>
shop.seibertron.com amazon.seibertron.com Facebook Twitter X YouTube Pinterest Instagram Myspace LinkedIn Patreon Podcast RSS
This page runs on affiliate links — your clicks may earn us a few Shanix. Want the full transmission? Roll out to our Affiliate Disclosure.

Project: Papercraft/Cardboard building kits for Power Rangers/Super Sentai stuff

Post all your customized Transformers here. Whether it's a small mod or a true kitbash, we'd love to see it!

Project: Papercraft/Cardboard building kits for Power Rangers/Super Sentai stuff

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:09 pm

Motto: "Earthrise restock or riot"
I've always wanted to make buildings to go with my Deluxe Megazord toys, but I've had limited success finding papercraft kits for highrises in a good enough scale to work with them. Given that most are in the 1:150 scale ballpark (the original Dino Megazord is 1:143 scale and the Thunder Megazord is ~1:169 scale for example) scales like 1:500 or smaller are too small for most DX Zord toys - save Serpentera - even with as loose as the prop buildings from the shows can be scale-wise.

I started with the brown building from Zyuranger/MMPR Season 1 that the Megazord is often knocked over into. Here's a test build of the kit (some parts are pink because my personal printer is down to the magenta ink and I forgot to set the first page to "print in grayscale"):

Image
Image
Started the test by assembling the rooftop air conditioner box. That went together perfectly.

Image
Image
Image
Then came mounting the walls to cardboard and starting to build. I discovered that the corner tabs I initially planned to join the walls with did not want to cooperate, so I had to dispense with them and rely on the roof.

Image
After I got the third wall (not pictured) and the roof access box on, I decided to photograph it next to the Thunder Megazord for comparison. The roof access box will be mounted to cardstock rather than cardboard for the final building, and have tabs top and bottom to connect its own roof to it, and itself to the main building roof.

Image
You can see the third wall a bit here. And you can also see the reinforcing floor I added to keep the wall joined lower down. As well as the cardboard bodge braces.
I think for the proper build, I'll dispense with that and use strips of cardboard at the edges of the long walls to thicken them there and make it easier to just glue them to the short walls edge-to-edge.

Image
And here's the test build complete. Another refinement to make for the final build: widening the corner cover strips to make them more usable and more effective.

By the way: If anyone else would like to join the project, I will happily send you reference photos. I have several from Zyuranger and Go-Onger, and can readily get them from those, Dairanger, Kakuranger, Ohranger, and Shinkenger.
WANT:
* Cyb. Galvatron key, missiles
* Omega Lock
* Primus Cyber Key, coattail panel
* Powerlinx Comettor
* Leader Sentinel Prime sword, shield
* RiD Galvy dragon head, beast arms
* Leader Ironhide windshield, R hood assy.
* Cyb. Wing Saber left chestplate (argh)

We don't have kings in America

Trading MOSC MMPR fliphead Pink Ranger for ER Fasttrack or SIEGE Refraktor
User avatar
ZeldaTheSwordsman
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 5273
Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:07 am

Return to Customizations


[ Incoming message. Source unknown. ] No Signal - Please Stand By [ Click to attempt signal recovery... ]


Transformers and More @ The Seibertron Store

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SHOCKWAVE Transformers Studio Series Core Class Bumblebee Hasbro 2022 New"
SHOCKWAVE Transfor ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SKYWARP Transformers Studio Series Gamer Edition +11 Voyager WFC Hasbro 2024 New"
SKYWARP Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "HATCHET Transformers Studio Series 117 Deluxe DOTM Hasbro 2024 New"
HATCHET Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-K7 PALEOTREX Transformers War Cybertron Kingdom Deluxe Hasbro 2020 New"
WFC-K7 PALEOTREX T ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "STARSCREAM Transformers Studio Series Gamer Edition +06 Voyager WFC Hasbro New"
STARSCREAM Transfo ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "B-127 / BUMBLEBEE Transformers Studio Series Deluxe Transformers One Hasbro New"
B-127 / BUMBLEBEE ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "APELINQ Transformers Studio Series 118 Leader Rise of the Beasts Hasbro 2025 New"
APELINQ Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "OPTIMUS PRIME Transformers Studio Series 112 Deluxe Transformers One Hasbro New"
OPTIMUS PRIME Tran ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SENTINEL PRIME Transformers Studio Series Deluxe Transformers One Hasbro New"
SENTINEL PRIME Tra ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "RATCHET Transformers Studio Series Gamer Edition +09 Voyager WFC 2024 Hasbro New"
RATCHET Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "JHIAXUS Transformers Legacy Voyager Class G2 Universe Hasbro 2022 New"
JHIAXUS Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Sharkticon GNAW Transformers Studio Series 86-08 Animated Movie Deluxe 2021 New"
Sharkticon GNAW Tr ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BUMBLEBEE Transformers Studio Series 116 Deluxe One VW Beetle Hasbro 2025 New"
BUMBLEBEE Transfor ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "GALVATRON Transformers Studio Series 86-31 Movie Leader Class Hasbro 2025 New"
GALVATRON Transfor ...
These are affiliate links. We may earn a commission.
Details subject to change. See listing for latest price and availability.

Featured Products on Amazon.com

Buy "Transformers Toys Optimus Prime Cyberverse Ultimate Class Action Figure - Repeatable Matrix Mega Shot Action Attack Move - Toys for Kids 6 & Up, 11.5"" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Titans Return Repugnus, Dastard, and Solus Prime Prime Master" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Deluxe Terrorcon Rippersnapper" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Studio Series 07 Leader Class Movie 4 Grimlock" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Voyager Class Elita-1" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Bumblebee -- Energon Igniters Nitro Series Optimus Prime" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Studio Series 10 Deluxe Class Movie 1 Autobot Jazz" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Deluxe Stryker 1 Action Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Alchemist Prime Prime Master" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Legends Class Skywarp Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: The Last Knight Premier Edition Leader Dragonstorm Combiner" on AMAZON
Buy "Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Soundwave and Soundblaster" on AMAZON
These are affiliate links. We may earn a commission.
Details subject to change. See listing for latest price and availability.