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Robert Lang Maine Lobster help

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I was looking at this crease pattern http://www.langorigami.com/art/gallery/ ... ne_lobster
the problem is that i have no idea how to fold the reference points any help would be appreciated.
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Measure coordinates of important-looking crease intersections with a ruler. Then divide the distances by the total side of the square, so you get decimals between 0 and 1. Then put coordinates in Reference Finder.

By the way, this crease pattern is HARD. Like super hard. Even once you get the whole thing collapsed, there's still a ton of work left. I currently have the base sitting around somewhere, waiting for me to attempt to form it into a lobster...
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Post by Yannick GARDIN »

The diagram is published in the BOS convention book 2004 (Manchester).
It seems really complex, even if, in some points, the construction looks like Scorpion's varileg's one (diag in tanteidan 8 ).
I made the scorpion, but not the lobster yet, but I hope to have the time to, soon.
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How would one get that BOS convention book? :D
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If you want to order, you can go here :
http://www.britishorigami.info/supplies/supplies.php

To see the other models of this convention :
http://www.britishorigami.info/supplies/data/04spr.htm

But take care : do NOT order the CD version, because M. LANG doesn't allow to put his diagrams on an electronic support. You will only find his incredible diagrams on the paper edition.
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Thanks for your help!
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Post by newbpcpfolder »

that model looks super hard.
i'm guessing that if i get the creases except the rabbit-ears, then i can maybe do it, as the whole thing is mainly made up of rabbit-ear molecules. but the references may be super-hard to figure out, though.
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It is very hard. I folded it from the diagrams a while ago, and Eyal folded one today aswell. :D
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Hey guys im going to attempt the model I think the hardest part of the model will be the refrences, this is my first poast on the forums :D please let me if im doing anything wrong :)
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yeah, this model is extremely hard, i'd suggest precreasing the pleat sinks before you start folding, then while you are folding each molecule, sink along the way.... don't wait until the base is completed to start sinking
here's my fold from a while ago... I doubt i'll fold it again
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maine lobster by origamifreak64, on Flickr
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Awesome job, Nick! Yeah, It does look extremely hard. Since it's a treemaker model, It's bound to be hard.
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I am actually working on this right now. I have the whole base collapsed except 1 sink, and it is a very difficult model with very strange references.
My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89546245@N05
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Good luck with the CP!
Just in case you weren't aware, it's a $3 download from OUSA for it fully diagrammed.
https://origamiusa.org/catalog/products ... obster-pdf
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