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http://origami.gr.jp/~komatsu/gallery/cat.html



I would like to give it a try, but I've never folded from CPs before. Is it too much for a CP moron like me, or maybe not that difficult? I really like the model.

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: The text in Japanese translated by Babelfish is completely nonsense (it's even funny)

it looks pretty easy i might even give it a try

looks prety easy, have you allready thought of the reference points?

Oh, I almost forgot about it...

I have no idea on how to get the reference points (specially because the cp is too small)

on the other hand, it is very wet-fold-friendly, and i'm more confident about wet-folding since i folded Anibal Voyer's winged tiger last week and used water to keep in shape (I never thought water would be so helpful!)

and btw, thanks for the information!

This is not an easy CP. Hideo Komatsu's models generally use a lot of 3d techniques, and after folding the CP you still have a lot of work to do to finish the model-- none of which is easy. Hideo Komatsu's only easy models are his Santa and Frog.

Definitely look at Eileen Tan's CP article if you haven't done CPs before:
http://spinflipper.com/origami/cp/toc.html

For your first CP you should start with one that already has mountain/valley designations. Here are a few good examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22959605@N08/2205870673/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bkwebb/214419837/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13143857@N08/2869546021/

*EDIT* oops, I forgot... you should also read through the Crease Pattern FAQ

I don't know about whether or not it is illegal, but I made a more defined copy of the CP for the Cat in Inkscape, so here is a PDF of that, if it helps you to find reference points. I hope that the CP is accurate enough.

thanks ftangdude!!!