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 | Stellation of Great Stellated Truncated Dodecahedron |
This is an example of what is sometimes called a Leonardo-style
polyhedron. Leonardo DeVinci drew pictures of polyhedra where the edges were
made from solid wood, but the faces were hollow. Here you can see a frame-work
great dodecahedron, with a
small stellated dodecahedron exposed inside.
Those models are consecutive stellations of the
dodecahedron, and this new model helps to show
that relationship. The model is a stellation of the
great stellated truncated dodecahedron.
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The central part is built first, which resembles a small stellated
dodecahedron with its spikes cut off jaggedly.
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Then bridge pieces are glued between the peaks.
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Finally, glue on the outside layer. This model is not hard to make
with a little perseverance, and is very solid.
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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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