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Great Stella
always creates nets based on just the externally visible parts, but
this isn't necessarily the best approach. Here instead I created each
"stick" separately then glued them together. To the left is the net
for one stick.
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I created a model in Great Stella that would print the nets for
one stick, but also print lines showing where other sticks would cross.
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Two completed sticks.
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Three sticks glued together using the guide lines printed on the net.
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Same again, but seen from below and close up. In the centre you can
see three rhombi, which represent faces of the rhombic triacontahedron.
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A few more sticks have been added.
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About half way there. I glued each stick in place as I went, until the
last nine sticks, which I slid into place first. It becomes quite hard
to slide them into place towards the end and sometimes you need to
slide another one out of the way temporarily to get it through. Once
all are in place, I glued one in at a time, only applying glue to
surfaces that will be in contact with another stick that is already
glued in place.
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You can see the rhombic triacontahedron-shaped hole in the centre here.
Soon to disappear forever.
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The view down a 5-fold rotational symmetry axes.
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The view down a 3-fold rotational symmetry axes.
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The view down a 2-fold rotational symmetry axes.
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