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276: Nautilus

Posted by wonko on October 3, 2011 in crustacean, geometry, nature

Tomoko Fuse is undeniably a genius, her work with exacting spiral forms unequalled:

This is her “Nautilus”, a lovely recursive form that, after teh pre-creasing, almost folds itself.

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Tags: 40min, square, T Fuse

model (so sue me)

Will be folding this again – would love to fold this in large format, will see how I go. really happy with this – who said geometric sequences were not beautiful (it is just mathematicians that wring the joy out of them )

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275: Moo Cow

Posted by wonko on October 2, 2011 in mammal

It is a well known fact that I am a little obsessed with all things Cow. I used to have a plush cow (called Terry the Moo) but I loaned her to a student who cared about her less than I do and now she is lost:

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Folded from an A3-cut square, the proportions and fiddlyness is just about right and amazingly it is possible to nurse copy paper through this fold – the head was the most problematic and likely to split asunder, obviated by rounding the central axis rather than attempting to bend all those layers into a sharp crease.

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Tags: 1hr, R Diaz, square

Very happy with this model – it is a keeper and i will fold it again – I can imagine a paddock full of them, all slightly different as the model is poseable as well – bravo Mr Diaz, I am in awe of your design.

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274: White Rabbits!

Posted by wonko on October 1, 2011 in mammal

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Tags: 20min, S O'Hanlon, square, windmill

I cannot believe this heralds the last quarter of this project (10th month starting).

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September, Done and Dusted

Posted by wonko on October 1, 2011 in blarg

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Tags: monthly

Amazed that I was able to do some of them, that I somehow found the time to complete them and amazed I am still just as determined to complete this challenge as I was when I started.

3 months to go means I have completed 3/4 of the journey so far … roll on January.

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273: Business Card Dice

Posted by wonko on September 30, 2011 in geometry

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You can then either link these cubes in any direction or “face” the sides with an additional set of 6 cards. I made these during a conference session that talked about creativity – I thought I should walk the walk.

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Tags: 12 business cards, 30min

I must consider a larger structure using this technique – a little like minecraft-style building but with paper.

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272: Cheers, Big Ears

Posted by wonko on September 29, 2011 in domestic, geometry

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So decided to give some pleating a go to form a martini glass – the principle is based on a technique designed by Stephen Hecht and involves exhaustive pre-creasing followed by an elegant twist/collapse

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The resultant sculptural form is lovely – the scale I calculated also makes it life-size and convincingly a martini glass.

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Tags: 1hr, 7:3 rectangle, S Hecht

Very happy with this as a first fold, it is based on a similar technique I used to invent a trophy for my son with the only really tricksey part determining scale. Satisfied with this one however. hope you like it too (lol, kidding myself that people are actually reading this shite).

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271: Pelican

Posted by wonko on September 28, 2011 in bird

I have been looking for a nice pelican (yes, I know that is an odd thing to say, but good pelican origami models are hard to find):

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A red frog (chewy lolly) was the latest culprit, taking away most of a huge filling on one of my molars so today I face a molar re-build and thought origami teeth – there’s an idea.

This delightful model is a compact little box pleating exercise designed by Robin Glynn. When folded from an A4 cut square they turn out essentially lifesize, although they have much fewer teeth than a real set, they are demonstrative of form and look a lot like those chattering teeth wind-up toys sold in joke shops.

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Tags: 45min, box pleat, R Glynn, square

Quite happy with this as a first fold.

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269: Brill’s Dolphin

Posted by wonko on September 26, 2011 in blarg, fish, mammal

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This lovely dolphin reminds me of “flipper” who appeared to frolic in the sea. The sad truth about captive dolphins however is that they lead miserable, confused lives and have a really short lifespan due to stress and noise in their tanks. There is increasing and justified pressure to release dolphins and orcas from captivity as it is inhumane.

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Posted by wonko on September 25, 2011 in crustacean

When I first saw this design I put it in the “yeah, prolly not” because it looked hard:

A twisted shell, claws, legs, eyes on stalks and a seemingly impossible series of paper torture instructions. Previewing instructions, many of them made no sense until you were in the moment – the impossible collapse to get the legs and claws together was so poorly described I just sort of improvised, symmetrically, and it turns out what I did was what I was supposed to – psyche!

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I am really chuffed that this model worked – a real challenge to manage the paper fatigue as some of the major axes are bent, swiveled and stretched to the point of splitting, fortunately I was able to shepherd the paper through to the end.

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Tags: 2hrs, square, W Chua

A trecherous fold really as, just when you think you are on top of it, the instructions require you to fold it inside out – arrrgghhh! It makes sense, the critter needs to be inside the shell but I wish there was another method to get there as I nearly tore it asunder in an attempt to turn it inside out without losing the already folded body – ended up unfolding it nearly completely and then re-forming as best as I could inside.

Quite happy with the result, it does look hermit-crabby, although it looks like he is ready to trade up to a larger shell.

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Posted by wonko on September 24, 2011 in mammal

When my sister was little, she used to call elephants “Nollentonks“:

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Tags: 45min, J Montroll, square

Lovely ears and tusks, waggly tail and nice solid body make this model a winner, one I will fold again.

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266: Master Yoda

Posted by wonko on September 23, 2011 in humanoid

Now I know I have, early on in this project, folded a figurative yoda but I thought it about time I did real justice to this loveable muppet (well, before he became pure CGI in the prequel abominations):

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Tags: 1.5hr, F Kawahata, square

I am very pleased with this as a first fold – the diagramming was a bit of a mystery at many junctures so I found I had to improvise, but the model did not suffer for it I think.

The force is strong with this one, could do with a dose of the force actually to propel me over the 365 finish line, it has been a long haul so far.

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