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larryhammerIt's been a while since I showed off posted about origami.
First, a couple variations of Lewis Simon's decoration box unit. Like most of these, the first ones were folded and assembled during breaks at work; the second pic, that was folded at odd moments over a Saturday, using patterned paper, and assembled after dinner.
This purple thing, which is a stellated octahedron, uses the decoration box unit of the model to its left, assembled in the form to its right. It took me three tries to assemble, as I worked out the symmetries of the color pattern. Solid geometry takes practice to visualize.
These are the same figures as above, this time using an original* variation of Lewis Simon's ninja star unit, named after the shape of the windows:
This series culminated this week with a 60-unit stellated icosahedron made with another ninja star variation.
It hasn't been all modulars, though. Evidence:
Because everyone needs a dollar bill giraffe to brighten up their day.
After that big one, I think I need a break from modulars. Maybe I'll do some Kawasaki roses.
* Which is to say, it wasn't in the book I was working out of and I couldn't find what I wanted online, so I developed this version myself. Given how old the unit is, it can't be the first time anyone's folded it, though.
---L.
Subject quote from “Nothing Without You,” Vienna Teng.
First, a couple variations of Lewis Simon's decoration box unit. Like most of these, the first ones were folded and assembled during breaks at work; the second pic, that was folded at odd moments over a Saturday, using patterned paper, and assembled after dinner.
This purple thing, which is a stellated octahedron, uses the decoration box unit of the model to its left, assembled in the form to its right. It took me three tries to assemble, as I worked out the symmetries of the color pattern. Solid geometry takes practice to visualize.
These are the same figures as above, this time using an original* variation of Lewis Simon's ninja star unit, named after the shape of the windows:
This series culminated this week with a 60-unit stellated icosahedron made with another ninja star variation.
It hasn't been all modulars, though. Evidence:
Because everyone needs a dollar bill giraffe to brighten up their day.
After that big one, I think I need a break from modulars. Maybe I'll do some Kawasaki roses.
* Which is to say, it wasn't in the book I was working out of and I couldn't find what I wanted online, so I developed this version myself. Given how old the unit is, it can't be the first time anyone's folded it, though.
---L.
Subject quote from “Nothing Without You,” Vienna Teng.
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Date: 9 March 2018 05:10 am (UTC)I wrote a term paper once on icosahedra :) though since it was in high school, it doesn't really count except as contextually extreme nerdery.
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Date: 9 March 2018 05:45 pm (UTC)And the dollar-bill giraffe looks like a good-luck charm if ever there was one.
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Date: 9 March 2018 06:43 pm (UTC)And, heh. Does it work better when made with higher denominations?