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Hi everyone,

I have been trying to fold the Satoshi Sea Turtle CP for awhile now but I can't seem to proceed any further with the CP. I have collapsed down the shell of the turtle.

Here are my problems:
1. I am not sure how to collapse the diamonds and parallel lines

2. making the model 3D.

Here is a picture of where I am right now:
[img]http://phucnguyen.com/Picture5.jpg[/img]

Any advice would be great in helping me fold this model.

Cheers,
Wen Fu Kai

Heh, I was just thinking about doing this one...

origamimasterjared wrote:Heh, I was just thinking about doing this one...

origamimasterjared Great! lets do it together

Me my friend we did it but not complete. He make number guide order of collapse if you want I look, it maybe help. But detail after base this pattarn doesnt show.

rockmanex6 wrote:Me my friend we did it but not complete. He make number guide order of collapse if you want I look, it maybe help. But detail after base this pattarn doesnt show.

I finished it

Finding the creases were difficult. But dividing the square into 7ths then into 14ths --> then create a number grid system really helps when trying to locate the crease marks. I still don't have a good way to find the crease marks.

Finally it's done! This is a hard model.

Finding the reference points took about several hours. One of the trickiest step in folding this model is trying to maintain an accurate 7ths grid. First divide the square into 7ths--then into 14ths. I used Dr. Lang's Reference Finder for this step. I STRESS on starting out with an accurate square.

Once you've folded the grid--to cut down confusion--number your grid lines as so:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.6.5.4.3.2.1

then: 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13

Total time spent on this model: approximately 2 weeks of dedicated hours.



Enjoy!

Good, fix front little.

I took 4 our, it easy dont need ref finder program, but yes for shell make exact fold accuarates.

Rockman you are fast! Thanks for comment

Very, very beautiful, Wen Fu Kai!

I will try too.......After the tests...

Isn't it easier to fold in 8ths and then cut 1/8 off to the the 7ths ?

we shouldn't be "cutting" -- say you wanted to start with 8ths--cut off 1/8--true that will give you a 7ths--but you no longer have a square--a rectangle-you would then have to redistribute your paper.

Wen Fu Kai wrote:we shouldn't be "cutting" -- say you wanted to start with 8ths--cut off 1/8--true that will give you a 7ths--but you no longer have a square--a rectangle-you would then have to redistribute your paper.

a. suit yourself, but don't tell others what they should or shouldn't do. everyone defines origami differently. you might consider cutting out of bounds, but others might be fine with it (even more so if it's before the bulk of folding and done as just a convenience not for structural reasons).

b. if you cut 1/8th off in both directions you end up with a square divided into 7ths with no extra folds.

You shouldn't be cutting, because it makes the paper smaller. Why would you want that?

You can use bigger sheet of the paper to obtain 7x7 gridded paper in right size and from cutted strips you can make Joe's Eastern dragon...