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Published: 2007-06-06 20:00:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1477; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 41
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Description lol I still can't believe I made this

Anyways, this was my final art project for sculpture class, and what we had to do was pick an artist, research their work, and make something using their style, surprise surprise I picked Claes Oldenburg, so in homage of his giant amazing sculptures I decided to make a 5 foot tall crane with a 15 foot wing span

Oh yeah, I went there

lol man, I had to use 63, that's right, 63 PIECES OF PAPPER, EACH SHEET ABOUT 19x27 INCHES, and glue them all together, that final sheet of paper was HUGE, it took up an entire hallway, I just wish I had recorded the building process, it was so cool, I had to crease the paper with my feet XD AND I MADE THIS ALL BY MY SELF, mad skillz to me

Anyways, here are the picts, and there I am with my master piece (now I'm 5 foot 6 inches, 5'7" with shoes, so this bird is pretty big XD )

I <3 origami, so this was really fun, a lot of hard work, but damn fun, enjoy!
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Comments: 40

GaBrIeLlA123 [2011-01-14 16:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Maybe I'll do somthing this cool someday

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Bobfleadip In reply to GaBrIeLlA123 [2011-01-15 04:24:23 +0000 UTC]

I dunno, giant origami is hard to beat lol

<3

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diskfire [2011-01-13 20:15:49 +0000 UTC]

Damn! Thats really neat!
Kudos to you and your skillz

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Bobfleadip In reply to diskfire [2011-01-15 04:25:28 +0000 UTC]

lol Thanks!

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kingwilfre [2011-01-13 14:17:54 +0000 UTC]

holy fuck thats big!

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Bobfleadip In reply to kingwilfre [2011-01-15 04:26:02 +0000 UTC]

IT IS INDEED

<3

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pandaraoke [2010-04-08 03:28:49 +0000 UTC]

That is SSSOOOOO cool! You have mad skilz!

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Bobfleadip In reply to pandaraoke [2010-04-08 11:17:53 +0000 UTC]

LOL Thanks!

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pandaraoke In reply to Bobfleadip [2010-04-17 00:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. Great job~!

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naomicchi-desu [2009-12-29 15:56:17 +0000 UTC]

WOW O.O

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Bobfleadip In reply to naomicchi-desu [2010-01-04 03:54:26 +0000 UTC]

<3

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xXCherryCocaineXx [2009-02-17 03:23:18 +0000 UTC]

0.0 kudos!

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Bobfleadip In reply to xXCherryCocaineXx [2009-02-20 02:33:28 +0000 UTC]

<3

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JaqD [2009-01-10 05:34:40 +0000 UTC]

how did you make this?

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Bobfleadip In reply to JaqD [2009-01-10 05:48:25 +0000 UTC]

I used 63 of those huge rectangular pieces of paper that art teachers love to buy in bulk and glued them together with rubber cement, however you can see some large rips on the wings because the glue would stick to one section while I was folding and tear it since rubber cement is lame, next time I would just use see through tape, it'd make things so much easier XD

lol I actually have the blueprints and measurements at my apartment in case I ever decide to make even more giant origami, but I think Terra might be too small to make anything this size XD

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JaqD In reply to Bobfleadip [2009-01-10 06:04:43 +0000 UTC]

hahahahahahaa wow thats crazy!!!!!

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Bobfleadip In reply to JaqD [2009-01-10 06:12:52 +0000 UTC]

Ugh I so wanna make a 6ft dragon though, I just don't have the space anymore 👍: 0 ⏩: 0

UndeadDeviation [2007-07-03 09:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha that's awesome.
all I ever make oragami wise these days are cranes like that...
I make 'em tiny too, but this is amazing.
Kudos to you and your giant folding skills.

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Bobfleadip In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-07-03 09:33:07 +0000 UTC]

lol thank my feet, they had to fold it XD

Thanks a lot! <3

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UndeadDeviation In reply to Bobfleadip [2007-07-03 09:56:18 +0000 UTC]

I thank you oh wise feet of Bobfleadip.

