Original Origami Designs, Tabletop RPGs, and Everything In Between
When I got into a play-by-post game and one of the characters mentioned he had origami skills, I knew I had a source of new inspiration for origami models. I designed this Z-95 headhunter after they mentioned flying one. It turned out to be more difficult than I was anticipating. An X-wing is relatively simple with a frog base, but with the Z-95 you end up with extra paper that you have to use.
While Matt Smith is not in fact my favorite actor to play the doctor, sometimes these things happen and I couldn’t resist trying to fold the fez and the bow tie.
The notes below are VERY rough, but I’m hoping to come back to them and create real diagrams.
UPDATE 7/16/2017: The thirteenth doctor being announced gave me the final push I needed to refold and diagram the steps for this. Maybe I’ll revisit the theme and do a Jodie Whitaker version once we get a signature look.
The model:
The diagrams:
Notes:
Inspired by the new Battlestar Galactica, I decided to try my hand at some of the vehicles. This Raptor still needs a little work (getting the squared off body and a large cockpit) but it’s still a fun model.
Diagrams:
This design actually came out of the (mostly unsatisfactory) attempts I made at folding a Raptor from the new Battlestar Galactica series. The Raptor may not have turned out, but it did have the unintended consequence of spawning this.
Diagrams:
After watching the both the new and classic Battlestar Galactica (sorry, not 1980) I designed a felt compelled to design a Colonial Viper and a Cylon Raider. These models don’t work as well with standard printer paper. If possible, use a foil origami paper (just watch for fingerprint marks).
Colonial Viper:
Colonial Viper Diagrams:
Cylon Raider:
Cylon Raider Diagrams:
Found a nice use for the wrapper at dinner after a long day at the origami convention.
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The challenge for the Pacific Coast Origami Convention this year was using paper or plastic bags to create original models.
First up: a six-legged little monster who looks ready to gobble up the unwary.
I had a Frederick’s of Hollywood bag in the house, so I went with the obvious choice.
Next up: a superhero with a really, really large cape flying through the air.
And finally: Wall-E! Made from several bags of different sizes, with his hat ready for any spontaneous Put On Your Sunday Clothes-ing.
Wall-E Notes/Diagrams:
This was a fun little guy I created in the middle of the night. It’s a young child wearing a nightcap, riding on a four-legged bug with little mandibles. It holds a special place in my heart for whatever reason.
Diagrams:
This is another model I designed while toying around with blintzed bases. The tradeoff for the extra flaps is the added thickness, so with standard printer paper the model will tend to open up along the back. Thinner paper or foil paper may help.
Diagrams:
This centaur uses a blintz to create the extra flaps needed for four legs, two arms, a head, and tail.
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