Stellated Icosahedron Chiral

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This is one of the 59 stellations of the icosahedron. It has no planes of symmetry so it has a very twisted look. The 60 faces are identical pentagons. I have chosen to print 6 each of 10 different colors to emphasize the 20 planes of the icosahedron. There is no glue required. This just slides and snaps together. I would suggest putting 11 of the 12 large points together (5 faces each). Then attach them around the small points (3 faces each). Lastly put in the 12th large point one face at a time. Be careful about keeping co-planar and parallel faces the same color. If you want one on your Christmas tree I would suggest printing it in white or clear. Also, if you are placing this on a tree, then you might want to print 5 of the pieces without the large point so that you can slip it over the top of the tree. Personally I think it could be hung from the ceiling above the tree, but others in my family insist that the star must sit on the tree. How I Designed This The vertices were calculated in Mathematica. The object was then modeled in OpenSCAD.