Models by a origami-challenged maker

That would be me: I am completely incapable to following directions to fold real origami.  But today I was using paper to make a model for the big project that I've been working on.  

The actual nature of my project will remain unshared, at least for now, but suffice is to say that it's a 3D piece that has to meet very stringent functional requirements.

The big model is a 1:1 scale of the actual item.  The small model is something I was using to try to solve a problem that I was struggling with on the big piece.  (I didn't want to accidentally destroy the big piece in the course of my fumblings).  Anyway, I'm proud to say that I was able to get the small model to fold the way I wanted it to.  So maybe tomorrow I'll begin my first work session by transferring those folds to the full size piece.