Iceworm Papercraft - Subnautica Below Zero

If you have played Subnautica Below Zero then you know how scary this Iceworm can be! If you don't then you can see him at the end of the embedded video. Now you can make your own scary little iceworm from paper. I ripped the 3D model from the game and simplified it to make it suitable for papercraft. That was quite time consuming, but you don't have to do this. I also modeled a low poly iceberg that fits around the iceworm so it can stand and has a nice transition like it's coming from below the desk. This model was difficult to build and took a long time as the fins and teeth are tiny, hard to handle and there are quite a lot of them.

You can download the template here to start papercrafting:

>> Download the Subnautica_Iceworm_Papercraft template here <<

You will need Pepakura to open these files. With this software you can also make your model as big or small as you want.You can download it here: http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

Material list:

• Aleene's Tacky Glue
• Cutting knife/scissors or Silhouette Cameo (cutting machine)
• Cutting mat
• Black marker
• Tweezers (recommended)
• Paper
• Printer

1. Print out the templates.
2. Cut out the parts and use a black marker to hide white edges of the paper. Only use it at dark parts!
3. Fold and glue the parts together. You can see which part connects to which flap in Pepakura. You can fold using a ruler, a scissor or slightly go over it with your cutting knife.

__ _ __ = valley fold

__ __ __ = mountain fold

If you have a Silhouette Cameo, you can use that to cut the templates by making use of the Cameo plugin for Pepakura. Found here: https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/download/viewer_cut/index.html

Print out the templates (link in the introduction) with a printer (duh!) in Pepakura.

If you are using a cutting machine like the Silhouette Cameo you can use Pepakura viewer for Silhouette Cameo to add registration marks.

In the photo I already put my template on a cutting mat for the Silhouette Cameo.

Now cut out the parts either by hand using an X-acto cutting knife or use a cutting machine.

I cut out the teeth by hand as they were too tiny for my cutting machine/stickiness of my mat.

Now it's time to fold and glue the parts together! You can also use a (black) marker to make the seams and edges less obvious. I recommend that you start with the mouth as that is a complex part which is hard to do at a later stage. After finishing the mouth, continue with the head and the snout. Then make your way towards the bottom in rings, piece by piece. The fins are a little fiddly and tiny as you can see in the pictures.

Here's some progress showing me adding pieces.

Now you can make the iceberg stand. It's the same principle of glueing the pieces together.

When it's finished the iceworm can be glued in the iceberg and it can stand!

We now need to add some menacing teeth to complete the iceworm!

And here is the completed project! The iceworm measures 29 cm in height and will look awesome next to you on your desk ;)!