Turtle by Romain Chevrier

paperz · Post by **paperz** » May 14th, 2008, 7:11 am

Hi Everyone,

I need help with the Turtle by Romain Chevrier. I am stuck at step 18-19. The instructions say 'Lift and spread squash the flap'. I have folded hex tessellations before but have no idea how the resulting fold should look as the pic in step 20 shows too many creases.

Regards,

Post by **origami_8** » May 14th, 2008, 7:20 pm

There are different sets of instructions around which one are you using?

paperz · Post by **paperz** » May 15th, 2008, 7:37 am

I am following diagrams from OUSA convention book 2001. The diagrams are by Colin Rowe. Thanks for your response Anna.

paperz · Post by **paperz** » May 15th, 2008, 11:13 pm

Anna, this pic shows the squash folds that i asked about

[img]http://home.tiscali.nl/gerard.paula/ori ... rtle02.jpg[/img]

Also the orihouse site has some help which i might need in the later steps!

Regards,

Post by **origami_8** » May 16th, 2008, 6:04 am

Basically you need to pull those middle triangles down and press them flat together with the paper above. I will make some pictures in the afternoon, when I come back from work. Depending on how you want to form the shell of the turtle you can also skip this step, you only need it if you plan to slide the shell parts a bit apart, what doesn't look nice in my opinion.

Edit: Here are the pictures.

paperz · Post by **paperz** » May 16th, 2008, 11:31 pm

Thanks for the pics Anna, here's my fold....i did not squash fold the part shown by you....is that the reason my turtle is laying flat?

I have not completed the head part yet.

Here it is anyway:

Post by **origami_8** » May 17th, 2008, 8:02 am

Make mountain and valley folds as indicated in the picture below and it won't lie flat any more.

paperz · Post by **paperz** » May 17th, 2008, 10:37 am

Thanks so much Anna, I started folding a new one again

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 1st, 2008, 9:02 pm

Am finally ready to take on this very interesting turtle.
Would appreciate an opinion as to what size paper to use
for the practice model,
and what size paper for the final folding.
Thanks !

paperz · Post by **paperz** » July 2nd, 2008, 3:08 am

Hi gordigami,

I used a Letter-size copy paper and made the hexagon from it. It is actually a good practice size as the turtle turned out double the size i had in mind. My turtle tore when figuring out the head folds, so i am making another one, this time the head is turning out fine and i will post pictures when done

Regards,

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 2nd, 2008, 3:33 am

Thanks paperz !
I will assume that you made the hexagon from an 8 1/2 inch square then.
Good luck on your 2nd remake of the turtle,
looking forward to seeing it when you have
the opportunity to post it .
Thanks for the info !

paperz · Post by **paperz** » July 13th, 2008, 9:58 pm

Hi gordigami,

I finally finished my turtle! Thanks to you Anna for your help. The head took me a long time as i was using copy paper and was extra careful not to tear my second try. I used thread to shape the whole turtle as i was not sure if wet-fold shaping would work for this paper. To shape the head i took help from here:

Folding the Head

Final Shaping

Regards,

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 13th, 2008, 11:43 pm

Hey, nicely done !
Looks like the second time is the charm !
I, too, appreciate the photo help that Anna provided.
Will also be sure to take advantage of the links that you have provided.
Soooo, with the Chevrier turtle out of the way, can the Western Pond Turtle be far off ?

paperz · Post by **paperz** » July 14th, 2008, 8:42 am

Thanks gordigami! I guess i will have to wait till i get diagrams for the 'West Pond Turtle' and then i can fold it

Meanwhile, the steps to fold the turtle by Romain Chevrier has remained in my memory with no effort. I guess i will fold a couple more

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 14th, 2008, 12:51 pm

Hi paperz:
I'm a tad envious that you have artistically completed a Chevrier turtle, well before I have even attempted it . Your having memorized it is just awesome, and reinforces my belief that I'm really lagging behind . Hopefully, I can find the time this summer. ( Where I'm going to find the talent, is anybody's guess ...)
The Western Pond Turtle is in Robert Lang's Origami Design Secrets book , of course, & the book is a bargain as well as a nobrainer buy for all the terrific models and techniques that it contains . Keeping me busy just reading it .
Glad to hear that you are contemplating doing another Chevrier turtle.
I try to do several of any model, and tend to see improvements each time. In addition, I think that I enjoy any model more, after the initial challenge, am better able to appreciate it with each successive time.
Should you find extra time, a fairly intermediate & well designed turtle can be found at John Szinger's website. http://www.zingman.com/origami/oriPics/ ... agrams.swf
( You may have already folded this, tho !)
Congratulations and good luck !