Satoshi Kamiya - Ryu Zin (CP)

[Kafar]

The ryujin will be exactly 62,5% of the side of the square length. counting from the end of the tail to the tip of the nose.

[Dj origami]

Hi guys!
I made another tutorial about Ryujins.... This time im showing how to fold and shape scales of Ry 3.5...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-nO0hgrX9M

[Joe Ruperd]

The ryujin will be exactly 62,5% of the side of the square length. counting from the end of the tail to the tip of the nose.

Thank you very much! I am doing a project for Beta Club (Recyclable art) And planned on incorporating it in it, and so I needed to know the size. The craft paper I got is too thick, so that's disappointing.

[mikaorigami]

Finished my 3.5 some weeks ago. There are mistakes in it(tail and some structural mistakes inside that i had to solve), but I managed to get it to look decent enough. I did not fold the 2.1 before starting it which probably is very helpful. I must say in retrospect that I did not have enough experience with CPs when I started it, but I have learned a substantial amount from struggling with it. It is interesting that the model is both simple and complex at the same time.


Ryu Jin 3.5 by deathmutant, on Flickr


Ryu Jin 3.5 by deathmutant, on Flickr


Ryu Jin 3.5 by deathmutant, on Flickr


Ryu Jin 3.5 by deathmutant, on Flickr


Ryu Jin 3.5 by deathmutant, on Flickr

Here is a small clip of it. Gives a better feeling of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L4xpg6Sz1U

[Jonybb]

Your pictures are not showing, at least for me. However, I can see from the video that it looks quite good! Finishing this model is an accomplishment in itself. This model is very easy on one hand, and very complex on the other, because of the intense scaleshaping. Without them, it would be a rather simple boxpleated model.
EDIT: thanks for fixing the pics, good job!

[Joe Ruperd]

Can someone share with me where they got their paper (online)? I need to start on it to finish in time, and all the paper I keep buying is not good enough; either too thick/think, or not strong enough. Thanks in advance!

[mikaorigami]

I got some 50cm kraft rolls, from an arts and crafts shop, cut and taped together with masking tape into 2x2 meters. Worked out quite well. I was worried that it would be hard to shape the scales where the tape was, but it was no problem at all.

If you havent made the model before, Im not sure i would recommend having a time limit. It takes a ridiculous amount of time, especially if you dont have the posibility to fold for many hours a day. If you have good understanding or experience with the model, are efficient at folding scales and have a lot of time to dedicate, it goes faster of course.

[Jonybb]

If you want your model to look nice, you need to take it slowly, so that you make the least amount of mistakes possible. How long do you have until that Beta Club? You might be able to make it in time, but the result might not be that great if it's rushed. About the paper, just go to your local art/book store and try to find some large rolls of dark brown Kraft paper. If you have the chance, make sure the paper is thin enough before you buy it. Then, all you have to do is tape the sheets together until you have a big square. A good way to test a paper's strength is to make a pleat, fold it in half and pull the ends away from each other, unfolding the pleat. If the paper doesn't tear, it will probably work.

By the way, I think I've finally found a way to make a proper neck twist, thanks to DJ Origami and my own studies. It might not be the most effective or the intended way, but it's completely flatfoldable and easy to do. I'll start another head test soon, along with that twist.

[Joe Ruperd]

I am not rushed at the moment, which is why I want to start it now so I wont be rushed, if that makes sense. I want to have ample time to make it, as well as other things for the project. Next time I go ask for craft, I will have to ask them to let me test it somehow.

I also have a week more of Christmas Break, plus I have at least four hours everyday after school to dedicate. And yes, I am quite experienced with the scales. Shaping is the only problem, it will take ages! But I have time if I start soon.

[kareshi]

If your project theme is Recyclable Art, can't you make literally any origami design? Why one so difficult?

[Joe Ruperd]

If your project theme is Recyclable Art, can't you make literally any origami design? Why one so difficult?

Because this is a very impressive model, and it fits inside my theme. If it doesnt work out, I suppose I can use another model.

[Mir Numaan]

what exactly is the neck twist and why is it so hard?

[kareshi]

The base for the head is upside down unless you fold through a lot of pleat layers to flip it around. It's hard to look nice unless you are using very thin or very large paper.

[Mir Numaan]

T_T how do folders acomplish the twist? It looks like a nightmare! The hardest challenge in origami!

[mikaorigami]

I didnt find it particularly hard at all really, even with kraft. There are a lot of layers, but the concept isnt difficult. Its very easy to test fold with fewer layers as well. I found the neck-scale connection and some of the transition units for the legs to be much trickier.

Shaping is either way the massive task of the model. All the scales that is a time sink beyond belief, along with the details on the head. Making it look look majestic in the end is the real goal and it takes careful and accurate work from beginning to end.