Comments on: Tectonics cut’n'fold, Maybe

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:42:17 +0000

Hello!

I finally printed this model, and this days I’m starting to build it. The progress will be reported here: http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/pasa-paper-aeronautical-space-administration/15366-earth-tectonics.html

By: Earth Tectonics - PaperModelers.com

Earth Tectonics - PaperModelers.com — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:40:23 +0000

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By: Phobos - PaperModelers.com

Phobos - PaperModelers.com — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:17:51 +0000

[...] shared it here (or anywhere). The reason I didn't share was because I was waiting to assemble the tectonics and publish the two building threads at the same time. But I never printed the tectonics, and [...]

By: Chuck Clark

Chuck Clark — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:22:39 +0000

Ruben,
It is far from perfect. As I say in the post, the POSSIBILITIES are enchanting.

First time I assembled it, I used too much tape to make all the plate boundaries responsive to touch.

But, having done that, I see that with enough car in the design, the interlapping (think weaving your fingers together) of the assembly joints, a globe is achievable with far more accurate mimickry than the first attempt at assembly of this map.

Don’t forget the picture shows the ONLY time this map has ever ben assembled by ANYONE!

So give it a shot. Let us know how it goes . . .

By: Ruben

Ruben — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:06:07 +0000

This looks very interesting.
If I understood correctly, once assembled it is possible to see how the plates actually move?
That’s really one of a kind. Interesting enough to think of cutting and give it a try.