Giant origami is cool. Congrats man!

It's about bloody well time something like this came your way. Mind you, actually deserving it must've helped.

Gino just went to Toronto for some arts related business.... He brought my CD along to show to a few people.... He's a killer bouncy optimistic cheerleader....

Yeehah! Wish I had some... Giant origami? Brilliant! Whatcha gonna fold? Breaking a record would be so cool..

Gah! And why can't they put a delete comment option in the code here? *grumble*

It was a great coincidental meeting, good luck, but also luck I made. I just heard from me mum who's my eyes and ears in the city that Gino took a CD of my stuff with him to Toronto and will show it to some people he knows while he's there. Now that could be awesomely big! Here's to having the right friends in the right places.

The origami thing would be cooler 'n' hell. I think I'm definitely gonna go for it, make it a promote the arts and crafts event, and get some attention for my own project at the same time. It's all about exposure after all. Oh, I think I'll fold the pterodactyle for a few reasons. First off, I haven't figured what the wingspan vs original paper size would be, should do that, but it'll be about 40% I figure of the edge size of the paper. So, if I use a piece of paper 37 feet on edge, it'll have a wingspan of about 15 feet or so. Now I'll have to look up how big those beasties really were. Would make an interesting addition to the museum here. Second reason... possibility of meeting Robert Lang? Now that would be a kick and a half as I'm a physics groupie.

Woo hoo. Pterodactyls were coolies- average wingspan- approx 12 feet. Look it up, though, just to be sure- I may be wrong (going on my not always reliable memory).

Robert Lang, Robert Lang, where have I heard that name? Is he the physics gent from the commercials?

Would be nice if I had some frineds in the right circles, but I'm just gonna have to do the slogging all on my ownsome, but I've already got some folks asking me to make tails and one plushie.

Physics gent from the commercials? Hmmm! I don't have TV so I don't see commercials along with everything else! He's a physics prof at U of McGill and also the creator of that and many other designs. What's the commercial for? Heh, I'm making a rather large anthro-style plush myself right now.

Weee! Plushies! It seems I may be starting a bit of a small business in making them, myself- got several requests already, and one fellow's already paid for half of his. Went back to your LJ and took a peek at the cool lion you folded- sweet! If that doesn't break a record for size, I'll be surprised.

The gent from the commercials is a slender-looking guy in his (very young-looking) fifties, with white hair past his ears who shows up in a car commercial- can't recall which one, though. I remembered the man, but not the product (I think it was for Saturn or Infiniti). He seemed like a neat guy, and it's even cooler if he's the same Lang you're referring to. Bonus that he's into origami, too. Paper-folding is definitely a physics thing!

Waaaah! 28.8 dialup! Links to his site and more at bottom of the page.
http://www.mcgill.ca/redpath/exhibi.....mi_pteranodon/

Oooo, I would LOVE to see some WIP pics of what you're making, pleeeeease!!! I hate to admit when I'm floundering. No, I hate fish, I'm not floundering, but I'll always accept advice and value how-to-do-it pics from someone who knows.

That pterodactyl looks friggin' awesome!

Well, I'm far from an expert, I'll tell you that now. I make a lot of mistakes, and sometimes, it seems like every piece is me re-inventing the wheel. But I will definitely take some pix during and after! Did that with the tails I was making. Got a new one finished- that pic will go up soon.

Cool thing: when I delivered the finished tail to the customer at the Prancing Skiltaire (a fur meet house-hold down here- very cool place) I almost immdiately got another order for one from a gold dragon who loves them! i may have hit on a good thing, here. Half-way through Maliksr's plushie and pix will happen, indeed!

Good stuff! I'm right in the middle of making some furry gloves for photography, which is COLD WORK!!! Will be about half-way up to the elbow and have only the index and thumb free, with thinner fur, and none on the fingertips which will have thin grip pads. Excuse me if I mentioned that before. Great what you can do with a 50 cent thrift-store bun-rabbit eh? Making headgear too, something that will drape all the way down my neck, time to bundle up!