Large rhombic dodecahedron (e)

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Large rhombic dodecahedron (e)

Postby karlhorton » Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:02 pm

I don't know why I've never built this before: it's exact, doesn't need
an exotic amount of Geomag (96 square panels and 312 rods), it goes up
easily in an evening, and is easily strong enough to pick up.

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Large expanded rhombic dodecahedron (side 2)


The rhombic dodecahedron nestles secretly inside the lattice of
tetrahedra and octahedra that can be assembled to fill space.

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Secret rhombus inside the lattice.


So, the only trick to remember when building is that this model
is tetrahedra and octahedra separated by triangular tubes.

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Triangular tubes on a tetrahedron


AFKAN - gauntlet is down, mate :lol: I'm sure you are itching to build
this model at scale 4!
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby jgnorman » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:12 am

ooooo, very nice and simple model. I will definitely have to make this when I get back home to my magnets after break!
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby jag2102 » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:49 pm

lol looks fun to make.... got to have a go :D
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby Peter Jepsen » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:42 am

Me too, in fact.
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby AFKAN » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:45 am

Ok I had a punt :lol:

Ok I've not got to double scale yet :lol: Sorry Karl :lol:

Nice model though 8-)
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby karlhorton » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:33 pm

nice in blue - do you have any colored rods? it looks good to highlight
the inner solid.

We both built tubes of length 2: I'm pretty sure that length 3 will hold together. Not
sure about any bigger than that.
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby AFKAN » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:07 pm

Hopefully I'll know more tomorrow :D
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby AFKAN » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:48 am

Here you go Karl ;)

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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron

Postby karlhorton » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:51 am

This looks very satisfying!

Can you pick it up? How about posing it in the snow! we don't have that here
in San Francisco, so I couldn't compete.
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Re: Large rhombic dodecahedron (e)

Postby Tychi » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:28 pm

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Thanks for great inspiration Karl.
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