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. i' By Dave Pierik
‘ ; , i“ .1“ Shelton-Mason County Journal
Happy Tree University
Mix round and rectangular concentric shapes for that institutional building
look.
You will need:
Tools: ruler and marker,
my scissors, paintbrushes
Materials: cardboard
including two sizes
of cylinders with lids,
masking tape, sand,
school glue, acrylic
paints, toothpicks,
I straws.
. Cost: about 75 cents}
worth of glue and paint.
Time: about six hours
total.
Measure 2” of height on each of two different sizes of
cardboard cylinder. Oatmeal containers work well. Mark the tape to
get-several 2” tall half-circles of cardboard . ‘
a ‘ in several places and carefully run masking tape all the of different
sizes. Tiace the shape they made on flat car
' way around so that you will get an even cut. Place ruler cardboard.
across container to make halfway marks, and mark those
also with straight perpendicular lines.
. . . . . was» 2:3 - . .
The base should be 8" to 9” along the back. For Stack, test fit and
adjust parts. Glue along edges Repeat the above steps twice for the smaller
shapes.
floors and roofs, add 1” to the sides and back of and add masking tape as
you go, starting from the Let dry.
each semi-circle. Measure and cut, then trace and half-circle and adding
edges. Once you're happy
cut 2 more of the larger shapes. Match wall section with where it is, you
can reinforce the glue with a, : .
measurements to the floors. You will need lots of bit of sand to add
strength and texture and to help ' :37
1” x 2” rectangles for the sides and 1” squares for fill any gaps.
Set aside to dry. ' ‘ '33
windows.
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The roof of the 2"d floor, is the floor of the‘3'4 Here is
another view. Note thatthe ground floor is > Test fit and check
angles, looking from different
floor. 'Itace the'smaller template so that it will be ' glued
to the base.‘_0nce you have your shape, you sides and down from the top
to line up. Glue levels
centered. ' . can easily mark and cut wall sizes starting from together
and tape in place. Let'dry.
' that. '