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Trick Origami
By Yoshihide Momotani
Published: 1994 by Japan Publications
Pages: 70
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0870409298
Buy from: Amazon.com
Overall Impression
This is a cute little book, full of fun and simple ideas for amusing uses of origami (and not just
origami).
The book is divided into 5 chapters, each discussing a different type of play origami.
For those who like paper airplanes, there are some interesting designs.
The diagrams are well drawn in 2 tones, and there are color photographs of
most of the models.
The Models
| Model | Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|
TRANSFORMING TRICKS |
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| Deceptive boat | Traditional | a nice trick with a windmill-base boat |
| Catamaran | Traditional | |
| Windmill | Traditional | |
| Butterfly | Traditional | |
| Flower | Traditional | |
| Piglet's face | Yoshihide Momotani | some simple animal faces |
| Raccoon's face | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Fox's face | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Cat's face | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Changing ghost pictures | Yoshihide Momotani | a windmill-base face |
| Kuridashi A | Traditional | from a rectangle with cuts and paste - color changing toy |
| Flower B | Yoshihide Momotani | from a rectangle - a pleated form |
| 3D Kuridashi | Yoshihide Momotani | from a rectangle |
| Kuridashi B | Yoshihide Momotani | from a rectangle |
MOVING AND TALKING ORIGAMI |
||
| Beak | Yoshihide Momotani | a beak puppet |
| Champ !! | Yoshihide Momotani | a munching puppet |
| Talking frog | Yoshihide Momotani | cute frog face |
| Jumping frog | Yoshihide Momotani | good |
| Dharma Doll | Yoshihide Momotani | a round puppet that always stays in an upright position |
| Flapping crane | Traditional | |
| Japanese raccoon dog / Tummy drum | Yoshihide Momotani | inflatable |
| Self blooming flower A | Yoshihide Momotani | These flowers bloom when they come in contact with humidity |
| Self blooming flower B | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Banger | Traditional | |
A HINT ABOUT MAGIC |
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| Mobius ring | Traditional | |
| Passing through the paper hole | Traditional | a trick involving zig-zag cutting of a square |
| The 10 seconds Crane | Yoshihide Momotani | a trick to fold a crane very fast |
| Magical box | Yoshihide Momotani | 6 units that form a magical box |
| Turtle | Yoshihide Momotani | inflates in a nice move |
| A magic trick involving a crane | ||
JUST TRY FOLDING SOMETHING... |
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| Crow | Yoshihide Momotani | makes eating action |
| Monkey face | Yoshihide Momotani | simple form |
| Offering box | Traditional | |
| Box with legs | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Long dog | Yoshihide Momotani | created from the box method |
| Puppy | Yoshihide Momotani | created from the box method |
FLYING ORIGAMI (SHAPE AND BALANCE) |
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| Supersonic jet | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Jet plane | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Flying butterfly | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Fish | Yoshihide Momotani | swimming in the wind |
| Flying bird | Yoshihide Momotani | |
| Papier mache tiger | Yoshihide Momotani | from 2 rectangle, a nice toy that nods its head |
| Crane balancing toy | Yoshihide Momotani | with cuts, 3 cranes balancing on a point |
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