Shiva Statue

Next up on the papercraft docket is the Shiva statue from tomb Raider 3. They are huge black figures with 6 swords held in their hands. Some are immobile and are just statues, others however are far more dangerous and actually come to life when Lara gets too close. If Lara shoots at them, they will guard their bodies with their swords. She cannot harm them in this case. She has to provoke them to open their arms again.



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~Sascha

I'm Bad at This

I keep coming back to this blog apologizing for not having posted in ages, but I suppose that such is the plight of a junior. I really do have more projects in the works, it's really just a matter of finding a significant block of time to unfold/build/document. As proof of my having lived these past few weeks, poster updates:




I really will try to post a model or two soon!
~Sascha

Periapt Shard + New Poster

Up next is the Periapt Shard from Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. Lara Croft discovers one of these three crystalline shards exploring the galleries of the Louvre "after hours." Lara secures her second shard in an encounter with Kurtis Trent in a wing of Eckhardt's Lab, and the third in Eckhardt's Lab itself. Lara soon finds out that these shards are needed to take down the evil ahead.

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And here's yet another poster. I took this from the cinematic from Tomb Raider: Chronicles in which a memorial to Lara Croft is erected after she is presumed dead.

Giant Mutant Egg

Next up from Tomb Raider 1 is the Giant Mutant Egg from the Atlantis portion of Tomb Raider. After Jacqueline Natla acquired all 3 pieces of the Scion, she returns to the Atlantean pyramid to activate the scion and bring about the "seventh age." As Lara shoots the scion, Natla dives at her, sending them both falling to the pits of lava below, but Lara managed to catch a ledge at the last second. Just as it seems that Lara is in the clear, a countdown begins and reaches zero, upon which the giant sphere above Lara bursts and the Giant Mutant emerges.



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~Sascha

Triumphant Return

Yes!! I finally have my camera back and can start building models again (I needed to the camera to take pictures for instructions as I went:) I've already begun work on a new project, but thought I'd update on behalf of the poster front. Glad to be back!

Progress

I know, I know, I haven't' posted in while. I lost my camera, so i can't make instructions, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on things! I've been replaying older games to get new ideas for models. I just finished Tomb Raider 1's Gold levels, and am currently working on Tomb Raider 2 and it's Gold levels and have come up with plenty of ideas :) I've also made significant headway with my posters, though I do miss my papercrafting. Hopefully, i;ll have my camera back soon, but here are some screen grabs of what I'm up to (series veterans ought to recognize these) :)

The Plight of Mountain-Dwelling Explorers

Anyone who's played a Tomb Raider game recognized the sound of a boulder chasing after them and knows that fast thinking is the only thing to save you now. Not only do these boulder crush you if you get anywhere near them, but they roll considerably faster than you do. Luckily, this boulder isn't going anywhere.

In Tomb Raider 2, Lara pilots a plane in an escape from Marco Bartolli's offshore oil rig to the mountains of Tibet, where her aircraft experiences engine failure and crashes in the mountains. Ever the action hero, Lara grabs a parachute and yanks herself out of the plane before it detonates, leaving her stranded in the mountains. Lara's trek leads her through the mountains, and one step closer to stopping Bartolli and getting the Dagger of Xian.

In fulfilling my obligated "at least one Lara per month" quota, I decided to make a diorama. I always liked this level of Tomb Raider 2, and thought that the boulder and spike traps combined would add a needed sense of excitement. Note that the model is pretty small and is really not for beginners :( If people have problems, I'll resize it for everyone, but note that it is doable!

And now for something completely different.


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~Sascha

Gaining Perspective

So this small poster update serves two purposes; 1- It's a fantastic opportunity to use my public blog to show off something that the public has no interest in :) 2- Give everyone a hint to the project I'm finishing, which considerably more people are interested in. Should be up in a day or two!

~Sascha

Red Raptor

Now that Ninjatoes has released his T-rex model, I can can release my red Raptor model from Tomb Raider 3! (It made sense to relase them in tandem:)

Lara first encountered the raptors in Peru in Tomb Raider 1. After venturing into the Lost Vally, Lara was surrounded by Velociraptors, soon followed by a T-rex



In Tomb Raider 3, Lara again encounters the deadly dinosaurs in the South Pacific, hunting the mercenaries around a plane crash.



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~Sascha

Triangle of Light

Here's another quick model while I continue work on my next project (which is red and sharp :): The Triangle of Light from the first Tomb Raider movie. After finding a mysterious ticking clock hidden in her house by her late father, Lara is sped into a race against the Illuminati cult to retrieve the two halves of the Triangle of Light, which is rumored to have been forged thousands of years ago from a meteor that struck earth and gave it's wielder untold power.



It's a fairly simply model and shouldn't take long. Enjoy!

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to see the world in a grain of sand...
~Sascha

The Last Piece of the Puzzle

I have finished the mural! Now that I'm done with that (done in a sense, I'm not done making my posters :), I can get back on track with the papercraft projects in my WIP folder, which, might I add, literally has over 100 files in it :D. I'm working on quite a few Lara's, as well as another special model. I've also recently come into some nice Metroid Prime models and do believe I'll work on making some of those in papercraft as well. More soon!

~Sascha

1 + 1 = Update!

So I have a mural update as well as a minor papercraft update. Here's the flare model from Tomb Raiders IV-V:

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...as well as the TRAOD cover!


