I have a “2 fold” pile that stretches back years. One fold, from the book “VOG 2” finally bubbled to the top:
This is the wonderful Tortoise designed by Nguyen Hung Cuong, a fully 3D model that, although it has a simplified structure, has all the hallmarks of a Testudine (the family of Tortoises – generally slow-moving land-dwelling relations to turtles).
After test-folding the major structure of the model, I dug out a 50cm square of Satogami, from Origami-shop and began folding. The sequence is lovely, and rewards the folder for taking time and contemplating the angles of the many “to about here” folds inherent in the shaping phases.
Someone more talented than me could probably add more details to the head and shell, but i like the suggestion of detail and attention to proportion of this model. I wet-folded sections of it and, because it has such good locks, it is pretty stable by dry-folding alone.
I have folded many turtles over the years – some that get lost in tiny detail, others that do not really represent the real animal very accurately. This model is pretty clearly like those giant tortoises that walk around eating fruit and being ridden on by kids.
Fun fold, thoughtful and clever design.
You did a lovely job. I folded this several years ago but was unhappy with it in the end. I should like to try again as a gift for my brother. When he was little (65 years ago) he used to say he wanted to grow up and have a turtle farm. He very innocently thought they would just live their lives grazing in the meadow eating grass. He never guessed that people at them. Always enjoy your posts. Thanks, Margaret
Thanks, it is a “low resolution” model in that there is not super-complex detail, but rather shapes that suggest it – it was a fun fold. I did test fold using Kraft paper first, just so I knew what went where. A light touch matters here, wet folding helps also
Simply gorgeous Peter 🤩
Thanks Doug, it is a fun fold and a challenge to use few creases to hint at details