WATER BUFFALO

Modification of Miyajima Noboru’s buffalo

Diagrams by Nguyễn Hùng Cường

Model: 2007/08/02
Diagrams: 2007/08/19

1 2 3

White side up. Fold and Make a pinch and unfold. Fold along the line connecting
unfold. circled points. Make a pinch
and unfold.

7 Fold the corner crossing the

circled points.

6
5
Fold angle bisectors and
8 unfold.

Mountain fold along the

Open the top layer. edges and unfold.

Fold the edges to the crease

10
lines and unfold. Turn over. 11
9

Fold along the line connecting

circled points and unfold.
Make crease lines using the
circle points.
Fold along the line connecting
circled points and unfold.
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21

19

Fold angle bisectors and unfold.

Turn over.
Make the crease lines connecting
circle points.

Fold angle bisectors and unfold.

18 16

17

Make the crease lines connecting

circle points. Fold the corner to the intersection
and unfold. Turn over.

15

Fold and align the crease lines and

unfold.

Fold the corner to the intersection

and unfold.

12 13 14

Fold the corner to the circle points Fold and align the crease lines and
Fold the edges to the crease lines unfold.
and unfold. and unfold.
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22 24

Mountain fold diagonally.

Rotate the model.
Make crease lines connecting
circle points.
25

Inside reverse fold.

27
28
Open sink.

Crimp and swivel.

Repeat behind.
26
Open the model.

29

31

30
Flatten the model using
existing crease lines.

Fold an angle bisector and unfold.

Fold down one layer. Repeat Repeat behind. Rotate the model.
behind. Rotate the model.
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35

Inside reverse fold.

37

Rotate the model.

34
Fold down the layer behind.

38

Fold and unfold.

Fold one flap up. The model will

not lie flat.
33
39

Flatten the model using existing

crease lines. Inside reverse fold while
folding the model in half.

32
40

Fold the corner up.

Open the model.
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49
47

Inside reverse fold.

Repeat steps 40 - 46 behind.

48

46 Inside reverse fold

on the hidden edge.

Inside reverse fold.

44
45

Fold the corner up and put it

into the slot.
Inside reverse fold.

43

41 Fold one flap down.

42

Fold and unfold.

Fold the edge to the crease line.

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62
Fold one layer to the right.

60-61

Repeat steps 60 - 61
behind.
51
61
Fold the corner down.

Open sink.

52

Fold angle bisector and 60

unfold.

Fold and unfold.

53

59
Fold angle bisector and
unfold.

A series of inside reverse fold.

54

Fold along the line

connecting circled points.
58

Fold the corner to the right.

Repeat behind.
55

Inside reverse fold.

57

56 Outside reverse
fold. Note the
perpendicular
angle.
Mountain fold.
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63

Fold the corners to Fold an angle bisector

the right. and unfold.

66

68

Crimp on both sides.

67
Inside reverse fold.

69

Fold the corner down.

Fold the corner up.

70
72

71
Unsink a single layer.

Inside reverse fold.

Open and squash.

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78
Repeat steps 75 - 78.

Turn overl.
80

77
Fold the corner to the left.

Inside reverse fold.

81
76

Bring the edge to the

circled point. Note
the perpendicular
angle.
Gather three corners to the left
using existing crease lines.

75
82

Squash the edge.

Fold one corner to the
circled point.

74

83
Fold one flap up.

73
Fold the corner
back to the left.

Fold two layers behind.

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Mountain fold.

89 80-88

87

Repeat steps
Crimp. 80 - 88 behind.

86 90

Pull out the

hidden layer. Open and squash.
(Three layers above).
Repeat behind.

85 91

Reverse one
layer.
Fold the corner to the
right. Repeat behind.

84 92

Inside reverse fold.

(Two layers above, Fold the corner down.
one layer behind). Repeat behind.
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Inside reverse Fold the
fold. corner down.

96

99
Inside reverse
fold.
Crimp on
both sides.

95 100

Fold edge to
crease line Fold the corner
and unfold. back upward.
Turn over.

94 101
Turn over.

Fold three corners

to the left.

93
102

Open the model.

Crimp.
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112
110
Fut the small
flap into the
slot . Repeat step
111 on the
flap below.
Fold the flap
to the right.

109

107

Open and
squash.

Fold the
corner down
.
106
108

Rabbit ear fold.

Squash fold.

105

104
103
Fold the corner to
the right using the
hidden corner.

95-103

Repeat steps
Rabbit ear fold. 95 - 103 on
the flap below.
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113

Fold up the corner

behind.
Mountain fold.

120
114

Inside reverse fold.

Fold the model

in half.

115
119

Fold the edge to

the right. Repeat
behind. Fold the corner
to the left and
put it into the
slot.

116
118

Crimp on both side.

Reverse the
paper wrapping
the corner.

117

Upturn the paper.

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Open the layer

behind.
Mountain fold
one layer.

129
123

Repeat steps
117 - 128 behind.

117-128

Crimp on both side.

128
124

Shape the leg.

Inside reverse
fold.

127
125

Mountain fold.
Crimp.

126

Narrow the leg

with mountain
fold.
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139

Mountain fold.
Open and squash.

132 138

Mountain fold Repeat steps 130 - 137

two layers. behind.
130-137

133 137

Crimp on both
Shape the leg.
side.

134 136

Crimp and swivel.

Repeat steps 120 - 124
on this flap.

135 120-124

Inside reverse fold.

Repeat behind.
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Petal fold. Narrow the tail.

142

Fold the tail in half.

143
145

Inside reverse fold.

144
Open and squash.

146
Open the tip of the tail.

Fold and unfold.

147

149
148
Open sink.

Fold the flap down.

Spread the layer
sunk in 147.
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Shape the body.

156
159

Open the ears.

Model completed.

155

154
Curve the horn.

153

Shape the face.

Mountain fold one

layer.

152

150

151 Mountain fold.

Fold one flap up.

Mountain fold one

layer.