Dodecahedron from Propeller Units

Number of units: 40
Instructions: In Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (amazon) (240 pages, 1990) by Tomoko Fuse.
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Spiked Pentakis Dodecahedron

Number of Units: 60
Instructions: Sonobe units by Dave Mitchell: Part I and Part II. To assemble 60 such units, see Instructions for Assembly with Sonobe units (PDF) — this is a free chapter from Meenakshi Mukerji’s book: Marvelous Modular Origami (amazon) (2007, 92 pages).
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Dodecahedron from Penultimate Modules

Number of Units: 30
Instructions: Jim Plank’s Penultimate Modules.
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Kusudama of Flowers

Number of Units: 60
Instructions: In Kusudama: Ball Origami (amazon) (76 pages, 1990) by Makoto Yamaguchi. Paper that is colored on both sides is recommended for this model. Otherwise, individual flowers look very pretty but the whiteness that shows in the kusudama is jarring (as in the picture above).
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Rhombicuboctahedron from Square Module Flat Units

Number of Units: 14
Instructions: In the book 3-D Geometric Origami: Modular Polyhedra (80 pages, 1996) by Rona Gurkewitz and Bennett Arnstein.
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Icosahedron from Striped Sonobe Units

Number of Units: 30
Instructions: In Meenakshi Mukerji’s Marvelous Modular Origami (amazon) (92 pages, 2007). The model is very sturdy.
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Twirl Octahedron by Meenakshi Mukerji

Number of Units: 6 green + 12 yellow
Instructions: In Meenakshi Mukerji’s book: Marvelous Modular Origami (amazon) (92 pages, 2007). I glued the yellow ‘twirls’ to themselves to maintain their twirl.
All models: here.

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Dodecahedron by Tomoko Fuse

Number of units: 30
Instructions: The design is named “Dodecahedron from Double Equilateral Triangles – Triangular Windows Design” by Tomoko Fuse in her book Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (amazon), 1990, pages 126-129.
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Six Intersecting Squares by Robert Lang

Number of Units: 24
Instructions: Free diagrams by Jorge C Lucero. An article for assembly of other intersecting wireframe models.
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Five Intersecting Tetrahedra by Tom Hull

Number of units: 20
Instructions: Here (free) by Tom Hull. An article with YouTube videos and assembly of other intersecting wireframe models.
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Dual Wedges 12-Unit Assembly

Number of units: 12
Instructions: On pages 160-163 in the book: Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (amazon) (240 pages, 1990) by Tomoko Fuse. The model is sturdy and easy to assemble.
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Icosahedron from Sonobe Units

Number of Units: 20
Instructions: Sonobe units by Dave Mitchell: Part I and Part II. To assemble the units, Instructions for Assembly with Sonobe units (PDF) — this is a free chapter from Meenakshi Mukerji’s book: Marvelous Modular Origami (2007, 92 pages).
All models: Here

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