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Hi, just finished my university final exams and I have to make a rooster for my friend's birthday. I have seen that some people have like bases for the models so they are like sculptures or something like that. Could you tell me of what material are made?
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The base of a model is simply the state that it is in before shaping. For example, a cp shows how to get to the base of a model, but the shaping is decided by you. Like all origami, they are made of paper. If you want to fold a rooster, I would recommend either Satoshi Kamiya's or Eric Joisel's. Unfortunately, I haven't folded either of them so I can't comment on their complexity.
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@origamifan11 :lol: I think he is talking about the stand rather than the base.
Most of them are made of wood with a wire holding the model.
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I usually use some old big box and then stick a wire in the middle. Then I stick the wire into the model where it cannot be shown using some glue or tape. And for extra balance, try gluing the rooster's leg's into the box as well. ;-)
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GrossMichael wrote:@origamifan11 :lol: I think he is talking about the stand rather than the base.
Most of them are made of wood with a wire holding the model.
Ok, my mistake #-o . For that I just use some copper wire. Swapnil's method is also good.
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Sorry for my english, I used base instead of stand, but yes I mean stand :oops: . Thank you all for the help
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Display stands for models :
Interesting topic !
I am presently experimenting with a variety of display stands.
Here are a few possibilities:

1. Clear or colored acrylic 1" or 1 1/2 " cube, with alligator clip at end of 3" woven wire .
2. small interesting driftwood pieces, preferably sand blown clean.
3. small , geodes or rare rocks, with hole drilled into center for 3" woven wire/alligator clip.
4. sculpted stained glass piece, again with hole drilled into center for clip. Epoxy or silicone as needed.
5. rare, unique wood, 3 or 4 inch pieces, with or without mitered router edges. Lumber stores oftentimes
have a remnant box or cut-offs. Look for exotic grained pieces.
6. With heavy, heavy paper, build a 2 1/2 " rectangular box, maybe 1/2 to 3/4 " tall. Easy to do, neatness essential. Textured paper or cardstock preferable.
7. Heavy paper/cardstock make a pyramid box , with wire, toothpick or portion of bamboo skewer on top to elevate.
8. Take several light and dark grained lengths of wood, glue together alternating the different woods. Then saw , sand and stain/seal into 2" or 2 1/2 " pyramids ( tetrahedron ) . Cut hole at apex for wire & clip . Attractive, and weight should be able to support most models ( or make larger pyramids !).
Lots of other options, let your imagination run wild...
Again, neatness is important !
Would love to hear of other ingenious display stand alternatives.
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My group organized an exhibition recently and we used some kind of frames, but sometimes the frames were like the ones used for paintings and some others more just to define a horizontal space, like this:

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The advantage of frames over bases is that with the frames, you can hang them or place them against something or over something.
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