Help with Yoshino's T-Rex Skeleton

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » May 26th, 2008, 8:01 pm

Make sure to fold with the foil on the INSIDE. That is the white side should be what shows at the end. Train yourself so that the shiny side is the white in the diagrams and the white is the shaded.

merman · Post by **merman** » May 27th, 2008, 11:31 am

I wished someone would invent foil that has a colored side.... I am fed up with all of my white models...

Joseph Wu · Post by **Joseph Wu** » May 27th, 2008, 3:18 pm

1. Coloured foil already exists.
2. You can always colour it yourself.

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » May 27th, 2008, 4:11 pm

it's actually not fear of this model that has prevented me from ever completing it; it's actually supporting the finished product. i once finished the triceratops skeleton from japanese foil--it was very flimsy. even if you put wire through it as suggested i feared a good wind would blow the thing over. where do you all go for the wood base? did you cut the wood support strut yourselves?

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » May 27th, 2008, 4:29 pm

Bethnor, I think the smaller the paper, the sturdier the end result is.
And yes, that's why I opted for using wood dowels and a wooden base for the model.
I like combining wood and origami, check out my flickr photos, there are some examples of wooden furniture, frames etc I have made especially for my origami.

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » May 27th, 2008, 5:42 pm

You can go to the local hobby shop (Hobby Lobby ?) or Home Depot (possibly) and buy some thin wooden dowels that should be easy to cut. And you may also be able to get wooden bases at the same place, or cut them yourself, a lot more cheaply, if you make a few of them.

Merman- Try http://origamipapersandbooks.com/catalog/ for colored foil, look around the site (This is Kimscrane.com). Not sure if it is American or Japanese foil.

- Hank Simon

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » May 27th, 2008, 6:13 pm

Merman, go here: http://www.yasutomo.com/Catalog.htm . Look up item 4421. Not sure about larger sizes, but there it is in 15 cm.

Also here: http://www.artoforigami.com/origami-paper.html towards the bottom.

Post by **Daydreamer** » May 27th, 2008, 6:18 pm

I have tried this paper and while it folds nicely the problem is that it's rather thick so not suitable for more complex models.

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » June 6th, 2008, 4:19 pm

So, I'm interested in how all the T-Rex skeletons are going? Merman, JeossMayhem, HankSimon?
Anyone else working on one?

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » June 6th, 2008, 6:42 pm

I bought the book and I'm using 4" gold foil backed paper (white side out).

Excuse - I've been out of town twice, since I got the book.

Reality- I've folded the second part of the skull, but I got stuck on the first part, because what I thought a spread-sink was... wasn't. So, I need to get a practice piece of larger paper to figure it out. And, I've started other bits & pieces of the tail, neck, and legs.

But, I hadn't planned to even start until my next long weekend in July.
BTW - the Skull looks like it will be about a 2:1 proportion: A 4" sheet will yield a 2" skull.

- Hank Simon

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » October 19th, 2008, 6:46 pm

Kinda lax in posting results.... I finally took the time and completed T-Rex around mid-September. What was awesome (or cool

is that the the two legs and hip partial model stood fairly stable by themselves.

I used the packing cardboard (8.5 x 11 in) that came with the book for mounting, choosing to stand him up, so I only needed one twisty wire to attach him.

... most of my other models are fairly "robust," but this is the only one I've folded that I can't let people touch or hold.

I can't post pictures right now - still trying to work with my ISP to fix my Web site problems. Will send pictures to anyone interested.

- Hank Simon

Hydraxon493 · Post by **Hydraxon493** » May 18th, 2010, 12:47 pm

origamimasterjared wrote:I disagree with the book. 15 cm squares are too big. Yeah, it's a little complex, but I would go for 7.5 to 10 cm squares.

Its a shame i found that out too late.
I tried it with A4 paper cut to square...
...oops.
Far too flimsy, I am now trying with 3" Japanese foil. Will post pictures when done.

Also, what would happen if you folded each from origamido?
You would potentially go broke, but what else?

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » May 18th, 2010, 7:55 pm

Origamido is 16 x 20. You could make twenty 4-inch squares. Or thirty 3 inch squares.

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » May 18th, 2010, 11:55 pm

I forgot to post my finished model two years ago, when my ISP choked.

T-Rex: http://home.roadrunner.com/~hanksimon/TRex.jpg
4" Gold backed paper (my gilded dinosaur)
8.5" x 11" cardboard backing
One twisty tie in the middle of the spine, attached to the cardboard.

[ The obvious mistakes are indeed obvious... and if not, don't mention it]

Also, don't know if I posted my Pandas ( by Quentin ... but I don't recall the author of the other - sorry)

Pandas: http://home.roadrunner.com/~hanksimon/Pandas.jpg

- Hank Simon

Hydraxon493 · Post by **Hydraxon493** » May 19th, 2010, 2:09 pm

origamimasterjared wrote:Origamido is 16 x 20. You could make twenty 4-inch squares. Or thirty 3 inch squares.

No, twenty-one 40cm squares