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Is this type of paper good for folding the Ancient Dragon by Satoshi Kamiya?

bethnor wrote:it's worth noting that VOG paper is mildly overrated. the beautiful models you see on flickr are very often adultered (i.e., they used glue).

It depends on where you get it...

Ronn55555 wrote:Is this type of paper good for folding the Ancient Dragon by Satoshi Kamiya?

Depends on your folding level.

Fluffy wrote:
It depends on where you get it...

pictures or it didn't happen.

i've been disappointed with origami-shop for a while. it took them around 3 months to send me 'origami sequence' and it took even longer for my sheet of origamido a few years ago. now they are charging a TON for this paper which can be bought a lot cheaper from people who have already bought some in bulk from a supplier. Then i go on and see this: 'The size is 64x64cm approximately. It may vary for some sheets and so in a few case, the square is not perfect (we do not cut it ourselves).
Also, all sheets of "Crumpled - Black" have 2 small holes inside the sheet (1 mm diameter).
More over, all sheet of color "Crumpled - Brick Red" has a small cut on a edge. You will have to cut a new square in the sheet removing 3 mm of paper on a edge. By ordering this paper, you accept these possible defects!'

i'm sure nicolas gets it from the manufacturer, slater. and no, it's not a perfect square, but it is rectangular so it's easy to get a square.

orislater wrote:i've been disappointed with origami-shop for a while. it took them around 3 months to send me 'origami sequence' and it took even longer for my sheet of origamido a few years ago. now they are charging a TON for this paper which can be bought a lot cheaper from people who have already bought some in bulk from a supplier. Then i go on and see this: 'The size is 64x64cm approximately. It may vary for some sheets and so in a few case, the square is not perfect (we do not cut it ourselves).
Also, all sheets of "Crumpled - Black" have 2 small holes inside the sheet (1 mm diameter).
More over, all sheet of color "Crumpled - Brick Red" has a small cut on a edge. You will have to cut a new square in the sheet removing 3 mm of paper on a edge. By ordering this paper, you accept these possible defects!'

What kind of shipping did you pay for? If you put it on the slow boat, it's not really much to do with the shop. My two orders have taken 5-6 weeks, which isn't bad given that I chose the cheapest possible shipping.

I received email notifications when the order was shipped; in my case they were quite quick to get it out.

strange, i always choose the cheapest shipping option and it gets here in usually less than 3 weeks.
on average, 1 or 2. At the most i have ever had, 3 months, but that was because of a customs screw up xD

That makes sense ... slow boat takes 1-2 weeks to get from where you are to where I am. So not that strange.

bethnor wrote:

Fluffy wrote:
It depends on where you get it...

pictures or it didn't happen.

PM me your email and I'll prove it Bethnor. I need your email to send the picture.

Fluffy wrote: PM me your email and I'll prove it Bethnor. I need your email to send the picture.

doesn't work like that. if you're going to make a public claim, you have to defend it in public. make the VOG paper into this:



no glue, no wire, no painting, not one drop of methylcellulose.

fncll wrote:That makes sense ... slow boat takes 1-2 weeks to get from where you are to where I am. So not that strange.

oh, yea, i forgot i live three hours from a gigantic port (in savannah georgia)

bethnor wrote:

Fluffy wrote: PM me your email and I'll prove it Bethnor. I need your email to send the picture.

doesn't work like that. if you're going to make a public claim, you have to defend it in public. make the VOG paper into this:



no glue, no wire, no painting, not one drop of methylcellulose.

I don't have a flickr and don't plan to have one anytime soon. I can email you the picture, but that's about all I can do.

If you email it I will upload it on my website and post a link to it.

Fluffy wrote: I don't have a flickr and don't plan to have one anytime soon. I can email you the picture, but that's about all I can do.

Go to http://anony.ws/ or any of the other bazillion anonymous image hosters, click upload, add your picture, all done. I mean, seriously...