Excavator

Excavator  Start with a 2x1 rectangle Body color up

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Crease each half into thirds. Crease each square into fourths, to make a 24x12 grid.

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Crease as shown

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Mountain fold edge behind. The left corner will be an Inside reverse fold. Repeat behind.

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Unfold the hidden layer out to the right.

Inside reverse fold the flap back to the left.

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Like this...

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90 Repeat steps 8 -9 behind

Make 3-D. Push on the center squares until they are 90 degrees to the rest of the paper.

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Swing the top down 90 degrees while pleating the sides.

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Repeat behind

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The perspective is all wrong for the next bit, let's just lean to our right a bit.

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Inside reverse fold the flap down.

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Now finish swinging it all the way down.

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Open the lower pleat Collapse the pleat, leaving the end open, forming a box

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Pleat

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Fold the edges to the middle, squash folding the corners

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Fold down the back 90 degrees

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Fold one flap up. Repeat behind.

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X-ray view:

Round out the treads. Repeat behind.

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Swing the hidden flap up. This will help the cab hold shape.

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Finish the model by curving the arm around and down. The model may overbalance if the scoop is off the ground.

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