Nell from Battle Beyond the Stars

Indeed. It would be doable by cleverly using simplified shapes. Julius Perdana is a master of that. :)
 
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I think the center image says it all.
 
It can be done.

You have to start with a fairly simple roug shape to get the idea of the part. Then you subdivide the faces and manipulate them until you have the desired shape. It is a tedious job and is best acieved with the goal (= papercraft) in mind. You must not overdetail the shapes and have to be sure about the final size of the model.
 
If you forget for a moment about creating from a flat sheet and use other methods to form an organic shape, combined with a bit of water forming and burnishing, you can create just about any shape that can be flattened and cut.
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For Example. It still would have to be designed, but far better method as a start!
 
This may be edited out, but that ship looks like someone cast their balls and split the penis right down the middle. There, I said it. :eek:
 
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This may be edited out, but that ship looks like someone cast their balls and split the penis right down the middle. There, I said it. :eek:

I think that the intention was more akin to the middle b&w picture above. Methinks flirtation oh I mean flotation "devices"!:biggrin:
 
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