I dont understand Pepakura

[Admiral87]

I looked at the Halo Infinity Armor and is saw that some pices are not on the paper there just somewere else and i dont know if i need these pices or not can somone explane this?

 

[Cadet]

This is a Foam Optimized file. When unfolders take a standard Pepakura file and alter it to work best for foam, they will remove many of the smaller pieces that are not needed in a foam build, because the actual thickness of the foam itself will account for that part, whereas when making it out of card stock you will have to fold a piece and glue it there to account of the thickness of the edge.

Here is write up on the differences between unfolds for Foam and unfolds for Paper.

Foam vs Pepakura Unfolds - A Guide to the Difference

I’ve seen a few times ‘round the forums where people have asked what the difference between a foam unfold and a pepakura (AKA pep, paper craft) unfold is. There’s a few key differences between them, so I’ve decided to write a short guide to help shine some light on the subject. In this guide I...

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