What will you fold for the Origami USA 2008 challenge?

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » September 20th, 2007, 4:50 am

Yeah, I feel sorry for you guys (and girls) going away and having to choose a few select books to take along. I emigrated 20 months ago and could only bring 2 suitcases. Got about a hundred origami books I had to leave in South Africa!!! Brought all my OrigamiHouse books though!!
Good luck to you all.
I'm still indecisive about that topic. Does anyone know why the topic Non-dinosaur came up? There are some superb models already, like Kamiya's (who else) Smilodon, Mammoth, almost everyone has had a good go at a Pteranodon and Archaeopteryx, etc. I was a bit surprised by the topic, to be honest. But I'll give it a try though!!
Have fun all!

origamimasterjared · September 20th, 2007, 5:46 am

Yeah, I expected sea slugs.

The way I assume is that some of the people who contributed to the 2007 Challenge came up with topics that they thought would make an interesting challenge. Then over the next couple months most of them voted. The choice that got the most votes was prehistoric non-dinosaur.

Other options were: Fish, Bug on Thing, Primate, Treehopper, Sea slug, People, Prehistoric non-dinosaur, Marsupial or monotreme, Hippo, and Cars.

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » September 20th, 2007, 8:27 am

Huh, I would have voted for non-dinosaur but marsupials and hippos would be fun. And bug on thing? 'Thing' could be anything? That could make some interesting entries, hah.

quesoonfire · Post by **quesoonfire** » September 20th, 2007, 12:48 pm

Im going to try to design a Uintatherium, Glyptodon, Paleodictyopteroidea,or seascorpion. I think bug on thing would be interesting too.

ori-gauthier · Post by **ori-gauthier** » September 20th, 2007, 3:26 pm

I have finished my sea scorpion, can I post the photo?

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » September 20th, 2007, 7:59 pm

Go ahead! I'd really like to see it.

ori-gauthier · Post by **ori-gauthier** » September 21st, 2007, 3:55 pm

[I'd suprised photos

folded from one square of 60cm tissue paper
the eyes are color chang but since the paper is onecolor...

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » September 21st, 2007, 9:22 pm

Great job! Will you be sending it next year (maybe with double sided paper)?

Oruhito · Post by **Oruhito** » September 21st, 2007, 10:48 pm

Wow, pretty good! I can't wait to see it in person next year!

origamimasterjared · September 21st, 2007, 10:59 pm

Great job, and I see room for easy improvements. Here are some suggestions: If you haven't already, incorporate the segmentation/plating into the CP. Also, make the model look less box-pleated. Rather than pulling out the layers from within some pleats, build the CP such that some of its sections are not totally box-pleated (Or just make a wider section in the middle). You should be able to pretty easily give it a cleaner back.

quesoonfire · Post by **quesoonfire** » September 21st, 2007, 11:03 pm

I was going to try to design a sea scorpion. since theres a good boxpleated design Ill try to design a non box pleated one. Nice job

nonkelgans · Post by **nonkelgans** » September 21st, 2007, 11:53 pm

Nothing, I Suck to much to enter any competition.

ori-gauthier · Post by **ori-gauthier** » September 22nd, 2007, 11:54 am

thanks everybody

If you haven't already, incorporate the segmentation/plating into the CP

I've think to do it, but it reduce the size of the abdomen and as it isn't box pleating

Also, make the model look less box-pleated.Rather than pulling out the layers from within some pleats, build the CP such that some of its sections are not totally box-pleated (Or just make a wider section in the middle)

it isn't boxpleating, but I'll try this idea

if you want, I can draw the cp

origamimasterjared · September 22nd, 2007, 8:41 pm

Sorry for assuming it was box-pleated. You still can incorporate the plating, but yes, it is not quite as simple as with a box-pleat. You still can, however, sink the body in at an angle instead of parallel, to give a cleaner back appearance, I think.

rockmanex6 · Post by **rockmanex6** » September 23rd, 2007, 3:54 am

I trys somethink soon but not this scorpoin