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Sci-fi MiniWorld 10 +
General Assembly Instructions
• Sharpscissors.• Paper-cuttingknife(recommended:X-Actoknifewitha#11blade).• Sturdytweezerswithsmoothedges.(Tweezerswithroughedgesorteeth
willmarthesurfaceofthepieces.)• Metalrulertomakeastraightcutorscore.• Toothpicksforreachingintotinycornersandspreadingdropsofglue.• Whiteglueandgluestick.• Cuttingsurface(recommended:acuttingmat).• Drypen(noink)orbluntknifeforscoring.
TOOLSNEEDED
Usually,apieceforacardstockmodeliscutoutintwostages.First,thepieceisseparatedfromtherestofthepiecesbycuttingroughlyarounditwithscissors.
Don’tcutalongthelinesatthisstep.Oncethepieceisseparated,youcanworkonitwithoutdamagingotherpieces.It’sbesttodo
thescoringandfoldingbeforeproceedingtothefinecutting.Work on one piece at a time:• Scorealongthedottedlines.• Cutalongthesolidlines.• Foldalongthedottedlines,butdon’taddgluetoanypiecesyet.
VERY IMPORTANT: Tryoutthepiecestobegluedbeforeapplyingtheglue.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandhowthepiecesfittogether,andyouwillbeabletotakenoteofanyadjustmentsthatmightbeneeded.Thenapplyasmallamountofglueonthetabindicatedbyablackdot.
Mountain fold
Valley fold
Scorethefoldlinestomakeacrispstraightfold.It’sespeciallyimportantforthesmallestpiecestobescoredbeforefolding.Toscore,placeametalruleralongthefoldline,andthenpresswithadullpoint(adrypenordullknife)alongthefoldlinetocompressthepaper.Thiswillhelptoachieveacrispfold.
Therearetwokindsoffolds:
Mountain foldgenerallymeansthatthetextureisontheoutside,whileonavalley foldthetextureisusuallyinside.
Mostpiecesonthemodelrequireamountain fold,thoughafewuseavalley fold.Valleyfoldswillbeindicatedonthemodelpieceswiththevalleyfoldsymbol.
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glue
• Printpages5and6onWhiteCardStockpaper(sometimescalledCoverPaperorBristol),160grammes(recommended)or190-200grammes(110lbs)preferablynonglossybutwithamatfinish.
Cutting
Scoring
Note: Somepieceshaveextracoloraroundthem,suchaspeople’sarmsandaccessories,forexample.Foldthesepiecesinhalfandgluebeforecutting,sothatthepiecewillhavetextureonbothsides.
Simplyfoldalongthedottedlineandapplysomeglue,preferablyusingagluestick.
Oncetheglueonthepiecehasdried,cutitout.Youdon’thavetocutrightontheline,it’sfinetoleaveamillimeterortwoaroundit.
Score,cut,fold,andgluethesidefirst;thengluethetop.
Optional:Beforegluingthebottompiece,glueinasmallcointoaddweighttothemini-people.
Toformthearms:Foldinthemiddle,gluetogether,andwhendry,cutaroundthearm.
Thesmalldotindicateswheretoputthegluetoattachthearmtothebody,sotheinsideofthehandwillbeintherightpositionwiththebody.
Theseinstructionsapplytothebasicshapeofallmini-people.Somemini-peoplehaveadditionalparts.
• Be careful when using scissors or a paper cutting knife.• Glue, scissors, and other tools may be dangerous, so be sure to keep them out of the reach of young children.
Andremember,there is no hurry.
TAKE YOUR TIME!
Assembling the Mini-people
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Assembling the space suit
THE HELMETSimplycut,scoreandassemblethedifferentparts.Youcanalsocutoutasmallpieceofsee-thoughplastictoglueinsidethehelmettocoverthefrontopening.
An important detail,whengluingthe2thrustersontheotherpart,gluethemtoalignwiththefront.Therewillbeasmallspacebehindtheminthebackinordertoplacethebackofthehelmet.Itwillmakesensewhenyouglueit,seethedrawingbelow.
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to glue the belt first before gluing the backpack and arms
THE BACKPACK AND THRUSTERCut,scoreandassembletogetherasshownbelow.
see-throughplasticsheettobegluedinsidethehelmet
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Cutoutthebeltpartandglueitaroundthewaistofthefigure,startingonthefront,whereindicatedbythelineonthebody.(Youwillneedtotrimthebeltalittle.)
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Captain Antares
Holstertobegluedontheright
Holstertobegluedontheleft
Optional:Chooseoneoftheseholsterstouse.
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Easytobuildpapercrafts,recommendedforages10onup.Durableenoughthatoncebuilt,evenyoungerchildrencanplaywiththem.
Afteryouhavedownloadedthesesets,allyouwillneedtodoisprintit(somepagesoncard-stockandothersonnormalpaper,asindicatedontheinstructionsincludedinthePDF).Thenwithsomebasictools:sharpscissorsorapapercuttingknife,aruler,andsimplewhiteglue,you’llbeabletocreatemanyMiniWorldscenesinnotime!
Assembly instructions included.
TheseMiniWorldseriesarecompatiblewitheachothers.Onceyouhavedownloadedasetyoucanusedifferentpartssuchastheterraintilesorscenerytoaddtoyourothernewsets;alsoyoucanprintseveralcopiesofcertainpartsandassembletheminavarietyofwaystocreatealargerset.
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