Monthly Folding Challenge - May 2007

thevoid · Post by **thevoid** » May 14th, 2007, 9:21 pm

Cupcake wrote:Heres a better version of the Xylotrupes Gideon

looks much better - grats

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » May 14th, 2007, 11:51 pm

Cyclommatus Elaphus, my design

Ondrej.Cibulka · Post by **Ondrej.Cibulka** » May 15th, 2007, 10:23 am

Nice bug, you are growing to great creator...

Fishgoth · Post by **Fishgoth** » May 15th, 2007, 7:01 pm

At last, my laptop is fixed. I have quite a few insectoid models folded in the last few days. This one is folded by dividing the square into thirds, creating nine smaller squares, with a potential twelve points on the outside of the paper, and four points in the middle. A selection of adding fish-base molecules to length or shorten these points is followed by frantic box pleating and a couple of Elias-stretches to get the proportions looking better.

Cyclommetus metallifer. Designed and folded by me, folded from an uncut square of foil-backed paper. Overall model is about 3 1/2" long.

Finward · Post by **Finward** » May 15th, 2007, 8:09 pm

Nice cyclommatus!!!

both from fishgoth and cupcake

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » May 15th, 2007, 11:37 pm

Heres a better Cyclommatus Elaphus:

thevoid · Post by **thevoid** » May 16th, 2007, 12:52 am

ok - going to try it with those two now...
but i know, your insects are all better then mine

Jambar Giant Scarab (updated version) - Fumiaki Kawahata
(19cm of cheap/thick folding-paper)

Golden-ringed (Anotogaster) Dragonfly - Fumiaki Kawahata
(17.6cm japanese kami)

maybe i came up with a few more crawlers

cheers,
void

firstfold · Post by **firstfold** » May 16th, 2007, 6:36 pm

Here is still another somewhat different approach to origami insects - Popups:

Each insect is folded from an uncut single square of foil backed paper. They are attached without adhesives by folding into the groove of the "popup display card" The display card is made from a single rectangular sheet of cardstock.

The card and the insect designs are mine - The insect designs were created over the last week.

thevoid · Post by **thevoid** » May 16th, 2007, 6:43 pm

you should add the video of the pop-up action - i really like the popping up beetle

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » May 16th, 2007, 8:04 pm

Wow, great job firstfold!

Yet another design by me, Hexarthrius Buqueti

thevoid · Post by **thevoid** » May 17th, 2007, 4:32 am

sweet cupy ;p - add a pair of feet and its really great!

perrosaurio · Post by **perrosaurio** » May 17th, 2007, 9:22 am

wow!

fishgoth.

Impossible to beat that

just presenting this because I could do it, after 3 in the morning, I am as proud as tired.

Robert Lang's Praying Mantis:

double tissue 9.4x9.4 in (24x24 cm), dry folded.

regards.

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » May 17th, 2007, 10:31 am

What horrible camera angles for my last insect!
Although you can't see it, it does have 6 legs.

Post by **origami_8** » May 17th, 2007, 12:12 pm

Butterfly by me (I know, i know, bad choice of paper...)

Beetle by me

To Fishgoth:
Would it be possible to get diagrams for your wasp after the challenge is over?

Joe the white · Post by **Joe the white** » May 17th, 2007, 3:11 pm

Mating Mantids

The male, having passed well into oblivion, dismounts after completing his duty.

Somewhat based from this photo: http://dangerousintersection.org/wp-con ... mantis.jpg

Please excuse the bad picture, I plan to refold the model for my OUSA exhibit (Do they allow mating insects?). The female mantis is based on one by Jun Maekawa I believe. Its one piece of paper. The edges are folded under on each side making a 2x1 rectangle (I mentioned 3x1 earlier, but that was a different attempt), and allow for the Male's wings and the possibility of dismembered limbs in the Female's arms (not shown in this photo).

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Monthly Folding Challenge - May 2007

Popup insects