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10 Origami Dinosaurs

By Takai Hiroaki

Published: 2007 by Asahi Press
Pages: 96
Binding: Paperback
Language: Japanese
ISBN: 4845407671

Buy from: Amazon.jp
Buy from: YesAsia.com

Skill Level :	From high-intermediate to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	Yes
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)?	A few are from rectangles

Overall Impression

This tiny book (you can fit it in a pocket!) contains diagrams for 10 dinosaurs for the more experienced folder. Some of them have been published elsewhere, but it's nice to have some of Takai's creations collected in one book. The models are all very nice, and quite appealing in shape - being a cartoonish, or stylized versions of the prehistoric animals. The book comes with 3 sheets of special thin paper, one of them with a crease-pattern for a Tyrannosaurus printed on it. Another interesting feature of the book are the photographic instructions for the first model, as well as standard diagrams.

The Models

Model	Notes	Photo (click for a larger image)
Tyrannosaurus	Also published on Takai Hiroaki's website
Apatosaurus	Also published in Origami Tanteidan convention 7 and on Takai Hiroaki's website
Supersaurus	Also published on Takai Hiroaki's website
Iguanodon
Plesiosaurus	Also published in Quarterly ORU folding diagrams #1 and on Takai Hiroaki's website
Stegosaurus	My favorite in the book - very nice color-change for the plates
Spinosaurus	Also published in Origami Tanteidan convention 8 and on Takai Hiroaki's website
Pteranodon	From a rectangle
Rajasaurus	From a rectangle. Also published in Origami USA 2006 convention book
Fukuiraptor	Also published (as Allosaurus) on Takai Hiroaki's website