Cut, assemble and play

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Heroes of Faith
BUILD PAPER
CRAFT

Abraham

Bible
MiniWorld
Old
Testament
 General Assembly Instructions
TOOLS • Sharp scissors.
NEEDED • Paper-cutting knife (recommended: X-Acto knife with a #11 blade).
• Sturdy tweezers with smooth edges. (Tweezers with rough edges or teeth
will mar the surface of the pieces.)
• Metal ruler to make a straight cut or score.
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glu • Toothpicks for reaching into tiny corners and spreading drops of glue.
• White glue and glue stick.
• Cutting surface (recommended: a cutting mat).
• Dry pen (no ink) or blunt knife for scoring.

• Print pages 10 to 12 on White Card Stock paper (sometimes called Cover Paper or
Bristol), 160 grammes (recommended) or 190-200 grammes (110 lbs) preferably non
glossy but with a mat finish.
• Print page 13 on regular paper.

Cutting
Usually, a piece for a card stock model is cut out in two stages.
First, the piece is separated from the rest of the pieces by cutting roughly around it with scissors.
Don’t cut along the lines at this step.
Once the piece is separated, you can work on it without damaging other pieces. It’s best to do
the scoring and folding before proceeding to the fine cutting.
Work on one piece at a time:
• Score along the dotted lines.
• Cut along the solid lines.
• Fold along the dotted lines, but don’t add glue to any pieces yet.

VERY IMPORTANT: Try out the pieces to be glued before applying the glue. This will
help you understand how the pieces fit together, and you will be able to take note of
any adjustments that might be needed. Then apply a small amount of glue on the tab
indicated by a black dot.

Scoring
There are two kinds of folds:
Score the fold lines to make a crisp straight fold. It’s
Mountain especially important for the smallest pieces to be
fold scored before folding. To score, place a metal ruler
along the fold line, and then press with a dull point (a
dry pen or dull knife) along the fold line to compress
Valley the paper. This will help to achieve a crisp fold.
fold
Most pieces on the model require a mountain fold,
Mountain fold generally though a few use a valley fold. Valley folds will be
means that the texture is on the indicated on the model pieces with the valley fold
outside, while on a valley fold symbol.
the texture is usually inside.

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Follow the steps for assembling described in the following pages. Some parts
may seem to be complex, but none are complicated to assemble. Simply create
one part at a time while following the order of assembly, and always try out the
pieces first without glue to understand how they fit together.

Look at the final photos and the different illustrations, and with patience you will
be able to create a great model.

Use a toothpick to apply a small drop of glue and a tweezer to hold the small
pieces. There are a few tips added to the instructions to help you along the way.

An important key for a well-assembled model is to score neatly every piece along
the dotted line, then to prefold everything before gluing.

• 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.

And remember,
there is no hurry.
TAKE YOUR
TIME!

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 Assembling the Mini-people
These instructions apply to the basic shape of all mini-people.
Some mini-people have additional parts.

Score, cut, fold,

and glue the side
first; then glue the
top.

Optional:
Before gluing the
bottom piece, glue
in a small coin to
add weight to the
mini-people.

To form the arms: Fold in the middle, glue

together, and when dry, cut around the arm.

Some pieces have extra color around

them, such as people’s arms and
accessories, for example. Fold these
The small dot pieces in half and glue before cutting
indicates where so that the piece will have texture on
to put the glue to both sides.
attach the arm to the
body so that each Simply fold along the dotted line and
arm is on the correct apply some glue, preferably using a
glue stick.
side of the body.
Once the glue on the piece has
dried, cut it out. You don’t have to cut
right on the line, it’s fine to leave a
millimeter or two around it.

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 Assembling the background
1. Cut out and glue the floor tile on a piece of 2. Assemble the 2 parts of background
cardboard or other light material, preferably and glue them together as shown here.
0.5 milimeter thick.
Background piece A
Background
piece B

3. Then glue the floor tile to the

background pieces.

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 Assembling the tent
Print page 13 on regular paper. Then lightly score along the dotted
line; don’t press too much as it might cut through the paper.

Cut out the piece along the thick line and fold
along the dotted line.

Afterward, glue the

back of the tent
together as shown
here, using a glue
stick. Let it dry, then
fold it to form the
tent.
(See the photos on
the next page.)

Next: Cut, score and assemble

the various wood beams.

Tips to make straigh tubes:

Making a square tube is a little
tricky and sometimes a tube will
bend along the length. Here is a
technique that will help you make
a straight tube.

• Score and fold along the tabs, assembling as if to glue without adding the glue at this
point. Flatten the tube with the long tab folded inside. Apply a thin layer of glue along the
tab (you can use a glue stick) then press firmly and let it dry.

• Once it is dry, gently squeeze the tube to open it up, and you should have a straight tube.

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The 2 short wood posts are glued in
the front of the tent.

The longer one on the back; this will

help to glue the tent to the back of
the background in the display box.

Cut the long strip of

the rope, score in
the middle and fold
it in two, then glue it
together using a glue
stick, this will give
texture on both sides.

Then cut it in two and

glue it in place as
shown in the photo.

Last: Glue the 4 small

beams as shown here.

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Heroes of Faith - Abraham

Heroes of Faith - Abraham

By faith, Abraham obeyed when God called him to go
out to a new country that God promised to give him;
and he left everything and went out not even knowing
where this new country was.

He lived by faith as a stranger in the country that God

had led him too, living in tents, as later his sons did as
well because God had promised them also. Abraham
obeyed like this because he was looking forward to
living in the special city which God, the architect and
builder, has prepared.

Paraphrased from Hebrew 11:8 to 10.

Read also in John 14:1 to 3.

Read the story of Abraham in Genesis 12.

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background piece B

Floor tile

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 background piece A

glue background piece B here

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Print on regular paper

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