Model ideas

platypusguy · Post by **platypusguy** » July 27th, 2005, 2:01 am

I am new to this forum but am quite experienced at Origami, I have been doing it for as long as I can remember. I have recently started designing my own models a lot more than I used to, and am now out of ideas. Anything will do, be creative and I will get back to you on the results.

PS - Yes the first thing I designed was a Platypus.

thedeadsmellbad · Post by **thedeadsmellbad** » July 27th, 2005, 3:17 am

Create another Platypus.
The world needs more Platypi.

platypusguy · Post by **platypusguy** » July 27th, 2005, 4:58 am

thankyou and i agree. i have many variations of the platypus, with fingers, without, etc. and finally someone who knows that the plural for platypus is platypi

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 27th, 2005, 5:34 am

platypusguy wrote:finally someone who knows that the plural for platypus is platypi

Wow, I didn't know that. It wasn't platypuses?

What about origami tasmanian tigers and wombats and drop bears?

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » July 27th, 2005, 6:33 am

finally someone who knows that the plural for platypus is platypi

Actually, although it sounds cool that way, it isn't. It's just platypuses.

Kind of like how the plural of octopus is not octopi.

Joseph Wu · Post by **Joseph Wu** » July 27th, 2005, 8:27 am

origamimasterjared wrote:Actually, although it sounds cool that way, it isn't. It's just platypuses.

Kind of like how the plural of octopus is not octopi.

From dictionary.com: you're right about platypus, but not about octopus.

platypusguy · Post by **platypusguy** » July 27th, 2005, 9:35 pm

I think that i will attempt a wombat. i will get back to you, hopefully with pictures

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » July 27th, 2005, 10:12 pm

Joseph Wu wrote: From dictionary.com: you're right about platypus, but not about octopus.

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/ ... ar/plurals

Also, Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Plural

Basically, pluralizing us to i is for Latin words, but there are similar words that are Greek in origin, like octopus and hippopotamus, that do not have the us -> i pluralization. While *accepted*, "octopi" is really an incorrect pluralization, the correct one being octopodes.

platypusguy · Post by **platypusguy** » July 27th, 2005, 11:13 pm

well i did it, sort of. i made a wombat based off of a picture i found on the internet but it wasn't very good so it turned uot looking more like a hampster or a guinea pig. also how do i post images because i want to post a picture of it.[/img]

dani luddington · Post by **dani luddington** » July 27th, 2005, 11:59 pm

i saw a picture once in one of my origami books and it was of a colt. long gangly legs, short body, the works, but there are no diagrams in the book. i would really love to see a colt done in origami. (smiles) dani

platypusguy · Post by **platypusguy** » July 28th, 2005, 1:09 am

you mean the gun?

FunkeeFolder · Post by **FunkeeFolder** » July 28th, 2005, 1:27 am

you mean the gun?

No she means a baby horse. Last time I checked a gun didn't have legs!

i saw a picture once in one of my origami books and it was of a colt. long gangly legs, short body, the works

Also platypusguy a good way to post pics is to go to

http://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.sr ... s&.intl=us

(this is were to sign in I know big address!

) it's yahoo so it's free. There you can make a scrapbook and then post the address so we can look at them!

Funkee Folder

Post by **origami_8** » July 28th, 2005, 1:29 am

platypusguy wrote:how do i post images

First you need to upload the picture somewhere. A good place to do so is ImageShack, itÂ´s free and self-explanatory. After youÂ´ve done, you will get some links that you can easy copy and paste onto your post.

dani luddington · Post by **dani luddington** » July 28th, 2005, 2:39 am

nope not a gun , sorry for the misunderstanding, i meant a baby horse that looks like a baby horse. i will try to locate the book it was in but it might take me a while, i have a lot of them. dani

Kaimon · Post by **Kaimon** » August 9th, 2005, 6:40 pm

hi
ive got an idea of a model to fold, too.
you all know the scenes on old historical pictures where a warrior on a horse beats a dragon(lying on the ground).
the "challenge"

would be to fold the whole scene out of one sheet of paper. it would be a hard work, i think.
(iÂ´m not serious, you know?)
...the sword or weapon, which is the connection of the dragon and the warrior would become a little bit thick.
but i havent tried it yet.
well, i will better search some more possible ideas the next time...