You're most welcome!

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tonyt [2007-06-19 18:27:10 +0000 UTC]

gahhaaa this looks so cool xDD
This isn't a photomontage, is it..? xD
Very impressive o_o
I want such a thingy too..

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Bobfleadip In reply to tonyt [2007-06-19 19:56:38 +0000 UTC]

Nope, that is 100 percent real XD Took 63 sheets of paper to make X3

Thanks! lol I wonder if I could make a giant paper air plane XD

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The-Panther-X12 [2007-06-08 23:00:06 +0000 UTC]

It annoys me when people tuck their hair behind their ears, curse you for anoying me!

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Bobfleadip In reply to The-Panther-X12 [2007-06-08 23:03:16 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! >:U

<3

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The-Panther-X12 In reply to Bobfleadip [2007-06-10 22:48:41 +0000 UTC]

I think I've only actually commented on your art once

All the other times I'm dissing you lol

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Bobfleadip In reply to The-Panther-X12 [2007-06-10 22:54:32 +0000 UTC]

lol you loser <3

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The-Panther-X12 In reply to Bobfleadip [2007-06-12 14:35:43 +0000 UTC]

Its not my fault, your too black D: ( nigra black not black the colour)

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Bobfleadip In reply to The-Panther-X12 [2007-06-12 16:11:33 +0000 UTC]

don't be hattin dawg

word G

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thistlefaerie [2007-06-07 20:55:24 +0000 UTC]

THAT is pretty cool, when my kids and I where sick I was folding cranes to pass the time, and was cutting my paper smaller and smaller to see just how little I could fold them... I made a pair of earrings.

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Bobfleadip In reply to thistlefaerie [2007-06-07 21:13:37 +0000 UTC]

THanks, and yeah, I once made a crane 5 mm tall, but I don't know is it is the smallest ever made XD

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Anebrd [2007-06-07 01:22:09 +0000 UTC]

I would give you a A+ just because that is pretty cool!

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Bobfleadip In reply to Anebrd [2007-06-07 21:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! <3

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jpfan1989 [2007-06-06 22:45:28 +0000 UTC]

..... wow now that's one big origami crane... biggest Ive ever scene.... I wish I was talented enough to do origami

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Bobfleadip In reply to jpfan1989 [2007-06-07 21:14:28 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks X3 <3

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luniasta [2007-06-06 20:04:52 +0000 UTC]

OMG! D D D Is it bigest origami ever?
And reminds me of Prison Break, too.

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Bobfleadip In reply to luniasta [2007-06-06 20:06:19 +0000 UTC]

lol I don't think if I broke any records, but thanks X3

And I've never seen that show, I don't get fox X_____x'

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NaciremaDiputs In reply to Bobfleadip [2007-06-07 00:53:55 +0000 UTC]

Here's a link to the current record holding. This one took 5000 people to make though.

[link]

I'd say it might be worth looking into though... You may have set a record for the largest paper crane made by a single person.

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Bobfleadip In reply to NaciremaDiputs [2007-06-07 21:15:25 +0000 UTC]

THat thing is so awesome, but yeah, I should look into that, plus I made a paper crane only 5mm high, I think it might be the smallest ever made, but I dunno XD

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NaciremaDiputs In reply to Bobfleadip [2007-06-07 23:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Divide by 5 and you could tie the world record. The smallest crane ever folded was from a 1mm square. The guy had to use a microscope and a sewing needle to fold the paper.

[link]

According to this site the record for the largest crane was broken and the link I gave you before is now only the 2nd largest. If I'm reading this correctly that is... I really only scanned the document.

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Bobfleadip In reply to NaciremaDiputs [2007-06-10 22:55:10 +0000 UTC]

Man, it would be so cool to break a record lol

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