Here is my contribution to the UK Johnson Solid Project – number 40, an elongated pentagonal orthocupolarotunda!

This one is quite a bit smaller than the J68 I made for the US project, but still took me a while to make as it has a lot of components. There are 15 triangles, 15 squares and 7 pentagons in total, and it is made up of a pentagonal cupola (which is Johnson solid number 5) and a pentagonal rotunda (Johnson solid number 6) joined together by a decagonal prism (essentially a ring of ten squares around the middle).

The J68 I made also has a pentagonal cupola as part of the shape (this is a decagonal face made up of a pentagon surrounded by squares and triangles) so I thought it would be nice to use the same colours to highlight the connection between them and the two projects.

The shape is interesting as it looks completely different from different sides. I really like the pentagonal rotunda side (a partial icosidodecahedron made from pentagons and triangles) as well.

I really glad that I got to make a second Johnson Solid for the UK project – it’s been fun making a piece that’s very different to the other shape!