Meowser

Super Mario 3D World launched on the Wii U in 2013 and now a port has been announced for Switch! 3D World introduced the cat power up, but it wasn’t just for Mario. Bowser also got a piece of the cat action and a fresh new look to go with it.

This papercraft gets a hard rating for a couple of reasons. First is simply its size and complexity - at 15 pages it’s quite a long build. The second reason is there are some difficult angles and curves to negotiate. There aren’t really any small fiddly pieces, but attaching all the large pieces together can be a bit tricky.

Approximate Dimensions:

Height: 22cm
Width: 30cm
Depth: 26cm

Pages: 15
Parts: 216
Difficulty: Hard

3D NES Ganon Voxel

We all know Ganon - he’s the big bad in one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. It all began in 1986 when Ganon unleashed his pixel-y goodness (or badness) on the world in The Legend of Zelda for NES. This papercraft is based on that incarnation and takes his 2D sprites into a third dimension.

After the mega project that was ridiculous Ganon there was only one way to go with Ganon papercrafts: more ridiculous. At 58 sheets of paper and nearly 300 pieces this Ganon is a huge time commitment. Check out the building video, where about 100 hours of footage was condensed at 3000% to a video that is still easily the length of a feature film. One thing’s for certain: this papercraft project is not for the faint of heart.

Approximate dimensions:

Height: 32cm
Width: 32cm
Depth: 32cm

Pages: 58
Parts: 295
DIfficulty: Hard

Usurper King Zant

This papercraft features Zant, a character from the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The self-proclaimed King of Twilight, he overthrows Midna and tries to invade Hyrule and conquer the world of light, aided by Ganondorf. The final two pages (making up the helmet) are a little trickier and are optional. If you decide to make the helmet, it is fully removable and just sits on Zant’s shoulders.

Dimensions:

Height: 40cm
Width: 39cm
Depth: 16cm

Pages: 11
Parts: 124
Difficulty: Hard

Wind Waker Wizzrobe (V2)

There is an updated version of this craft here.
This one may be trickier than it needs to be.

Wizzrobes are a common enemy in The Legend of Zelda series, first appearing in the very first game. This craft uses a ripped 3D model from their appearance in Wind Waker, where they took on a strange, bird-like appearance.

Dimensions:

Height: 22cm
Weight: 35cm
Depth: 13cm
Pages: 7