Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 1.
Flying Stag Beetle
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1. Colored .side up. Fold and unfold in half both ways.
4. Fold and unfold the ·angles 'in halt. Turn over.
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Difficulty: **** Complex Designed: 2002; Revised: 2005, 2012 Recommended starting size: 14 inches (35 cm) Finished aize: 6 inch wingspan (17 em) Expected time needed to fold; 3-4 hours
2. Fold and unfold along both diagonals. Turn over.
5. Fold and unfold through the crease intersections.
3. Fold to the center and unfold creasing only as far as shown.
6. Fold and unfold.
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Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 2.
7. Add some 45° creases.
10. Fold and unfold. Turn over.
13. Zoom in.
16. Mountain-fold
and unfold.
8. Fold and unfold through the intersections. Turn over.
11. Add more 45° creases.
9. Fold and unfold dividing three regions in halt
12. Working on middle section. Add more .45° creases.
14. Fold and unfold.
15. Fold and .unfold.
17. Like this .. Return to normal view.
18. Pleat along the center.
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19. Fold behind. Rotate 90°.
22. Spread-sink
the top layer.
25 . .Bring one layer in front, you will have to open the model somewhat to accomplish this.
2B. Result. Note the small .edge has not changed its position.
31. Bring one layer in front. You must bring the small edge noted in step 28 in front as w.ell or the next step will tear.
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2Q. Squash-fold the first layer.
23. Fold to the center and unfold.
26. Like this. Now petal-fold the edge down again.
2.9. Again, bring one layer in front on both sides.
32. Pleat the bottom edges out flattening the center flap in the process.
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21. Unsink. The following steps will only show the top triangle.
24. Fold to the center again while petal-folding the small edge.
.27. Bring .one layer in front.
30. Push the sides in .swinging the resulting flap to the left.
33. Fold the loose edges out.
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34. Closed-sink
the edges inside.
37. Open up the bottom of the model creasing gently where shown.
41. Fold and unfold.
35. Fold behind noting the references.
38.
Like this. Fold the edges to the center starting at the bottom.
41. Fold and unfold to the new creases.
45. Fold back down.
46. Swivel out some loose paper.
39. Fold back Down.
43. Petal-fold using existing creases as guides.
47. Lift the top layer.
36. Reverse-fold
the sides in.
40. Add a couple pinch marks.
44. Squash-fold the comer up.
48. Open-sink in and out, except leave the pleat from step 46 closed.
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49. Side view of the sink from the previous step.
52. Fold all the layers to the front on the right while folding the layers behind on the .left (easy).
56. Open-sink
in and out.
53. Fold the flap to the left lining it up with the edges behind.
57, Wrap one layer in front.
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50. Swivel one layer to the right.
51. Bring .one layer in front.
54. Fold to the left.
58.Fold to the center and unfold.
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55. Unfold.
.59. Spread-sink the edge. The top of the model will not lie flat.
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Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 6.
61. Pull out some loose paper.
60. Unsink.
64. Reverse-fold
the edge.
6.2. Swivel inside.
66. Wrap one layer in front.
65. Wrap behind.
63. Invert the bottom edge and pleat the loose paper Up.
67. Bring the two dots together with a squash-fold .
• fi 69, Fold all the layers back to the right.
68. Wrap behind.
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70. Mountain fold inside.
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71. Bring one edge in front.
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7.2. Repeat steps 44~71 on the left.
Z3. Fold the flap .down.
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74. Result. Turn over
75. Pleat to the rtght while simultaneously
and return to fUll view.
sinking.a hidden edge.
77. Fold and unfold.
76. Pleat again.
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80» Reverse-fold both edges in and out and at the same.time
78. Fold the edge to the right.
,81. Crease ;pattem ,of middle section from above.
.sink the dark region inside .
•• 82. Like this. 1)40wfor ~ X-ray view.
,83. A small triangle above this section is not shown. sink inside using existing creases.
'84. Crease pattern.
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Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 8.
85. Like this.
88. Lift the center and swing the new flap to the left.
91. Unsink.
94. Fold and unfold lining up with the ,edges behind.
86. Fold one edge to the right.
87. Spread-sink asymmetrically. Note the position ofthe thick hidden edge.
90. Fold the narrow edge over squashing at the bottom.
89. Fold the small flap down.
93. Closed-sink.
92. Fold one flap over.
96. Bring one layer in front (closed .sink).
95. Fold the flap back over.
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Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 9.
97. Squash-fold the edge to the top.
9S. Fold and unfold along the angle bisector.
100. Fold back down.
101. Fold and unfold dividing th.e anqle 'into fourths,
103. Add a small swivel and fold one layer over.
104. Fold the edqe to the left.
106. Squash-fold -one layer to the right.
107. Unsink .
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99. Closed-sink.
102. Reverse-fold
in and out
105. Repeat steps 86-103 .on this side.
10S. Fold behind.
Shuki Kato - Flying Stag Beetle 10.
109. Rabbit-ear the comer flipping the rear flap back in front.
112. Unsink.
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110. Unsink.
113. Spread-sink.
116. Reverse-fold.
111. Fold the small comer down.
114. Fold behind.
117. Spread-sink.
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118, Mountain-fold matchin~ up with the edge behind.
119. Fold one layer over.
120. Swivel to the top.
Shuki Kato ~ Flying Stag Beetle 11.
12;1. Fold;and unfold the angle bisectors.
122. Open-sink inside.
124. Fold and unfold.
125 ..Open-sink.
127. Repeat.steps
128. Rabbit-ear the flap.
1.23. .Spread-sink,
126. tift the center and swing the new ,flap 10 the ,left.
12.9. Fold eneedqe
over.
101-1.()2 on this flap.
130. Rabbit-ear both sides.
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131.. Fold all the narrowest layers ,oVer..
132. Fold back down .
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13_3.Rabbit-ear.
136. Reverse fold distributing the layers out.as evenly as possible.
140. Reverse-fold the final pair of legs.
1.35. Repeat steps
134. Fold over flattening the central edge.
137. Fold inside incorporating a little swivel in the center.
141. Like this. Turn over.
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138. Crimp the thick flaps out an ·an -angle.
142. Sink three si~s in pt;pnce.
the right.
139. Crimp the next pair of-flaps up.
143. Unsink the trapped triangle.
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144. OpeA"sinkb.ack
14.8. Reverse·fold
145. Swivel the top layers as shown.
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in and out
1.51.. Swivel the loose paper behind. and round the edges on ·top.
149. Fold the top layer behind.
t5~.Reverse-fold two tiny comers and pleat the the points atthe top,
1-47. Zoom in.
146. Repeat on the other three edges.
150 .. Pleat the far layer inside.
153...Like this.
1'5.5.Swivel rear ·eclges up a bit
154. Rever-seefold the .dotted 'flaps to the side dividing the layers evenly.
'157. Mountain-fold theedges
inside.
1·56.Reverse fold ,the rear edges in halt
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158. Mountain-fold
159. Fold behind.
the edges.
161. Focus-on the legs and body.
160. Pleat the wings.
162. Rabbit-ear all the legs.
163. 'Crimp the legs (or just bend them)
166. Add some gentle mountain-folds and return to fl:J1I view .
164. Pleatthe tip ofthe abdomen and pinchbend the antennae.
167. Add mountain-folds to the wing cases and .shape the model to taste.
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165. Fold ·the tip of the abdomen inside, curl the legs, and shape the mandibles.
168. Model complete.
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