Vintage St. George & Dragon Pop-up

This "Saint George and the Dragon" papercraft pop-up scene comes from the 1945 children's book, Bookano Stories Pot-pourri Edition. The word "potpourri" in the title refers to the fact the book features a collection of pop-up stories from other pop-up books by the same publisher. This reproduction was created by Alfredo Podestà who used the original book as a guide for his model. The PDF template for the scene may be downloaded from Alfredo Emotions.

Other Antique Papercraft:

Montgolfier Balloon
Elephant Pagoda
Printable Dollhouse
Paper Anatomy Model
1910 Tram Car

Yu-Gi-Oh Blue Eyes White Dragon Papercraft

This impressive paper model is based on the artwork on the "Blue Eyes Alternative White Dragon" card in the Yu-Gi-Oh card game. Despite the popularity of the character among players of the game, the dragon has had only cameo appearances in the Yu-Gi-Oh anime. The model (download here) is available in two sizes and several different template formats including Pepakura PDO. The build photo and model design are by DevianART member Showfar.

Other Yu-Gi-Oh Papercraft:

Marik Ishtar Cubee
Millennium Eye
Winged Dragon of Ra

Game of Thrones Papercraft: Drogon

Drogon is one of three dragons cared for by Queen Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones television show. This paper model of Drogon depicts him as an adult, however the scale of the model is very close to the size of the dragon when he was newly hatched. The template for this papercraft was created by Cláudio Dias and may be downloaded here. Detailed instructions are included with the template. Queen Daenerys' other two dragons are named Rhaegal and Viserion.

Other Dragon Paper Models:

Blue RPG Dragon
Dragon Ball Z Porunga
Skyrim Frost Dragon
Fire Wyvern Origami
Yu-Gi-Oh Winged Dragon of Ra

2.5D Chinese Dragon Papercraft

In Chinese mythology, the Azure Dragon (Qinglong) symbolizes the cardinal direction east. By extension, the Qinglong also represents the season of spring. This 2.5D papercraft Azure Dragon was created for use in miniature gaming by papercraft designer, Eddnic. The printable PDF file for the model may be downloaded here. Sorry to say, there are no instructions for this model. Your best guide is the photo shown.

Other RPG Papercraft:

Medieval Tents
Crypt Worm
Urban Buildings
Star Trek Ships
Japanese Torii

Printable Origami Dragon

Here's a novel idea: instead of buying pre-printed patterned origami paper, how about printing paper with a pattern of your own design. That is exactly what Jacque Davis did with this print and fold origami dragon. A copy of her template may be found on Jacque's Flickr page. I really like what she did with the colors and geometric designs!

Other Papercraft Dragons:
2.5D White Dragon
Spirited Away Haku Ornament
Yu-Gi-Oh Winged Dragon of Ra
Minecraft Ender Dragon
3D Asian Dragon Head

Fire Wyvern Origami

Wyverns often appear in English, Scottish, and Irish heraldry. The technical definition of a wyvern is "a winged two-legged dragon with a barbed tail". This origami wyvern was folded from a single 12" square of paper by DeviantART member, Cahoonas. I especially like the design of the wings! The crease pattern for the wyvern can be found here.

Previous Fantasy Origami:
Harry Potter Dementor
Origami Dwarf
LotR Nazgul

White Dragon Paper Model

What were tabletop RPG games like before papercraft was introduced? A lot less fun, I'd say. :) Eddnic at Fantasy Paper Miniature runs one of the best websites for free 2.5D printables for miniature gaming. This white dragon is but one example of his work.  The template for the dragon may be downloaded here. Build photo by DeviatART member Cavyman.

Previously posted dragon papercraft:
Draken Dragon
Winged Dragon of Ra
Minecraft Ender Dragon
RPG Figure Flats Dragon

Drakan Papercraft: Grey Dragon

Dragons play a significant role in the 1999 video game, Drakan: Order of the Flame. In the game, a young woman named Rynn and her companion, a red dragon named Arokh, fight to free Rynn's brother from the clutches of an evil sorcerer. This papercraft dragon designed by DeviantART member Metalfist0 is based on a 3D model from Drakan. A Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded here.  As far as dragon paper models go, I consider this model to be intermediate difficulty. Looking for a simple dragon model? Try this 2.5D dragon model. Looking for something challenging? Try this Skyrim frost dragon papercraft!

King Ghidorah Paper Model

The dragon kaiju, King Ghidorah, first appeared in the 1964 Godzilla movie, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. To date, the golden, hydra-like monster has appeared in eleven different movies. This paper model of King Ghidorah was released in 2014 by the Epson company as a promotional item to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first Godzilla movie. The A4 sized PDF template for the model may be downloaded here.

