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I have a problem with the thundergod in Tanteidan book 10. I have no idea how to collapse the circled part.

I know that it is a sink but the model will not collapse. I'm just trying to fold the head right now.

I'm at the moment working on a guide on how to fold box pleated CPs that might be helpful for you.
The first three parts are finished and available on the Origami Austria homepage in the articles section.

thanks for the tip, but when i attempt to collapse the circled area, the paper becomes inverted and perpendicular. so it looks very odd.

something like this happens when i try to collapse that area

the other two appendages hit each other like that. Im sure this cant be right

Does anyone have the tree theory thingy (sorry I can't be exact, I can't remember what it's called) for the collapsed base?

can someone who has folded this model give me some tips?

maybe that's how it's supposed to look?

Fanatic wrote:maybe that's how it's supposed to look?

wow that was so helpful.

Fanatic's right. That is how it's supposed to look. 'Cos once you fold the arm flaps into half and then tuck it back along the axis of the model, the two long strips also then lie along the same axis.

This looks really confusing... I'm such an amateur

Start folding, then! Have you been to origami.com? It has tons of diagrams.

well thanks for the tips. Im gonna try fold the thundergod later. Right now im almost done pre creasing aquarius. this model seems easier to do than the thundergod.

i folded this model! Well, I think if you try to fold this model you should begin to fold from the leg up to the head because if you fold the head first, you'll see a mass of paper. ^__^ Cheerful!