How to Make a 3D Origami Car
An origami car can make for a safe toy for a small child, as well as part of a fun display unit in a classroom. Making a three-dimensional car that can stand up on a shelf is more complicated than making a two-dimensional car. It is more suited for an intermediate origamist, but making it can also be an effective way to build your origami skills.
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Instructions
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Perform mountain folds at the 3-inch mark on the matrix grid, in from the left and right, and in from the top and bottom, for four total folds. Then perform four valley folds, 2 1/2 inches in from the left and right, and from the top and bottom, for four more folds.
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Slide the left and right sides in, and pull up on the center square to bring the valley folds up. This should bring the passenger compartment up about 1/2 inch from the rest of the paper and should pop the hood and trunk up slightly.
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Turn the paper over, and apply a valley fold 1 inch in from both sides of the car. Then, turn the paper over again. Put two more valley folds down the sides, just inside the edges. Close the "doors" and turn the paper back over. Then, fold up the inner corners (facing the center, at the point where the hood and the trunk meet the body) up toward the side, creasing in a mountain fold.
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Look at the car from the front. Bring the top of the right "fender" in and up toward the hood in a mountain fold. Repeat on the left side. Now turn the car around so you are looking at it from the rear. Bring the "trunk" down and in with a valley fold. You can glue this fold into place, but this is optional.
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Find the triangles on the bottom of the car. Fold the point of the triangle in toward the center of the body in a mountain fold. Do these with each of the four corners. This will give you a secure base for the car.
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