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This is the unveiling of the secret project that I was working on.

Before I get to any lengths about what it is, exactly, here is the relevant website: http://members.casema.nl/gertvandijk

It is a creature designed by Gert van Dijk for his xenobiology project on planet Furaha. it is called a "rusp" which comes from netherlandean word "rups", which means "caterpillar".

Don't let the name fool you, these fictional creatures can weigh as much as an african elephant and have an internal skeleton.

If it looks like both ends are the same, that would be right, there is a head on either end of the creature, but one of the heads is more important than the other, and the rear head merely allows this long and unable-to-turn-on-a-dime creature to see danger coming from behind and protect itself. based on the orientation of the knee joints, the animal is facing to the left.

speaking of knees, there are 24 legs - 12 pairs. hell on earth to fold!!! XD

48 by 48 grid, 50 cm square, 20 cm long when finished

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this is my first folded model and design of 2014, a grinning face:



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Design no.2 of 2014



a black widow spider

32 by 32 grid boxpleating with pythagorean stretches.

I tried to capture the propper limb proportions here, but the body is probably a bit too big in comparison... oh well... XD

28 cm square of TF
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My third design of 2014 - Cephalaspis, a jawless fish-like vertebrate from early Devonian period.

Here are the last things I have folded so far, submissions for the february design challenge:



Compasses



Red cross - the folding sequence here was quite obvious, so if I re-invented the wheel here, I apologize.
It honnestly wouldn't surprise me if somebody came up with this before...



tortoise beetle, my first idea for this challenge, from a kite base.

black mamba. you can see a bigger version of the photo on my flickr.

Just wanted to say I like your work. It is very clever

Love the compass and your hand especially.

Cadix wrote:Just wanted to say I like your work. It is very clever

Love the compass and your hand especially.

thank you!
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a dragon from bird base, 70 cm square of craft paper, my own design

orb weaver

my life-sized Diplocaulus on display:

at international origami convention in czech republic 2013
this a cropped version of a photo originally taken by Frantisek Grebenicek, founder of Czech origami Society

this is the final version of my black mamba origami model

folded from 3m x 17.5 cm kraft paper, 1.76 m long when finished. (stretched out)

My first origami book!

10 by 10 grid, 13 pages, color change

A better fold of my book:

Awesome designs Petr ! The newest design - long legged frog, I liked the most ! -- milind.

thank you!

Everything is amazing! Some of the best models i've seen! Keep up the brilliant work!

origamifan11 wrote:Everything is amazing! Some of the best models i've seen! Keep up the brilliant work!

Thank you so much!

Dude that grinning face is creeping me out.