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How to Make Cardboard Miniatures

Cardboard miniatures are an inexpensive alternative to plastic or pewter miniatures and can be used in a wide variety of board, tabletop and role-playing games. Cardboard miniatures are easy to print and assemble at home and can provide you with a large quantity of miniatures in a short amount of time. Cardboard miniature printouts come complete with cutting guides that show you where to cut and fold your miniatures.

Things You'll Need

Scissors
Card stock
X-acto blade
White PVA glue

Instructions

- 1
  Print your cardboard miniatures onto a sheet of cardstock or sturdy paper. If you are using an inkjet printer. Let the ink dry before handling the sheet to avoid smudging the images.
- 2
  Use the scissors or X-acto blade to cut out a miniature figure along the dotted guide lines. Make sure to include both end tabs when cutting out the figure or it will not be able to stand up.
- 3
  Fold the cardboard miniature in half so that one side of the cardboard displays the front of the figure and the other side displays the back.
- 4
  Fold both of the end tabs in and place one tab on top of the other so that the cardboard forms a tent shape. Place a dot of glue between the tabs and pinch the tabs together. Hold the tabs in place for a few seconds while the glue sets and place the miniature aside.
- 5
  Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 until all the miniatures from the sheet have been assembled. Let the glue dry completely before using your miniatures in a game.

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