I'm still working on a few TR models, as well as a few models from four or five other games. More soon!

Enjoy!
~Sascha

Progress...

...is being made on the mural front, I'm currently working between releasing a model, building a model, build Ninjatoes's fantastic EDS model, and working on the TRAOD cover.

More soon!
~Sascha

Ooh, Pretty Colors...

So I suppose I should explain why I haven't released anything new...becasue I am obligated to explain my movements to the anonymous masses that read my blog. So I was staring at the wall the other day and realized that it needed some sort of poster or picture. Unfortunately, I have no posters or pictures to pin up on my wall, which brought about the idea of making my own! I couldn't really think of what to make into a poster, until I looked down at my television, running Tomb Raider: Underworld, and decided that to make some Tomb Raider posters. This started a project I've been working on, creating a mural of the box art from the eight released Tomb Raider games, plus a little extra. So far I'v completed Tomb Raider I-IV, and am still going strong with my colored pencils and staying inside the lines.

I tried to make a papercraft model, but my dog ate it, so I took that as a sign.

I realize that this blog has somewhat spun out of my hands and into a portal from Tomb Raider and papercraft fans alike, but if I can get away with posting about chocolate bars and keys, then I think some Tomb Raider fan art will pass :) Hopefully new crafts coming soon!

Here's what I have so far, just for kicks:






Hooray for shameless self promotion!
~Sascha

England Gold Artifact

Here's another quick update: the gold artifact from England. As Lara's exploration into the true Excalibur myth progresses, she must break into a run-down side-show-esque King Arthur museum in England. Deep below the museum lies the true grave of the legendary King Arthur, and another piece of Excalibur. These ancient crosses are scattered throughout the ruins.
I've already begun work on a lot of the suggestions from the ShoutBox, so stay tuned!

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~Sascha

Skull Key

Here's a quick update while I finish up a few models: the Skull Key. In Tomb Raider 3, Lara travels to the South Pacific where she finds a small Skull key, allowing her further access through the dense tropical jungle and deeper through her jounrey towards the Ora Dagger.

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~Sascha

Lara Stealth

FINALLY, I am able to release the stealthy Angel of Darkness Lara. As Lara's investigation into the death of her mentor, Werner Von Croy, develops, she must break into the Louvre in order to infiltrate the tombs underneath the public galleries. Starting off in the sewers, Lara advances into the public galleries and has to deal with the night guards without raising suspicion. Lara must use her new sneak technique to creep through the galleries, taking out guards and slipping past security cameras to unlock the secrets beneath.

This is easily my biggest model yet. First and foremost, note the eye in the picture. It is NOT a proper representation of the finished product. Not only have I fixed the eye in the actual template, but I used the wrong paper in developement and my superglue spilled all of the face dugin construction. still looks good though :) the model took me about a week, hence the lack of recent posting. That, plus...

POSSIBLE TOMB RAIDER IX INFO LEAKED! On saturday afternoon, possible concept art of the next Tomb Raider game was released. While Eidos hasn't yet confirmed or denied this concept art as legitimate, they have issued stern orders to take down the pictures, hinting at the art's legitimacy. I'm thrilled and you should be too ^_^. Check it out over at Tomb Raider Forums

I think that I'll start production of the models you've requested in my shoutbox now, so expect new surpirses soon!

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Enoy!
~Sascha

Dioramas!

Elso from over at Elsocraft has combined Saschacraft and Ninjatoes Tomb Raider models to make a truly creative diorama! This is really fantastic and creative use of exsisting models to make something completely new (Is that dead Lara swimming?!) This is really neat, as well as appreciated! Thanks again Elso! (He has step-by-step instructions to the diorama's recreation here)

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~Sascha

Amanda's Shoe

So in the process of fixing up my blog and making sure that everything looks as neat and proper as possible, a lot a feedback is required. This is one of my earlier models I;m releasing with picture instructions and a logo on the template. Let me know what you guys think! (Also, the picture quality will be improving :)

When Lara was 16, she embarked on a school trip to a excavation site in Peru with her classmates. during the excavation, an unknown entity ambushes Lara and her fellow students inside the caves of the excavation site, leaving only Lara and her friend, Amanda Evert, to escape.



Years later, Lara travels to Bolivia to examine a stone dais resembling one from her past, where she catches a glimpse of a woman bearing striking resemblance to her presumably lost friend. Returning to Peru many years later, she revisits the excavation site and the last known location of Amanda, to find a single shoe where her body should have been.



Don't forget to comment so I can start building my next big project :)

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~Sashca

Chocolate Bar

Here's a quick model to keep updates flowing while I'm working on my next big project, and I mean it's a very quick model...it's 2 pieces.

Considered the low point of the Tomb Raider series, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness almost killed off the Tomb Raider franchise with its record-low sales figures and complaints of bugs, awkward controls, and the infamous Kurtis Trent, but all of that is for another post. Despite the low critic scores, the game holds a strong fanbase and I personally didn't find it TOO bad :)

I was always puzzled by the chocolate bar. Angel of Darkness added a new health option to the large and small health pack system with the chocolate bar, providing easy access to small health boosts over the paris portion of AOD. I never quite understood chocolate's amazing ability to heal bullet-wounds, but hey, weirder stuff has happened in this game.

PS- Special thanks to Toxicraider over at Tomb Raider Forums for all of the help extracted all of the AOD models :D

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~Sascha