Satoshi Kamiya - Ancient Dragon

newbpcpfolder · Post by **newbpcpfolder** » August 17th, 2010, 5:34 pm

Nok wrote:It looks like kami. Am i right?

you should really tell what you're referring to, or it will create confusion.are you referring to my avatar, that help pic or the belly pleats dragon?

Post by **origami_8** » August 17th, 2010, 6:42 pm

He's referring to the paper that Ragnorax used. Read the last few posts and you will see that this is obvious and doesn't need further acknowledgement.

newbpcpfolder · Post by **newbpcpfolder** » August 18th, 2010, 2:54 am

Nok · Post by **Nok** » August 18th, 2010, 3:24 pm

Sorry i forgot to mention that

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » August 18th, 2010, 3:52 pm

it's discussed multiple time through the thread. it's tant.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » August 28th, 2010, 2:10 am

hi

i've attempted to make the dragon for the first time today using a 50cm square paper

. . . but unfortunately, about half way through the incomplete dragon was very very thick and the paper had started tearing

im planning to start over tomorrow using a thinner and larger size paper

however the largest size paper i can get is 50x70cm.

what would be the best method to connect 2 sheets of paper together

please reply asap. . . please

newbpcpfolder · Post by **newbpcpfolder** » August 28th, 2010, 3:49 am

try to use thin tracing paper, which maybe you can find in the local stationery, if there is no paper, or you can order paper from Nicolas Terry's Origami shop.

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » August 28th, 2010, 4:57 pm

tape together 4 pieces of ordinary origami paper.

the final model still gets very thick around the legs, but you will be able to finish and get an idea of the pitfalls/hard parts.

to make sheets larger than 50 cm, there are only a few options. you can try and find a roll of wrapping paper or kraft. these can be hit or miss, and it is very hard to tell in advance which ones will hit and which ones will miss. many folders have had good results with kraft IF they can find a roll whose weight is low (< 70 gms). in my experience, wrapping paper is usually too floppy, and large sheets can get very frustrating to work with.

you can also look around for large sheets of handmade papers, like mulberry. however, most of these will need to be resized with methylcellulose (use the search option to look for threads) to hold a crease well.

lastly, you can make your own large sheets with tissue foil or double tissue methylcellulose. again, search for the appropriate topics and ask your questions there.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » August 29th, 2010, 2:27 pm

Hey

can someone show me a pic of what the inside of step 73 looks like? ive done it but note sure if i did it right.

zifeiji had asked the same question on page 8 of the form but the picture replies dont exist anymore

also im currently up to step 135, i'm not sure what to do between steps 136-139.

pictures would be much apprechiated

thanks

Pop pop · Post by **Pop pop** » September 1st, 2010, 11:28 pm

can anyone give me the cp Ancient Dragon

orislater · Post by **orislater** » September 1st, 2010, 11:40 pm

pop pop why do you want the cp when you already have the diagrams

Pop pop · Post by **Pop pop** » September 2nd, 2010, 1:40 am

because i can print it over the folds

Oarfish · Post by **Oarfish** » September 2nd, 2010, 8:56 am

I have ordered satoshi's book and a 40 by 50 sheet of origamido and I am eager to fold his ancient dragon, but i wanted to practice on other sheets before the origamido, since i only have 1 sheet of it.

I was wondering if big tant paper (80x80) would be a good practice sheet, as i have no MC or good wrapping paper. Also my tissue foil is quite small (30x30) so i did not think it would be suitable.

I apologize if this has already been asked but i do not have enough time to seach through the whole thread.

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » September 2nd, 2010, 11:36 am

Oarfish wrote: I apologize if this has already been asked but i do not have enough time to seach through the whole thread.

you don't have time to read through the whole thread but you have time for the ancient dragon?

if you don't take the time to read through a few pages, why should anyone take the time to answer you?

anyway, tant is too thick. that's mentioned multiple times through the last few pages.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » September 2nd, 2010, 11:41 am

1) Tape 4 (or more) sheets of Kami together
2) Save the tant for another model
3) Fold the Ancient dragon from Kami
4) Get a messy result, but also some nice practice
5) No loss if something goes wrong
6) ???
7) Profit!