This one of the hardest models I’ve ever made, not so much because it’s difficult to fold, but because I had to figure out a lot of things. The diagrams are very brief consisting of only 15 pictures.

The first model I made took me about 2 hours, including all the trial and error, it looked also the best out of the 3 I made.

The instructional video definitely will help you if you’re stuck. I apologize for being off center a bit, folding this model is quite hard and keeping an eye on what I’m doing and how I’m filming is even harder.

I added one fold to the precreasing part that will help you later when you have to lock some flaps inside the cuboctahedron.

In the end of the video, when I’m closing it up, I mess up a little, but if you’re already at that part you probably don’t need the assistance anymore anyway.

This is a really difficult one, if you think you’re up to it go ahead. If the precreasing part is well done the rest basically folds by itself.

The music used in this video was freely downloaded from last.fm (in order):

- Mujuice – Blink
- Ben Woods – Stare Out in Silence
- General Fuzz – Go Inward

Paper to use

Preferably a big square paper, I used 20cm square paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams on Thoki Yenn’s website.

I made a total of 16 modules, you can assemble in any way you like from 3 modules to infinity. I’d recommend 4 or 5 units for starters. You can find some examples from Anniefolds website.

Paper to use

You need square papers to make this one, in the video I used 10cm wide paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams on Annie’s archived website.

I usually make the origami model before I make a video of it, to avoid hang ups and mistakes, in this case the first one I made came out better, even if I made a couple of mistakes.

The claws were the most difficult part as it was hard to make it out from the diagrams – you’ll notice I didn’t fold them correctly.

An interesting fact I found out about the fiddler crab is that if it looses it’s big claw it will develop the opposite claw.

Paper to use

Preferably a big square paper, the bigger the easier to fold.

Diagrams

Download all the 69 steps in 6 pages.

I made the white hexagons from A6 format paper (that is an A4 cut in half twice). The black pentagons were a bit more difficult, 10.5cm in height (half an A4 in length) and 6.8cm in width, this is to make sure the hexagons’ and pentagons’ sides match.

In my model I used a thicker paper for the pentagons, this might be why it’s not very sturdy. Either way don’t try to kick it.

While assembling you’ll have to rotate a module sometimes to make others fit in, there are no extra flaps.

Paper to use

You need 20 white papers of A5 format and 12 black ones, use the diagrams to cut the paper to the exact required dimensions.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

There are many variations of this models based on the length of the module paper, I used a 2:1 ratio, but you can go from square to whatever you want, some variations can be seen on the authors website.

Paper to use

On this model I used 20 yellow modules and 10 green to make a green “stripe” on it, the modules I used were 9 by 4.5cm.

Diagrams

Diagrams on the authors website.

I used a thicker paper than normal printing paper to make it, very sturdy. The paper has to be folded in 5 lengthwise, since I didn’t know how to do it I used a ruler to divide it before I folded.

Paper to use

I used 6 pieces of A5 format paper (A4 cut in half). I also recommend thicker paper for this one.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

While tucking the strips it’s helps to cut the ends so that they would fit more easily.

On the website where I discovered it there are some interesting ideas like how to make a basket out of these.

Paper to use

I used an A4 format paper and made the strips 1cm wide.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It can be either a ring or a pointy throwing star (that’s why the “Pinwheel-Ring-Pinwheel” name), but it doesn’t change shape on the fly.

Paper to use

Made with 8 square papers, I used 10cm square papers, but for its function it might be better to use smaller squares.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It can be collapsed in a diamond, but doesn’t look very nice due to the angles of the joints that prevent full collapsing.

Paper to use

I used 10cm square paper for the modules. Make 8 modules for the cuboctahedron or 20 for the icosidodecahedron.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I only had one color paper, but using a paper with 2 colors, white on one side and colored on the other would look much better.

It’s amazing how detailed it actually is for it’s size.

Paper to use

One single square paper, preferably in 2 colors.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.