CR OBDF 110

 Papercraft: Prototype & Edits     The first prototype of the small chicken box was difficult to create due to its size, but I believe the choice of paper also contributed to this difficulty. The nest was a much thicker material and the glue stick did not hold so various other glues were used and the overall result was not as neat as I would have liked. The chicken however was a success and turned out very well. I noticed that the thinner paper and hole in the bottom allowed me to easier manipulate the piece. For this reason, I will choose a thinner paper and add a hole to the bottom of the nest. I also noticed some errors in my template and that need to be corrected and I will add side by side comparisons of my fixes in my next blog.

 Papercraft: First Prototype      The chicken will fit inside the nest and be removable. This forms a tiny functional box using the nest as a base and chicken as a lid. The contact areas of the base and lid are parallel and similar dimensions, and the bottom of the chicken has a large hole to allow the inside to be used as storage.       The chicken has a detail that will be cut out separately which is its comb and wattles. This is a 2D piece that will fit through two slits above and below the head of the chicken and secured internally via tabs (tabs labeled with an "X"). Nest ready for printing: Chicken and accessories ready for printing: