Ancient Dragon Skeleton, designed by me

[CJC-ori]

Here's the packing in BPS (72 grid):

Here's the tree:

Here's the CP (no hinges, so not flat-foldable):

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That’s pretty cool! Back in the 1990s, Issei Yoshino created several composite dinosaur skeletons (the most famous being a T. rex from 16 squares, which was published as a booklet). They were really impressive, and restored some respectability to the composite origami genre, which had somewhat fallen on hard times with the widespread emphasis on trying to do everything from a single uncut square. Nevertheless, I felt motivated to try to do a T. Rex skeleton from a single square. With the relatively primitive design tools we had at that time (this was even pre-TreeMaker), it was still pretty simple and stylized: Your Ancient Dragon skeleton shows what is now possible with powerful tools like BPS! (Not to mention availability of super-thin strong paper for the folding execution). I could imagine this being the harbinger of a new wave of super-detailed skeletons from a single uncut square. Robert

[CJC-ori]

Hey, thanks a ton!

Yoshino's skeletons really are incredible, might fold one someday.

The wave has already begun! I was actually inspired by friends to try making a one sheet skeleton - there's been a bunch of them designed in the last year or two (eg, here, here, here, here, and here)

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Cool! Can’t wait to see more! Robert

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Hey, thanks a ton! The wave has already begun! I was actually inspired by friends to try making a one sheet skeleton - there's been a bunch of them designed in the last year or two (eg, here <https://www.instagram.com/p/COdTRtkJaMC/>, here <https://www.instagram.com/p/CLUHMvDoa1v/>, here <https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4D10AJ98e/>, and here <https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_C0DQJshu/>)