Exquisite Interceptors [Paperback]

Thay Yang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Learn how to fold paper replicas of modern fighter aircraft as well as fantasy planes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

With clear illustrations, instructions, and solutions to problems the reader may have folding the planes, Exquisite Interceptors quickly teaches how to fold replicas of modern fighter aircraft as well as fantasy planes. These are easy-to-follow, FUN instructions. -- Publisher

Product Details

• Paperback: 117 pages
• Publisher: Cypress House; 1st edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879384272
• ISBN-13: 978-1879384279
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,722,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so easy..., March 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Exquisite Interceptors (Paperback)

Don't be fooled - these are not easy airplanes to make well!

I'm not a skiled origami artist, but I can fold most paper airplanes with great precision. The planes in this book lean more toward origami than functional paper airplanes.

The planes do look cool, but they're not the best performers in terms of flight.

To be fair, I'm not convinced that I've folded them well enough to really judge how well they should fly, but many of them have very small wings...

The planes do not require any cutting or glue, but they do need tape.

Another thing to note is that most of the planes require a ruler to find the location of the fold. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but I personally prefer to be able to just grab a piece of paper and turn it into a great flyer with no other tools.

Bottom line: if you want cool looking planes from a single uncut piece of paper, this book is for you. If you want great flyers, you may want to go elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite Interceptors, November 21, 2006

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Ryan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exquisite Interceptors (Paperback)

This book is filled to the rim with fun and challenging planes!
The person before me that wrote a rewiew does not know how to fold these wonderful planes. I can succesfully fold all of them, and to mention they fly like a charm! So if you are having difficulty folding these planes, Try using a different sheet of paper or adjusting. You`ll get it sooner or later!

5.0 out of 5 stars EXQUISITE Indeed, April 16, 2010

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Hammondman! (Utica, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exquisite Interceptors (Paperback)

EXQUISITE INTERCEPTORS, the other book by Thay Yang, is quite the folding manual for origami planes! I don't mind the ruler and the measuring. the planes come out super and after some practice, fly quite well. I'm well above kid age and I enjoy making them! they look even better with 2-tone paper, and I even made them with 11 x 17 paper! Thay, you knocked it out the park with this book!