The Pooper c Ronald Koh - 1999

1. This models is best folded with tissue foil.

A square of 25cm produces a 10.5cm
pooper. Begin with the coloured side face
up.
2.

3.

Fold diagonally in half from left to

right, crease well, and unfold.
Repeat from top to bottom. Fold the lower diagonal edges to
the crease line in the centre,
4. crease well again, and unfold.

6.

Turn paper over.

5.

Valley fold, ...

... and unfold, ...

... turn paper over ...

7. 8.

... like this.

Turn paper over
again.
Valley fold both sides as
shown.
9. 10.

Valley fold each side in turn

as shown, crease firmly, and
unfold.

11.

Turn paper over again, ...

12.

... then fold diagonally

in half.

Separate snd draw one layer

on the right to the left and
squash fold ...
13.

... like this.

Turn paper over again.

14. 15.

Squash fold once more ... ... then fold down.

16.
17.

Rotate paper, ...

Fold and unfold, creasing 18.

firmly as usual.

... then fold the white

triangular layer down.
Turn paper over.

19. 20.

Lift the diagonal edge on the right and

draw it to the left as illustrated, ...

21.

... like this.

... to squash fold along Swivel the top flap on the left
existing crease lines ... to the right, ...

22.
23.

... and repeat Steps 18 to 20

on the left.
C. B.

A.

Swivel the flap on the left to the Bring Corner A to Corner B, while
right. drawing one layer in the middle up
along a valley fold line between B
and C, ...
 24. 25. 26.

... like this, ... ... until it looks like this. Fold Draw one layer to the left as
and unfold as shown, creasing you reverse fold along the
well. crease line made in Step 25.
27. 28.
29.

A.

B.

Fold A to B, making the

valley and mountain
folds as illustrated, ...
30. ... then swivel one layer 31. ... like this, ...
on the right to the
left, ...

... and this. The circled

area shows how the
hidden layers should
lie.

Repeat from Step

23 on the right.

Fold one layer up.

 32. B. 33. 34.

A. C.

E H

D G

J L
F

Separate the two layers along Fold and unfold, creasing K

Edge AB and squash fold, then well.
reverse fold DEF and HGF. Reverse fold both sides at
the top, then valley fold the
35. 36. triangle JKL under the edge
JL.

37.

M O

Swivel this piece to the left,
then repeat from Step 32 to
the right.
38.
M O
N
Fold and unfold along lines MN
and ON, creasing firmly, ...
N
39.
Reverse fold the two corners
along MN and ON.

40.

Fold the flaps on both sides ... then lift out the hidden
up, ... layer as illustrated.

Squash fold.
 41. 42. 43.

Fold and unfold horizontally as Open sink.

shown, creasing firmly. That
done, reverse fold on both
Fold and unfold on both sides.
sides, creasing firmly. 45. 46.

44.

Fold this flap down, ... ... followed by the next two Valley fold, ...
flaps.

47. 48. 49.

A A

B B

... forming little pockets as
illustrated. Reverse fold to
narrow the flaps at the bottom.
That done, Reverse fold
both pieces at the top, ...
C C
... forming pockets at the base ... like this. Now fold Corner B
of each piece within the body. to the left again and repeat
Now fold Corner B along on the right side.
and in between edge AC Reverse fold both pieces,
to emerge on the right, ... which will form the hind legs,
at the top.
 50. 51.
Fold and unfold on the left,
creasing firmly, then unfold the
previous step.

52.

A D Valley fold, such that line

B AB lies perpendicular to
edge CD.

C 54. Repeat Steps 50 and 51

on the other side.

55.
53.

... then reverse fold, ...

56.
We shall now work on the ears. Valley
fold both sides, ...

57.
Flip the model over vertically.

58. ... then continue shaping the

ears like this, ...

60.
... and this, ...

... and this, ...

59.
1/4

1/4

... to complete the 1/4

ears.
1/4

Mountain fold both sides according

to the illustrated proportions.
 61.
62.

63.

... then rabbit’s fold as

shown, ...

Valley fold, ... ... then fold vertically in half,

64. curling the back with two
mountain folds as illustrated.

65.
Crimp fold the hidden
layers on both sides of
this piece, along the
crease lines made in
Steps 50 and 52, to
Narrow the hind legs bring the head piece
with mountain folds on down, ...
the two layers on each
of side. 66.
65a.

Reverse fold both

hind legs, ...
... like this.
Valley fold to lock
in place. Repeat
on the other side.
66a.
65b.

66b. That’s how it should

look, beneath the
overlapping layer.
Reverse again, ...

... and again as shown.

66c.
67.

Crimp fold both hind

legs, ... Reverse fold all layers of
the tail piece together, ...
68.
66d.

68a.

... like this. ... then narrow through all layers

on each side.

68b. Now reverse fold one of the

points only, ...
68c.

... the outside reverse fold to

You can do just about complete the tail. That done,
anything you want to reverse fold the second piece.
shape the poo. I usually You know what this is going
do a series of reverse to be.
folds, ...
68d.
69.

... and add a little 90-degree

towards the end. A bit of
crumpling helps. Crimp fold twice on both sides of the bdy as illustrated.
 70. 71.

Lock in place by valley folding the hidden corners Mountain fold the tips of the forelegs
on both sides against the layers of the body, within. That done, reverse fold at the
then crimp fold as shown on both forelegs. head, ...
72.
72b 72a

Fold the tip up.

Outside reverse fold. Check
with Steps 72c to 72e for the
correct proportions. ... and reverse fold again,
as close as possible to
72c 72d. the illustrated proportions
and angles.

72e.

Inside reverse fold. Check

the proportions of your model Shape both sides of the
against this figure. head in Steps 72d to 72f, ...
72f

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Ronald Koh - 2002