Anyone seen a paper model of a dome or sphere?

[clif52]

Anyone seen a paper model of a dome or sphere? Like a geodesic dome with the triangular facets.
Thanks
Clif

[airdave]

The 7 Days time ship is a similar globe what like you speak.
You can get it at Lower Hudson Valley Model shop

[spaceagent-9]

look under paper models of planets, the death star in paper, I am wondering why you need it for?

[airdave]

Deathstar is a globe
not a geodesic dome.

Plans to build a paper geodesic dome

Dome Models

[clif52]

Originally Posted by spaceagent-9

look under paper models of planets, the death star in paper, I am wondering why you need it for?

I'm working on a 4 foot wide by 8 foot tall downtown New York City 3D backdrop. Built in sections using hanging strips. I want the dome pattern for a rooftop glass dome or skylight. The sphere I'm planning on using for a steel girder globe to create a Daily Planet logo to go on a rooftop. Planning on changing the New York City display to a Gotham City and a Metropolis display. Its for displaying loose action figures. I make action figure displays for collectors. All handmade one at a time. I use paper models of buildings as a starting point and design my own patterns using other materials instead of paper.
Clif

[Zakopious]

Domes:
Paper Model of Shelter Systems' Domes, ArchDomes, BubbleDomes, CrystalCaves
Construct a Dome
Cardboard Domes - Cardboard Triangles: How to Make the Cardboard Triangles for a Cardboard Geodesic Dome

Sphere:
45 - Cut paper sphere | process.arts
paperCAD
The Polyconic Projection
Paper Model of a Globe

Good Luck !

[SCEtoAUX]

Here is a website with dome calculators that let you input parameters to get the size dome you want.


Desert Domes - Home

You can input the diameter of the dome wanted and it will return the lengths of the sides of the triangles needed, or you can input the length of one of the sides and it will return the needed length of the other sides and the resulting diameter of the dome. The calculator calls the sides "struts" because the intended use is to make electrical conduit struts for constructing geodesic domes.

I have used the calculators to make domes using corrugated cardboard from appliance boxes and make domes with drinking straws and pipe cleaners.

There are calculators for various types of domes from simple 1V to more complex 6V domes. The "V" designator is just geodesic dome terminology to indicate the complexity of the dome.

I do not have pictures of the drinking straw dome, but here is a picture of one of the corrugated cardboard domes:


It has a radius of around 32 inches/81 cm. If you look close you can see a hand sticking out of the dome.

[paper hollywood]

This may not have exactly what you're seeking, but it's full of wonderful paper geometric shapes: Paper Models of Polyhedra

EDIT: Oops. I see someone beat me to this one. Never mind.

[spaceagent-9]

Construct a Dome

zakopious nailed it with this link, from what I have seen of window skylight domes this would be it. maybe smaller triangles..........

[clif52]

Thanks guys for all the help. These look good for the ideas I'm working on. I've found a few standard skylight patterns but this looks very promising and its giving me some new ideas. Maybe a glass dome with plants inside like a greenhouse for Poison Ivy from Batman. I think one of the dome patterns would also work for the Daily Planet globe if I double the dome and work out some extra parts so that it will look like a hollow framework of steel girders.
Thanks for the help.
Clif