Nov 24, 2011. 9:33 AMZachMaker says:

Ok i like it alot, but what happens if it rains

Nov 22, 2011. 4:17 PMFarrelbark says:

You should make a series of various giant-robot papercrafts.
Possibly starting with a more modern one being the Lagann mini-bot from TTGL.
http://images.wikia.com/gurennlagann/images/2/22/Lagann.gif

Nov 22, 2011. 2:04 PMrysjin says:

Wow this is awesome what ya do is go buy a gundam plastic model then use pictures to create a 3D model then use peppakura designer for th' papermodel use a plotter ta cut out then use tacky glue ta put it together and foam board as a skeleton there's an insructable ya just have ta listen its' all in th' videos ya can't get mad cause someone doesn't give you their pdo files and you dont have th' skill or creativity ta build something this awesome. Besides Tarras lesko has ben building papercrafts original at that on this scale for a long while this is true art expression ya either can or can't .

Nov 22, 2011. 7:34 AMBoppo3 says:

Here's an idea: Why not you cut up your gundam, then reinforce the insides, while allowing enough space for a guy to be inside ... TA DA! Most epic hallow-ween costume design!

But seriously dude, that's some serious folding there. Nice work.

Nov 22, 2011. 6:01 AMdaemonkrog says:

Okay this is really cool but for this to be an instructable you should be showing us how to build one of our own.

Nov 20, 2011. 10:45 AM

thegreat58 says:

Awesome job, that is the work of a true artist. I got my son, who is a Med. student interested in papercraft, gives him something cheap to do for a break from studying. some local guy built a full size Ducati motorcycle out of papercraft, it was at a trade hobby show, but I missed seeing it. again great job.

Nov 20, 2011. 3:16 PM

visualspicer (author) says:

Thank you. I create my papercrafts as a way of expressing myself creatively. I'm glad you see it as art.

Nov 20, 2011. 8:30 PMLadycroft39 says:

I love paper crafts too especially when I was still working as a teacher. It did helped a lot in expressing creativity as well as teaching the children how to do it.

Do you have a Transformer version like Optimus? I want to make one for my grandson. Thanks.

Nov 21, 2011. 8:57 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

I don't have one, but there are some available at http://paper-replika.com/ if you go into the Transformers section.

Nov 21, 2011. 7:21 PMLadycroft39 says:

Thank you for the link!

Nov 21, 2011. 6:53 PMplasticpopcorn4 says:

THATS RIDICULOUS :D
wonder how many paper cuts there were

Nov 21, 2011. 4:34 PM

wirenut1980 says:

Awesome project! It appears that the only people that have complaints on this are those who have not contributed to this site but simply only take ideas from others. Just read through the comments and we can all see that they are the only ones getting upset.

Nov 21, 2011. 5:13 PM

visualspicer (author) says:

Must be their specialty. They should make instructables on complaining. :)

Nov 21, 2011. 1:04 PMbeackmaniax says:

Good Project but you should make and instructable of this... step by step so the community could make one !!!

Nov 20, 2011. 7:55 AMREA says:

You NEED to make an instructible fo this! I want one for my room.

Nov 21, 2011. 10:08 AMchefguru says:

@REA - I think you missed the point (apparently, as has everyone else so far)... the advertising videos ARE his Instructable. Apparently, you're supposed to watch the videos he posted, and then magically absorb the knowledge you need to make one of them for yourself, because he obviously has no intention of sharing the files anyone else would need to make one of these for themselves.

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Nov 21, 2011. 10:45 AM

Kiteman says:

Dude, there's a "Be Nice" rule here.

_{(And it's a damn sight easier to "absorb the knowledge" from a video on the web than it is to follow the instructions of a prject that has not been published at all.)}

Nov 21, 2011. 12:16 PMchefguru says:

@Kiteman: If I found some random video reposted online with no way to track the creator, and the video was the ONLY information about the project, that's one thing. When the person posting the video is the actual creator of the project & the video, and has posted (published) the video to the instruction (tutorial) site themselves, and has the project files available on their own computer (which is shown in the video), then your argument loses its validity.

I understand what you mean though, "It's better than nothing", but considering the creator of the project DID choose to publish it here, you can't make that argument.

The fact remains: The author has the files/tools available to make this page a TRUE instructable, but instead, by choosing to only post a video, this post is not really instructing anything, it's just bragging & showing off.

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Nov 21, 2011. 12:35 PM

Kiteman says:

Have you even bothered to compare the date the author joined and the date he published this? Three days. This author has contributed more to this site in three days than you have in four years.

How much use do you think the files are without detailed step-by-step instructions? Do you honestly expect him to back and recreate five months work, just because you want him to?

If you had ever published a project of your own, you would know that there is a physical limit on the size of the files that can be uploaded to Instructables.

I understand what you mean though, "It's better than nothing". No, you don't, because the "nothing" refers to your contribution to this site over the four years of your membership.

Nov 21, 2011. 11:11 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

Thank you Kiteman. It's a tough crowd here. It seems that a lot of people have a difficult time with simply absorbing and enjoying the creativity.

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Nov 21, 2011. 11:38 AM

Kiteman says:

They aren't a "crowd", they're a very small mob, and far from representative of the proper membership.

_{Interesting to note, of those moaning that you have not shared every detail of your project, not one of them have published a single project, despite being members for some time (in chefguru's case, he's been here almost four years, and posted nothing of any particular worth).}

Nov 21, 2011. 12:28 PMREA says:

In my defense, I really don't have any good ideas to contribute (or the materials/skills/tools to try some ideas before contributing). Also, I wasn't really "moaning" about it per se, I was just sharing my interest in his project.

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Nov 21, 2011. 1:15 PM

Kiteman says:

Relax, I was aiming my comments at chefguru and his ilk, who seem to think that VisualSpicer must recreate five months of work, just because they want to see the files.

Nov 21, 2011. 3:15 PMREA says:

Ok, for a second I thought I may have said something wrong.

Nov 21, 2011. 11:54 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

Excellent point there Kiteman. Thanks again for your support and congratulations on the impact your work has obviously made on this community. Keep it going.

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Nov 21, 2011. 11:57 AM

Kiteman says:

All part of the service.

_{Tips Stetson, rides off into sunset, spurs clinking.}

Nov 21, 2011. 12:15 PMDark-Zero says:

man, is Amazing, i like so much the gundams, probably is dificult, but can you send the file whith the 720 pages, because i see here some many people want to make it(i want to), but the real question, can you make another gundam like one of gundam 00??, one like gundam exia or gundam 00Quant, because if you do that i want you pass the pdf file

please please send the pdf file of this one,i realy want to make it, XD

Nov 21, 2011. 10:13 AMetopsirhc says:

and as the thought popped into your head , trees ever where felt a disturbance in the forest XD

and yes i'm always that bad at puns :P

Nov 20, 2011. 9:24 AMdtepper says:

I'm at a loss for words at how incredible this is. This is an inspiration for me to try to make time to build the things that I want to build.

Nov 21, 2011. 8:59 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

Thank you. That's what I want people to get out of my work is to be inspired to build something of your own.

Nov 21, 2011. 9:13 AMdtepper says:

I capitalized on the inspiration you gave me yesterday (and the rainy weather) and did some rough drawings and research for a project I've been meaning to resurrect. I made a lot of progress in a short time and have a decent plan in place for how to pull it off! Thank you again!

Nov 21, 2011. 9:19 AM

visualspicer (author) says:

That's awesome. Keep the creativity flowing!

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