RavensBlight MAIN STREET User manual

RavensBlight – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS page 1.
NOTE: This project should be printed on heavy card stock.
WHAT YOU LL NEED: Scissors, Elmer s glue (or a glue stick) and a ruler or other straight-edge. (A black
marker is optional for darkening any white paper edges as you build the model.)
FOLDING TIP: It’s handy to ‘score’ the fold lines before folding. You can use an old ink pen, a knitting
needle, the end of a paper clip, or any metal object that will crease the paper without tearing it. Scoring
helps you fold more precisely and also makes the project much faster to assemble.
ASSEMBLY:
FOR THE ART GALLERY: Begin by cutting out the ART GALLERY on Parts Page 1. Separate the black
tabs from the shingled roof panels by cutting along the red lines. Separate the left black tab from the
adjacent gray tab. Fold the two black tabs, the two dark gray tabs and all four light gray tabs
DOWNWARD. Next, fold the three roof panels DOWNWARD and then fold DOWNWARD between all
four wall panels.
Glue the two dark gray panels to the back of the adjoining roof panels. Then glue the two black tabs to the
back of the adjoining roof panels. Glue the large gray tab to the back of the opposite wall panel (to form a
rectangular building as shown in Figure 1) and then glue the three smaller gray tabs to the back of the
roof panels to finish the building. (You can reach inside the building with your fingers or a ruler to press
the three small gray tabs into place).
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RavensBlight – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS page 2.
Cut out the SIGN of your choice and glue it to the front of the building.
Cut out the ART GALLERY BASE on Parts Page 1. Fold the black panels UPWARD and then fold the
blue panels DOWNWARD as shown in Figure 2. Push the ART GALLERY BASE into the bottom of the
ART GALLERY and glue the blue panels to the inside of the building as shown in Figure 3 (or just push
the base into position without glue so the building can be removed from the diorama later). You should
now have a building with two black tabs at the bottom as shown in Figure 4. We ll use the black tabs to
connect the building to the diorama s base later.
FOR THE TOY SHOP: Cut out the TOY SHOP on Parts Page 1. Separate the black tabs from the
shingled roof panels by cutting along the red lines. Fold the two black tabs, the dark gray tab and all three
light gray tabs DOWNWARD. Next, fold the two roof panels DOWNWARD and then fold DOWNWARD
between all four wall panels.
Glue the dark gray panel to the back of the adjoining roof panel. Then glue the two black tabs to the back
of the adjoining roof panels. Glue the large gray tab to the back of the opposite wall panel and then glue
the three smaller gray tabs to the back of the roof panels to finish the building, as shown in Figure 5.
Cut out the SIGN of your choice and glue it to the front of the building.
Cut out the TOY SHOP BASE on Parts Page 1. Fold the black panels UPWARD and then fold the blue
panels DOWNWARD. Push the TOY SHOP BASE into the bottom of the TOY SHOP and glue the blue
panels to the inside of the building (or just push the base into position without glue so the building can be
removed from the diorama later).
FOR THE ARCADE: Cut out the ARCADE on Parts Page 2. Separate the left black tab from the adjacent
gray tab. Then assemble the ARCADE in the same manner as we did the TOY SHOP.
Cut out the ARCADE BASE on Parts Page 2, fold as we did previously and add the base to the building
(with the large black tab towards the FRONT of the building).
Now cut out the ARCADE PORCH on Parts Page 2. Fold the wooden panel UPWARD and fold the two
posts DOWNWARD. Place glue on the wood panel of the ARCADE PORCH and then glue the ARCADE
PORCH to the front of the ARCADE as shown in Figure 6. Add the SIGN of your choice to finish the
building.
FOR THE MUSIC SHOP: Cut out and assemble everything in the same manner as we did the ARCADE.
FOR THE LIBRARY: Cut out the LIBRARY on Parts Page 3. Assemble the building in the same manner
as we did the ART GALLERY. Cut out the LIBRARY BASE on Parts Page 3, fold and add to the
LIBRARY building. Cut out the LIBRARY FRONT on Parts Page 3. Place glue on the front of the
LIBRARY building and then glue the LIBRARY FRONT directly over the front of the LIBRARY building, as
shown in Figure 7. Finish the building by adding the SIGN of your choice.
FOR THE THEATER: Cut out and assemble everything in the same manner as we did the LIBRARY.
FOR THE DIORAMA: Cut out the BASE on Parts Page 4. Fold the five gray tabs UPWARD. (To
strengthen the model, you may want to glue the BASE to cardboard or poster board. If you do this, don t
glue anything to the gray tabs, just fold them inward and use the main panel as a template when cutting
out the cardboard.)
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RavensBlight – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS page 3.
This model can be built with either a moonlit sky or a sunset. Also, you can make a convertible model so
you can change backgrounds.
For a Single Background: Cut out BACKGROUND PART 1 and BACKGROUND PART 2 (using either the
moonlit panels on Parts Page 5 and 6 or the sunset panels on Parts Page 7 and 8). Glue the black tab on
PART 2 to the back of the right hand panel on PART 1. Fold UPWARD along the seam where the two
PARTS meet, and then fold UPWARD along the remaining three black lines. Place the BACKGROUND in
position over the BASE as shown in Figure 8. Glue the five gray BASE tabs to the back of the
BACKGROUND panels.
Cut out the LEFT TREE and RIGHT TREE on Parts Page 9. Fold the gray tabs DOWNWARD and then
fold the black panels DOWNWARD. Position a tree on either side of the background as shown in Figure
9. Glue the black TREE panels to the back of the background panels. Glue the gray TREE tabs to the
bottom of the base.
Now carefully place the buildings over the matching color squares on the base and glue the buildings
black tabs to the base as shown in Figure 10. Your model town is now complete!
For a Convertible Background: Assemble the moonlit background as described above and connect the
background to the base. Add the trees on either side. Then cut out the two parts of the sunset
background and glue them together. Fold in the same manner as the moonlit background. Cut off about
an eighth of an inch from the far left and right sides of the sunset background and then slide the sunset
background into place directly in front of the moonlit background. You should now have a sunset diorama
as shown in Figure 11, but you can remove the sunset to reveal the moonlit sky whenever you choose.
FOR THE HEARSE: Cut out the HEARSE on Parts Page 9. Fold the eight gray tabs DOWNWARD. Fold
the front panel DOWNWARD. Fold the hood UPWARD. Fold the front windshield DOWNWARD (folding
along the roof line, above the glass). Now fold the side panels and back panel DOWNWARD. Glue the
gray tabs to the adjacent panels, gluing first the windshield, then the hood, and finally the front and back
panels. Your hearse should resemble Figure 12.
And that s everything... you now have your own haunted little ghost town (complete with transportation,
should you need to leave quickly).