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Origami in King Arthur's Court

By Lew Rozelle

Published: 1997 by St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 166
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0312156197

Buy from: Amazon.com

Overall Impression

The models in this book revolve around the theme of castles and those who live in them. While the castles themselves look nice, I don't like the appearance of the other humans / animals.
They are made of too many units for my taste, with a result that does not justify that.
So if you're into building castles from plenty of various units, you should buy this book. If you're more interested in monsters and mages, you should try a different book.

The Models
Model Notes Photo (Click for a larger image)
Building blocks Instructions for the various modules used for the castles
Folded by Dutch folders
Photo by Paula Versnick
The Fairy Tale Castle Very nice - from 59 modules
Knight base The base for human figures
Knight From 2 squares
Sword Simple
Shield Simple
Lance & Standard A rolled tube
Horse From 2 squares
Horse accessories Several horse accessories and mounting a knight
Maiden fair From 3 units
Tent 2 parts
Joust barricade Very simple
Merlin the sorcerer 5 units
Sorceress 3 units
Dragon 4 units
Merlin's tower A nice castle from 26 units
Camelot A very nice castle from 58 units
King Arthur Pendragon From 9 units - including crown and sword
Queen Guinevere From 4 units
Court jester From 5 units
The sword in the stone A sword stuck in a waterbomb
The round table From 2 units
Chair 2 units
Throne 2 units
King's Falcon Cute
Hart 2 units with cuts
Hound 2 units + cuts
Longbow Simple
Crossbow Nice
Handcart 4 units
The enchanted castle Very nice - from 117 units
Sir Lancelot Knight on horse made with previous units
Gargantua Like a knight - made with larger paper
Elves Like the other humans - from smaller paper
Merlin's magical flying horse Horse with the dragon's wings
The fairy king Oberon Knight with wings