Origami Tank - instructions for assembling and making tanks from paper

Origami is an interesting kind of craft, with an ordinary sheet of paper can create a variety of crafts. Making origami is not only a fun activity, but also helps a child to develop. To involve your child in this activity, teach him to make handicrafts that are interesting to him. This article will give information on how to make an origami paper tank.

In order to maximize the involvement of the child, it is worth starting with simple models that do not require certain skills.

To make the tank you need 2 sheets of paper, from the first to make the hull and turret, from the second cannon. The paper should not be very hard, but it should withstand all manipulations and hold its shape after deformation. Possible models of the tank to make can be found on the Internet.

Master class

In this section, we will consider step by step instructions for making a tank for children from paper. This is quite a complex figure, so you need to act strictly according to the instructions.

Start

An ordinary sheet of paper is taken, folded in half.
The upper corners of the sheet are bent to the middle, until they intersect. Folds carefully smooth out, and then unbend the sheet.
Corner sheet unbent in the opposite direction.
On the marked lines of folds rolled triangles so that the folds were turned inward.
We got a small triangle. The upper part is folded to the center, and the lower part turned down.
The resulting strip should be rolled in half.
Triangles stick out on both sides. They roll up, the upper strip is bent in half.
The resulting blank neatly unbent, should get a turret in the form of arrows with pointed corners on the sides.
The tank is flipped to the other side, all sides are connected into a ring. All parts should go into each other.
Protruding triangles bent at the bottom, we get a neat turret.
Take a small sheet and roll up into a small tube, it should be tight.
The resulting gun is carefully inserted into the tank, not to disturb the design.
The folds at the bottom straightened, the tank is ready.

Decoration

For the tank, which is made of white paper to think of design. The classic option would be to paint the whole tank in color camouflage, it makes origami tank scaled-down version of this machine.One is not the only option, you can think of something original: to experiment with colors, learn the kid's desire, as he sees the tank or look up design options on the Internet.

Modular tank

This type of tank is going to a large number of components that are fastened together. For making a modular tank also need matchboxes.

Harvesting

The first step is to make a blank.
To do this, a sheet of paper is bent twice diagonally and twice horizontally.
Corners are turned inside. The result of the work will be a diamond with bends on top.

Caterpillars .

Tracks will consist of 6 identical wheels. Another similar wheel will be installed on the tower. They consist of two layers. Finished wheels are collected in a row of 3 wheels and connected by a closed oval.

Tower

It is necessary to make a hole in each matchbox so that the tower was able to rotate.
The base of the boxes should be decorated with colored paper. Inside the tower is inserted 7 wheel.
At the wheel is dressed 10-12 pieces, the tower is closed with a convex lid on top.

The base .

It is necessary to make 35-49 blanks, which should be combined into rows of 7 pieces.
The base is made at the discretion of the master, you can make the top and bottom bases flat, or to move one of them to the front.
All parts of the base are fastened together with glue.

Such a tank looks very beautiful and original, which makes it a great gift for a man on February 23 or your child.

Т-34

A sheet of paper should be folded in half and divided into two halves. Use one to create the hull and the other for the turret.
The first piece is taken from the corner so that the sides were aligned with each other.
Bend the corner is wrapped in the center, resulting in a diamond. Its sides are added to each other. These steps should not cause any problems.
Then you need to fully straighten the sheet to its original position and repeat the same steps so that a similar rhombus turned out the other side.
To further create a T-34 tank needed ruler, further bends in the diamond will be at the expense of it.
Harvesting should turn to the back side, a ruler to mark the middle and connect the corners of the diamond along this line.
All corners of the diamond wrap inside so that there are equal triangles with a side length of 1 cm.
Take the second piece, it should be rolled lengthwise, and then similarly roll up the resulting halves.
The tank cannon is very easy to make, for this you need to roll up a sheet of paper into a tight tube.

Assembly

The triangles of the rhombus at the base are bent on top. This results in a pocket, in which the turret is installed.
After that, the barrel is installed in the turret.

After the assembly is complete, the T-34 can be considered ready.

Turret rotating

To make an origami tank most close to the real one, you can make it with a rotating turret.

Creation algorithm:

You need to cut a square of black paper with sides of 6 centimeters.
The corners of the square going to the middle, preform is rolled in half. Corners are collected at the bottom.
Turning over the workpiece, the top corner of the bend to the top.
Then turn it back, the remaining corners are bent to the middle.
The lower right corner is inserted into the resulting pocket.
Workpiece again turn over, the corners of all the inside pockets turned out.
Do the same on the other side, and then sticking out the top corner is bent down.

Origami is a very fascinating activity, you can use it to make a variety of crafts. In today's article described a detailed fabrication of different types of tanks, which is not a big problem for the average person.

In addition, a craft in the style of the tank will be the perfect gift for his child's birthday or a man on February 23. On the Internet you can find a large number of different designs and models of tanks.