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Description UPDATE 06/08/13: after six years, we finally have a decent photo and a print!

Rainbow-coloured stellated truncated icosahedron. So many sheets of paper...

I worked out exactly how many squares of each colour I needed, and how it'd tone down in rainbow pattern...etc.
Took ages putting it together as I had a specific order in mind- worth it, though!


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Comments: 1925

Charlei47 [2014-09-26 20:11:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is awesome! I'm going to do the tutorial- can I contact you if I have any questions?

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SnowyBlack [2013-09-07 07:45:07 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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synconi In reply to SnowyBlack [2013-09-07 10:32:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! <3

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Rasa13 [2013-08-27 19:15:43 +0000 UTC]

wow! incredible! How long did it take?

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synconi In reply to Rasa13 [2013-09-03 15:59:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I didn't do it all in one go but I think it took me about 3 hours to fold all the modules, and about an hour to put it all together correctly?

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Rasa13 In reply to Rasa13 [2013-08-27 19:16:18 +0000 UTC]

I want to hold it and play with it! lol

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Mina-Mazar [2013-08-09 16:46:38 +0000 UTC]

they look like triangular roses ! and so many spikes...must...touch !!

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synconi In reply to Mina-Mazar [2013-08-09 17:10:09 +0000 UTC]

It's quite bouncy, you pat it and squidges and bounces a bit!

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Chookums [2013-08-09 13:11:36 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, this is something else. I can see why it got a DD when you first sumbitted it. 270 modules - that's impresssive in itself! Fantastic transition of the colours, too.

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synconi In reply to Chookums [2013-08-09 17:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I don't think I'd ever spent SO long on any origami model before, so this was a breakthrough. Still warms me up looking at it ^_______^

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Chookums In reply to synconi [2013-08-12 08:11:20 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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supperfrogg [2013-08-08 02:49:33 +0000 UTC]

oh my.. it's beautiful O////O

what's inside it? It'll be an awesome hanging lamp is that even a word? ._. if you able to put a lamp inside it. Pretty colors

check the tutorial.. and .. it's waaay to complicated to follow for me ;---; maybe i need to start warming up with beginner's origami..like a plane ?

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synconi In reply to supperfrogg [2013-08-08 17:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank youuu! There's just air inside...for now. Never thought of putting a lamp inside- I'd have to take it apart a bit and then stick the light inside...


Nah nah nah, the modules are SUPER easy peasy. Try making six of them and putting them together to make a cube, you'll feel proud of yourself!

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supperfrogg In reply to synconi [2013-08-09 06:58:18 +0000 UTC]

is that even possible to take apart of them? it's too beautiful to touch QAQ

i don't know how you can say it's super easy, but it worth a shot maybe i'll look up for some colorful paper and try make some modules first :yey:

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synconi In reply to supperfrogg [2013-09-25 14:18:52 +0000 UTC]

It IS possible to take apart but would be difficult to put it all together again unless you dismantle the WHOLE thing

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ilikeleeks [2013-08-07 18:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's so intricate. Looks great!

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synconi In reply to ilikeleeks [2013-08-08 17:26:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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avguztina [2013-08-07 17:53:02 +0000 UTC]

 

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synconi In reply to avguztina [2013-08-08 17:26:16 +0000 UTC]

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avguztina In reply to synconi [2013-08-08 17:58:43 +0000 UTC]

 

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Kimeria87 [2013-08-07 11:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness! I really love the way you made this papercraft! The details are amazing and I can really see that you put so much effort into this! It's a work of magic! great job on this!


I can totally see why it's a DD! Well deserved!

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synconi In reply to Kimeria87 [2013-08-08 17:26:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! This was my first ever DD, and it's always gonna have a special place in my heart. <333

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Kimeria87 In reply to synconi [2013-08-09 07:28:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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outlire [2013-08-07 08:10:42 +0000 UTC]

This is great.  It must have taken a long time.

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synconi In reply to outlire [2013-08-07 11:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Took a hefty number of hours, aye

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SRaffa [2013-08-07 05:08:09 +0000 UTC]

So amazing!

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synconi In reply to SRaffa [2013-08-07 11:29:21 +0000 UTC]

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JyotiRaut [2013-08-07 03:42:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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synconi In reply to JyotiRaut [2013-08-07 11:27:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you 

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scoobiek [2013-08-07 02:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Would you be kind enough to show the pattern of the coloring? I have too many one-colored origami pieces in my room, haha.

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synconi In reply to scoobiek [2013-08-07 11:28:50 +0000 UTC]

Hehe rainbow is much more fun...the top layer is red/pink, gradating to orange, yellow, green, a teeny bit of blue, then purple. 

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scoobiek In reply to synconi [2013-08-07 20:34:47 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks. I may try making it in white first so I can calculate how much of the colors I need. Who knows.

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synconi In reply to scoobiek [2013-09-10 17:20:17 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Though, you might get fed up of folding those modules by the time you've made one ball...

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scoobiek In reply to synconi [2013-09-12 14:21:24 +0000 UTC]

I've got all the pieces folded but it sadly doesn't go into a ball

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synconi In reply to scoobiek [2013-09-12 14:47:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh no! Do you think you've arranged it properly? The hexagons and pentagons formed by the modules need to be in the proper places...

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scoobiek In reply to synconi [2013-09-13 13:50:27 +0000 UTC]

I think I did. I'm not too sure. I packed the pieces away for the time being since I recently started college. Maybe on a break ill try again

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synconi In reply to scoobiek [2013-09-13 16:11:22 +0000 UTC]

I hope you find a chance to!

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Blueeyes0001 [2013-08-07 02:22:35 +0000 UTC]

amazing!!!!!

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synconi In reply to Blueeyes0001 [2013-08-07 11:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Blueeyes0001 In reply to synconi [2013-08-07 14:23:31 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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DaydreamBeyond [2013-08-07 02:19:46 +0000 UTC]

it's funny I just saw this on my updates for you and I was recently thinking about making one myself. haha

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synconi In reply to DaydreamBeyond [2013-08-07 11:26:39 +0000 UTC]

IT'S A SIGN.


You should have a bash at it, yes! Have you tried these sorts of modules before?

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DaydreamBeyond In reply to synconi [2013-08-10 10:23:29 +0000 UTC]

I've done a couple modulars... but nothing that crazy haha. Yeah I'll prolly try to make one once I finish all this other stuff I have to work on.  *sigh* Too much stuff to do...

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synconi In reply to DaydreamBeyond [2013-09-25 14:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Ever the human problem, too many things to do and too little time

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volatilethresher3321 [2013-08-07 02:06:49 +0000 UTC]

that looks really good!!!

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synconi In reply to volatilethresher3321 [2013-08-07 11:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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volatilethresher3321 In reply to synconi [2013-08-07 16:22:30 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!!

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davincipoppalag [2013-08-06 22:53:05 +0000 UTC]

what a load of work

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synconi In reply to davincipoppalag [2013-08-07 11:25:29 +0000 UTC]

IT WAS. Pretty enough result, though

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davincipoppalag In reply to synconi [2013-08-07 11:53:52 +0000 UTC]

for sure
!

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