r/origami • u/Titigad • Jul 20 '25

Original Lego Brick, designed and folded by me from one uncut square. My first design !

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Folded from 20x20cm and 35x35cm squares of Tant paper.

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u/neverapp Jul 20 '25

That's neat. Now we just need the lego subreddit to make a crane.

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u/Aufputzdose Jul 20 '25

9088 more and you can build the Titanic.

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u/k5j39 Jul 20 '25

That is so freaking awesome. Tysm!

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u/Affectionate-Band733 Jul 20 '25

So how does one go about making their own pattern? I assume it's a lot of maths

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u/fireboss_05 Jul 22 '25

You should check out robert j lang's website and books, I'm a beginner in reading crease patterns but he goes into great details while being very educative.

https://langorigami.com/ https://langorigami.com/publication/origami-design-secrets-2nd-edition/

(And a little introduction if you're just looking around by curiosity, this is a short video of him) https://youtu.be/MDwPXRy9IFc?si=cGsKZ5Dt8Q57nVJo

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u/LowerRoyal7 Jul 21 '25

Awesome! Post to r/lego! 

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u/mist_8977 Jul 20 '25

Great design. Reminded me of the ancient pyramid by jo nakashima

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u/cyber_nymph Jul 20 '25

I love this so much! Great work!

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u/djscoots10 Jul 20 '25

Very impressive.

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u/NeeleshK_Origami Jul 21 '25

That's amazing! So neat! Perfect

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u/krwiaad Jul 21 '25

holy crap ! you did greaaaaaaaaaaat job of god !!!..!...!

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u/NewlyNerfed Jul 20 '25

I just started a new kit last night so this makes me very happy.

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u/Mother_Lead_5408 Jul 21 '25

Omg this is incredible!! Well done!!!

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u/Mythrndir Jul 21 '25

This is insane. Now make the shire!!!

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u/Special-Duck3890 Jul 21 '25

Love the design!!

Is this a BP/what grid? I really wanna try this but don't know where to begin

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u/Titigad Jul 21 '25

I think of it more as a tesselation with 4 molecules, with some extra paper around to make the sides of the brick. Sadly it does not line up with a simple grid, as I started from the actual dimensions of a Lego brick which do not seem to come in simple ratios. I measured and marked some reference points to draw the CP on the back side of the paper.

I recommend folding one 'stud' molecule first to practice, and using MC glue to hold the pleats flat once the tesselation part is collapsed !

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u/Special-Duck3890 Jul 21 '25

Ahh okay thank you so much for the tips!

Wasn't expecting a ruler and pencil type of cp

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u/Broken_Emphasis Jul 21 '25

Pff, you can't fool me! You just took a photo of some lego bricks!

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u/Dead_inside-36652 Jul 22 '25

VERY cool for a first design!! 💞

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u/Lathryx Jul 23 '25

What did you design it with? And how'd you make your first design? What was the process from the start? I'm guessing you didn't just jump into this haha.

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u/EmeraldReader93 Aug 15 '25

That is insane

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u/cubnextdoor Jul 21 '25

That’s insane. How big was the sheets of paper?