Another Pyramid Head Paper Model

I had so much fun building a Pyramid Head paper model in January that I decided to do it again. I found an interesting model by harlancore. The thing that’s really interesting is that you can take the helmet off of this one, which strikes me as being akin to pulling the curtain aside to reveal the Wizard of Oz or making the Elephant Man lie flat on his back. It just doesn’t seem right. Pyramid Head is one of my heroes. The Wikipedia page on Pyramid Head spends a lot of time talking about psychology and what possible meanings Pyramid Head could have to the characters in the game, and that’s all really nice, but while I admire him for having psychological depth, all that would be worthless without his strong work ethic, and the fact that Pyramid Head obviously takes time out of his day to really project his menace.

Here’s the Pyramid Head paper model without the helmet on.

A final picture of the Pyramid Head paper model during construction.

Something about the tongue here makes him look like he’s got a “Colombian necktie”. Kind of sick but somehow appropriate to the horror papercraft theme.

I really appreciate how there is a whole paper model culture online now. There are people everywhere designing papercraft models and posting them on the internet. It’s totally a great thing. They are inexpensive, and when you get a really good one, they’re fun to put together and then the paper models also look really great. I’ve been thinking that sometime I should write a post on tips for how to make a really good paper model. Things like how to score the pieces first and the best ways to cut out some of the more fiddly pieces of paper. I guess that’s for another time. In the meanwhile, enjoy this Pyramid Head Paper Model. Thanks for stopping by!