Level☆7

How to fold Mitsugaichi

Make Mitsugaichi

(1)
Start with folding the small square.

Make a star-shape like this picture.
Then make a bird-base so that the orange lines are changed to wings.

(2)
This picture is halfway through.

(3)
Move the top square in the direction of the arrow.

(4)
The bird-base is finished.

(5)
Fold the head/tail to the center.

(6)
After folding the head/tail, move the top square in the direction of the arrow.

(7)
Then move the top square under the bottom square.

(8)
After moving the square, it looks like this picture.

(9)
Fold the head/tail to the center.

(10)
Then fold the big square.

(11)
Fold four corners to the center point.

(12)
Fold the paper on the eight creases around in order to make a star-shape. (Make valley-folds on the eight creases around.)

Then turn the paper over.

(13)
Make a bird-base so that a wing is connected to another.

(14)
Make shape like this picture once and creases.
Then make a bird-base.

By making the shape once and creases, it will get easier to make a bird-base.

(15)
The bird-base is finished.

(16)
This picture is taken from the opposite side.
The bird-base is connected to another like this picture.

(17)
Fold each of the head/tail to the center and raise them.

(18)
Raise them like this picture.
The first big crane is finished.

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