Papercraft Spirited Away Dragon Ornament

Haku the dragon is one of my favorite characters from Studio Ghibli's animated movie, Spirited Away. Now, thanks to Otaku Craft, you can build your own Haku ornament to hang on your Christmas tree! The PDF template for the papercraft dragon may be downloaded here. In the movie, Haku is a river spirit that at will can take the shape of either a flying dragon or a young human male.

Dragon Ball Z Papercraft: Porunga

In the Dragon Ball Z universe, Porunga is a dragon from the planet Namek. Porunga may be summoned by gathering all the Namekian dragon balls in one location and speaking a password. Once summoned, Porunga grants three wishes. One of the more dramatic wished granted by the dragon occurs when the Namekian Dende asks for the Earth to be re-constructed after it was destroyed. The Pepakura PDO template for this paper model was created by Carojama Papercraft and may be downloaded here.

Yu-Gi-Oh Winged Dragon of Ra Papercraft

In the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise, the Winged Dragon of Ra is one of the most powerful monster spirits.  The Winged Dragon is one of three major monsters based on Egyptian gods, the other two being Obelisk the Tormentor and Slifer the Sky Dragon. This papercraft likeness of the dragon was created by Anime Paper Toys and may be downloaded here.  Unfortunately, there are no instructions, but it is easy enough to figure out how to build the model if you look carefully at the photo.

Cute Kaiju Paper Toy

An unfolded version of this cute kaiju paper toy was handed out to the first 100 people through the doors of ToyConUK this year. The name of this Godzilla-esque fellow is TCON. He is the official mascot of ToyConUK. A PDF template for the toy may be downloaded here.

Poseable Papercraft Dragon

Netroids are poseable papercraft creatures that can be assembled without glue. Out of the four creatures currently available, this dragon is my fave. Other creatures include a raptor, a stegosaurus  and an unicorn. Printing the on color card stock is recommended for the best look.

UPDATE 7/25/25: This dragon is no longer available. :(

Gunbound Papercraft Roundup

After a long hiatus, my son again started playing the multi-player online game Gunbound. I remembered seeing some Gunbound papercraft several years ago, so I did some digging around to see if anything was still available. Here are the results of what I found: a Gunbound Dragon, a Raon Launcher, and a Raon Mine. If anyone knows of any others around, let me know and I will add them to the list. Surely there are more than just these three left!

Other Video Game Papercraft:
Pokestop Icon
Plants vs Zombies Figures
Cute Final Fantasy Chocobo
Minecraft Automata

Minecraft Papercraft: Ender Dragon

The Ender Dragon is one of the largest characters in Minecraft and it is the first official boss created for the video game. The Minecraft Papercraft website offers paper model templates for not only the Ender Dragon but also dozens of other objects and characters from the game. So much papercraft, so little time... ^^

Papercraft Asian Dragon Head

Sometimes papercraft is good enough it reaches the status of "paper art". Such is the case with this Asian dragon head paper model by Cheek Patch. Ancient documents from the Han Dynasty in China describe Asian dragons as having "a camel's head, a demon's eyes, a cow's ears, a deer's horns, a clam's belly, a snake's neck, an eagle's claws, a tiger's paws and 117 carp scales." (a tad bit more complex than an European dragon don't you think? ^^).  The free PDF template for this paper sculpture may be downloaded here.

Spyro the Dragon Papercraft

From 1998 to 2012, thirteen different video games starring Spyro the Dragon were produced. Yet, there are only a handful of paper models of the character around. This papercraft by DeviantARTist Lord Bruco is my favorite of the lot. The template for this Spyro may be downloaded here (there are also some build photos to be seen there too).

Skyrim Papercraft: Frost Dragon

The detail level of this Skyrim frost dragon paper model is pretty impressive. DaiShiHUN, the creator of dragon, lists the build difficulty of the model as "very hard" (which is to be expected). The finished papercraft stands at 18"(46 cm) tall. A Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded here.  DaiShiHUN intended for this model to be the specific dragon, Viinturuth, who is one of several different named dragons that may be encountered in the video game.

RPG Papercraft: Blue Dragon

Here's another great miniature gaming papercraft designed by Eddnic. This blue dragon is a good illustration of Eddnic's 2.5D paper model work which is so well developed that it could be considered true 3D papercraft (or at least 2.7D ^^). A download of the blue dragon template is available here.