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Neat. The next one (for me at least) was also pretty cool.
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Christmas 2022 Tapecraft
Here it is on a lit turntable:
Small ornaments that fit onto Christmas lights (or can just be hung normally)
Christmas 2022 Tapecraft
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Very pretty.
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Impressive, as always.
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Thanks!
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Open dodecahedron - two faces are open, and the remaining ten are "3M ESR (Enhanced Specular Reflector) Film", a film design for extremely efficient reflection.
Rotation view with and without lighting:
And a twisty ornament to take advantage of that reflectivity:
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I was wondering about what you'd made this year just last week. nice work!
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Beautiful.
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Neat
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Thanks!
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cool. twisty guy is like a shark egg
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Same as the last one, but this time I colored the frame black, and used some theater gels generously donated by xoxoxoBruce instead of the reflective film.
Dodecahedron
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It came out really well. What size is that? are those taped joints the width of regular tape, like half an inch?
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It looks like something that Darth Vader would drive. Cool!!!
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The strips are narrower; two together are about half the width of wide scotch tape. The whole thing is about softball sized.
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Sticking with dodecahedrons....
Spiral Dodecahedron
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Present for a new niece
Tapecraft 2024
Video Here
Tapecraft 2024
Last edited by Happy Monkey (12/26/2024 12:54 pm)
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And the main project this Christmas is actually papercraft
Papercraft Ornaments
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Inspired by this Youtube video
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I made these progress pictures
Papercraft Ornament Steps 1 and 2
(left) Print the stripes with Silhouette cutter registration marks, then (right) use a silhouette cutter with a marker instead of a blade to draw (and emboss) the creases in silver.
Papercraft Ornament Steps 3. 4. 5
(left) Cut off the margins, then (middle) fold the columns in a stairstep pattern, and finally (right) fold the rows in a regular zigzag, with fully visible large rectangles forming a mountain fold on the top right.
Papercraft Ornament Steps 6, 7, 8
(right) Pinch one of the large rectangle mountain folds on the right, and the one immediately next to it. Carefully pull it to an angle, and then pinch the new fold tight. Repeat for the whole column.
(middle) Repeat for the remaining columns.
(left) Pull open to reveal the curve.
Papercraft Ornament Step 9, Complete
(Trickiest part)
Carefully glue the opposite edges together to make the ball.
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WOW!!!
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dang man it's going to take me a minute to absorb this process. I love the full flow diagram