“Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape changes, the people change, our needs change, but the train keeps moving. Life is the train, not the station.”
Quote - Paulo Coelho

And back to the origami trains once more ;-))

As you can see, it is not only the Locomotive , but also the Grain Car, the Freight Car, the Coal Car and the Caboose. I put them in that order behind the locomotive.
Each part of this train set is folded from the same size paper, 15x15cm, patterned Freudenberg-paper.
Final size:
Locomotive: length 7cm, height 4,5cm.
Grain Car: length 9cm, height 2,5cm
Freight Car + Coal car: length 11cm, height 4cm
Caboose: length 7cm, height 4,5cm

Model: Origami Locomotive
Design: John Montroll
Diagrams in the book Christmas Origami by John Montroll

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Ho, ho, ho!!!! Yeay!!!!, even on a rough surface this talented youngster succeeds;-)) Santa and Santa Claus are very excited!

Model: origami Santa Claus
Design; John Montroll
Diagrams in the book: Christmas origami - John Montroll

Model: origami Santa
Design: Brian Webb
Diagrams in the book: Origami Worldwide - John Montroll and Brian K. Webb

Model: origami Santa Claus in Sleigh
Design: Tomoko Tanaka
Diagrams: NOA Magazine #208

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Something happened….. but what? There is so much excitement, that Saint Claus jumped out of his bed and forgot to do his mustache…...

Model: origami Santa Claus
Design: Javier Caboblanco
Diagrams: The Paper #70
Actually it's his model "Ginomo", but if you omit steps 10 and 11 the model becomes a Santa Claus.

Model: origami Santa Claus
Design: Linda Mihara
Diagrams in the book: Easy Christmas origami - John Montroll

Model: origami Santa Claus / Saint Claus
Design: Go Kinoshita

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"I like my shadow; it reminds me that I exist."
Quote - Mehmet Murat Ildan

"""These two dragons muse on the proposition of how it is possible that they have a shadow (and therefore exist) and at the same time that they are only imaginary and do not exist……
Meanwhile they are enjoying the warmth of the sun.
To be or not to be, that's the question?"""

Have a wonderful start of your weekend, my friends ;-))

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"""Ahh, that sunbath was terrific …..Now we are reading to show our true colors !
Yeah, it was great fun. """"

These two Chinese Dragons wishing you a nice Sunday and a happy week ahead. ( I will be off next week)
They are from the same designer, John Montroll and I folded them with transparant paper.
(You can see the same dragons taking there sunbath in the first comment box)

Model: origami Chinese Dragon
Diagrams in the book: Dragons and Other Fantastic Creatures in Origami by John Montroll
Paper: light green transparant paper 20x20xm
Final size: length 18cm, height 6,5cm

Model: origami Chinese Dragon
Diagrams in the book: Mythological Creatures and the Chinese Zodiac in Origami by John Montroll
Paper: dark green/blue transparant paper 34x34cm
Final size: lenght 17cm, height 11cm

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