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N9: 48 Intersecting Rectangles, "Shibusa" (designed by me)
This one was pretty challenging to assemble - I refined the unit dimensions since N8 and, while the fit is better, it became a bit difficult to push the long frames all the way through. However, the end result is an even more secure model. I'm not 100% sure, but I think this model may be the most number of Intersecting polygons resulting in a closed symmetric figure made from paper. Others have a greater number of frames or more complicated shapes, but I haven't found a model with more than 48 polygons. Folded from Cordennon's Stardream.
N9: 48 Intersecting Rectangles, "Shibusa" (designed by me)
This one was pretty challenging to assemble - I refined the unit dimensions since N8 and, while the fit is better, it became a bit difficult to push the long frames all the way through. However, the end result is an even more secure model. I'm not 100% sure, but I think this model may be the most number of Intersecting polygons resulting in a closed symmetric figure made from paper. Others have a greater number of frames or more complicated shapes, but I haven't found a model with more than 48 polygons. Folded from Cordennon's Stardream.