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This model is a stellation of the rhombic triacontahedron.
There is only one type of face in this model, but I have used two colours.
Orange for parts visible on one side of the face, and purple for parts visible
from the other side. I probably should have used a lighter colour for the more
hidden parts, since they are usually in shadow.
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I started by using the nets created by
Great Stella,
but realised after making a start that it was very difficult to glue
them together. By default, it puts the four orange parts at each
convex vertex into a single net.
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I decided to change direction half way through, and used
"Selection>Mouse Selection Mode>Cut/Uncut Edges"
to cut the nets into nets with only two pieces in them. Then it was
much easier to reach inside with tweezers.
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For the rest of the model, I made dodecahedral parts, and used
"Selection>Mouse Selection Mode>Create Facets"
to create kites to fit inside the opening of each part.
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I used a hole punch to make a hole in each kite, so that tweezers could
fit half in and half out to glue the kites in place.
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Now the parts can be glued together, dodecahedron style, with the
kite from one part being glued to the kite of another part.
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