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I thought this model was funny so I started folding it, figuring it would be a simple matter to collapse it. I was wrong. I can't seem to collapse all those waterbomb bases on one square! I did a search and it seems that nobody else has tried this or at least needed help on it, but any suggestions?
http://spinflipper.com/blog/?p=296
and thanks mods for editing my title with the correct name!

Got a link to the crease pattern? Can't help much without knowing what it is you need help with.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16697847@N00/67016513/
by origami wolf

hahaha flying spaghetti monster very interesting subject really, if you do some research

I folded His Sublime Noodleness today. I managed to collapse the base by folding all the waterbomb bases already pleat sunk, as opposed to trying to make the waterbomb bases seperately and then go pleat sink them all. (I'm referring to the CP of this model as a compound of several waterbomb bases). Once you have the base it's a simple matter to color change the meatballs and narrow the noodles.

with the whole flying spagetti monster, I wonder if the creator knew that Richard Dawkins, a famous scientist who studies the theory of evolution quoted, " If God can't be disproven, then I could tell you that there is a flying spagetti monster, would you believe it just because it can't be disproven?"

One question, why should she fold something like this if she wouldn't have read the book?

she could of heard of it from something

Firstly, sorry for necroposting. I've been given a request to do this, and I've encountered some trouble. The top-center waterbomb ends up on top, right? Also, what happens to the center waterbomb? All of the other tabs become tentacles, I'm assuming.

The center waterbomb contributes to four tentacle flaps. Just like a waterbomb base has 4 flaps, so do the waterbomb molecules used. This image shows what flap becomes what.

I'm still trying to collapse this, and I'm not sure if I'm headed in the right direction. I precreased a grid of 24x24, as well as printed the crease pattern. I feel so stupid not being able to get such a simple model done. Here's a picture of where I am at:



I wanted to try modifying it to make the little red guy shown here:



This is the closest model that seems to have those kinds of eyes, and perhaps I can make the other flaps arms and feet? I'm not sure.

The short answer would be look at Gerwin's Crease Pattern Guide, but I'm in a good mood so I decided to make a photo tutorial just for you.

First you need to precrease the paper into 24ths and add the diagonals as shown in the CP.


Fold the paper in half.


Inside reverse fold the upper corners.


Open one side and open sink a square like shown, allowing the attached paper to fold flat.


Fold the new created flaps to the right and repeat on the other side.


It should look like this.


Now look at it from the side.


It's possible to lay it flat down. Looks like a house, eh? Concentrate on the roof. It consists of three waterbomb bases next to each other. Open sink the first one in and out on existing creases.


Like this.


Repeat on the next one.


And on the last one.


Done. Now we'll concentrate on the left side of the house. Collapse along the diagonals to get additional waterbomb bases.


They'll go into the model.


Arrange them evenly. This is how it looks from the side.


And this is how it looks from below.


For the next steps it's advisable to flatten the paper underneath a little bit, but do not unfold it completely.


Open sink one of the new waterbomb bases in and out on existing creases.


Repeat with the other two.


Now flatten the paper between two of these sunken waterbomb bases and valley fold the paper between them up in half.


Like this.


Repeat on the second connection.


Fold the side flaps up as well. Afterwards rotate the model so that the part we just worked with is now on the bottom.


Now you need to fold waterbomb bases with the remaining paper that sticks up on top.


Arranging the paper is a bit tougher on this one.


Slightly open up one of the new created waterbomb bases and sink it in and out on existing creases.


Repeat on the next one.


And finally on the last one.


It should look like this.


Like before we need to flatten the paper between the bases and fold the flaps hidden there up in half.


First one done.


Second one opened up.


And folded upwards.


The side flaps need to be folded upwards as well.


This is the finished base, it folds flat.


This is how it looks from above.


This is how it looks from below.


And this is how it looks from the side.


Have fun with shaping!

Thank you so much! I would never have thought of folding the model in half first ... I guess that comes with experience since you knew that they were waterbombs. I'm so elated you made this for me ... I'm going to save it and start over. I can't believe I was doing it the really hard way!

Thanks again, and thanks to Wolf for making such a funny little model.

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Why didn'tI think of that?
I pretty much had the same set up, but I didn't think to fold the flaps up. So now I pick four convenient flaps for the meatballs and eyes, and the rest are tentacles. Thank you, Anna

i cant seem to shape it right lol