How to Make an Origami X-Wing Fighter

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Fold your very own Star Wars X-Wing ship! Follow the instructions in the video above, or use the following step-by-step instructions to make an origami X-Wing fighter.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • One square sheet of origami paper (the larger the sheet, the easier it will be to fold)

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Step 1: Start with square, color side up. Fold diagonally both ways. Unfold.


Step 2: Flip paper over. Fold in half side to side. Unfold.


Step 3: Fold in half, top to bottom.


Step 4: Squash fold both sides. (Hold top corners, and pull down and inward.)


Step 5: Pull up center crease.


Step 6: Your paper should look like this now.


Step 7: Fold and unfold right panel.


Step 8: Squash and flatten.


Step 9: Fold right panel to the left.


Step 10: Slightly open flap to the right and squash and flatten.


Step 11: Flip over.


Step 12: Repeat steps 7-10 on back two panels.


Step 13: Fold toward center. Unfold.


Step 14: Pull up on center and fold up as sides come in. Flatten.


Step 15: Repeat steps 13-14 on all four sides.


Step 16: On two opposing sides, fold down point as shown.


Step 17: On a side with point up, inside reverse fold the legs out to make two wings. Repeat on opposite side to make two more wings.


Step 18: Fold the right edge to the center. As you are folding the right edge, the bottom edges should fold together.


Step 19: You fold should look like this once flattened. Repeat step 18 on all four sides.


Step 20: Once all four sides are complete, take the right side and fold over to the left. Repeat on back.


Step 21: The bottom triangle flap should no longer have a split in the middle.


Step 22: Fold the bottom triangle flap up toward the middle. Repeat on back.


Step 23: Inside reverse fold the tips up. Repeat on the other side. You’ll have a total of four to complete.


Step 24: Fold the right panel over to the left. Repeat on other side.


Step 25: Your Star Wars X-Wing is complete!


PHOTOS OF COMPLETED SHIP

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26 Comments on How to Make an Origami X-Wing Fighter

  1. Anonymous // May 1, 2021 at 1:20 pm // Reply

    it hard to make.

  2. https//.dumboy // February 18, 2021 at 12:17 pm // Reply

    super hard i couldn’t do it because i don’t have origami paper

  3. karate kid (guy) // October 15, 2020 at 1:28 pm // Reply

    I didn’t do it yet but it looks so cool

  4. I think it turned out cool

  5. Kinda hard,really awesome!

  6. fun but hard

  7. My x wing looks really ugly

  8. This thing is awesome but mine came out really ugly 🙁

  9. so hard

  10. Someone... // May 20, 2020 at 8:39 am // Reply

    I liked it!

  11. DipperPinesOmegaPenguin78 // May 9, 2020 at 2:08 pm // Reply

    I only could do steps 1 thru 3. I’ve never even done a squash fold!

  12. The only thing that I would like // May 6, 2020 at 11:00 am // Reply

    I think it is easy if you have done origami before. If you haven’t done origami before, it Is not for you.

  13. Greanjetpack123 // March 28, 2020 at 10:27 am // Reply

    Not sure I did it right.😂but it worked!!!!!

  14. i get stuck on step 11 when there’s 15 more

  15. dillpickle // March 24, 2020 at 9:00 am // Reply

    its easy i did 10

  16. fcucfufif 2 // March 23, 2020 at 6:08 am // Reply

    it is sooooo hard.

  17. I dont know how to do it

  18. too good to be true. I looked forward to making, but after much confusion [because it went too fast] it did not work

  19. Way to fast

  20. it is to fast and make more star wars plz

  21. it is to fast and make more star wars plz

  22. awsome!😎

  23. Very confused

  24. My students love it!!!!

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