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Published: 2007-10-25 08:49:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 8123; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 2347
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This fold can be found in Tomoko Fuse's "Multidimensional Transformations: Unit Origami". I will suggest buying the book if you enjoy this fold and want more information about it and over a hundred other modular origami folds. You can find it at Barnes&/Noble.com here:[link] or try your local bookstore.A 30 unit bow-tie model can be found here: [link]
A 12 unit model using a solid color variation can be found here: [link]
And a 68 unit monstrousity can be seen here: [link]
There are infinite possibilities using this unit. As I like to say, it's the Lego's of origami. That being said, there are restrictions on how they are assembled. Beyond that, the limit is your imagination and knowledge of polygonal geometry.
The lines are the usual origami lingo-
Dashed = Valley fold
Dash-Dot = Mountain fold
Curly Q = Turn over
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That's particularly impressive. !2 piece models are probably the hardest to assemble since the pieces fold flat. I know I've made at least one and it's probable that I had to cheat on the last insertion.
So good job on making one!
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Great tute, putting it together was actualy the easyest part!
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Really? I'm glad you think so. I probably up-played the difficulty if only because I either fold them very tiny, i.e. 1 1/2 inch paper, or with 30 units. Or both... Will you be uploading a picture of your creation? It looks like you are more of a photographer but I've always liked to see a bit of variation in people's galleries, especially when I had some hand in help teach.
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I just uploaded it to scraps, i was cheap and used sticky tape to make it smoother,
(it held togeter fine, but the edges kept on catching on stuff.
ummm, would you want to share the tecknique for the solid colour version?
p.s Vash sunnies own!
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Yeah, I'll add a solid version tutorial seeing as you've already been working this one to death. I personally like the solid a bit better... can't remember why I did this tutorial then. Maybe this was more simple to fold. In any case, this gets tacked on to the half dozen other tutorials I'm wanting to make... and I've been fiend-ing on Advance Wars 2, an old GBA game. That just eats up my origami time... 
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cool
I remem ber these we made cahins out of them when I was a kid
PS I found the tut
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Cool! I have not heard of that wiki before but it looks like it's just taking off. Hopefully I'll create some more tutorials with my own style of folding and add it there.
Are you simply scouring dA for art tutorials to add? Cause goodness knows there's enough of them around; if so, you've taken on quite the project. I'll try and help spread the word about the wiki when I see a new tutorial.
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Well, I've founded it three months ago and initially filled it with my old tutorial links list since I wanted other people to be able to use them, too. But traffic has been slow and no one else had worked on it, so I recently decided to increase its visibility.
At the moment, I'm simply browsing through the most recent tutorials in the "tutorials" section of DeviantArt and adding them. That in itself is enough to occupy me for the time being - more than 30 new tutorials seem to show up every day. I simply don't have the time to search for more than that - but I was hoping that if I alert more people to its presence, others would be willing to join in.
If you spread the word about it, it would be most appreciated. The more people know about it the better - for this also increases the chance that some people will show up who add new content of their own volition...
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If you don't mind, critique away. I know you've done a tutorial or two and if I make more, I'd like to have them as clear and detailed as possible. I've already made one change to my style; adding the text to the photo. Is a rectangular layout (like 1280*1024) that can fit on your screen better or something more like many tutorials I've seen where it's a tall, multi screen rectangle (like 5000*1024) I guess it depends on the complexity... or if there is anything else that is missing from a normal tutorial. Any help would be greatly appreciated! There is a strong possibility I'll add an "How to assemble" these little guys since that's the most challenging portion to me.
Strike another up on the ever expanding "To do list"!
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xD; Well, while I was in the middle of giving you some critique, the school decided to have a fire drill --;
Anyway, I've made one just one tutorial here on dA 
Another thing you should do is probably make it so that the text is only on the black areas of the box rather than on the image. Question: What are you using to make your tutorial? If you have Flash, you can easily make your curved lines smooth 
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Ok, so much for throwing tutorial together in an hour...
So ok, thanks! I have much food for thought now. Just need to determine the style first so each tutorial will be consistent.
And if I recall correctly, that ONE tutorial you have is how I first visited your page; it was in the Artisan Crafts Club I think.
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And I think it's a great idea to make a template. It would certainly make it easier ^^ I've never thought of that oo.. But then again, I've never thought of making another tutorial at this point in time xD
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