Microsoft Word - 3D_Mantis

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Kung Fu Panda™ 3-D Paper Character

Master Mantis

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Time to Complete: Approximately 60 minutes
Level: Difficult

GETTING STARTED

Materials:
• Metal-edged ruler
• Butter knife
• Scissors or X-ACTO knife
• Cutting mat (optional)
• Multipurpose glue
• Pencil

1. Score all the pieces: Using a ruler as a guide,
run the back side of a butter knife firmly along all
the dotted lines.

2. Using scissors or an X-ACTO knife and cutting mat,
cut out all pieces along the solid lines. Cut slits where
indicated on thorax.

ASSEMBLE THE LEGS

3. On each leg (1), tuck the small triangular tab behind the adjacent edge to form an “L”
shape and glue in place.

4. Fold long tabs inward, dab glue where marked and glue in place.

ASSEMBLE THE FORELEGS AND ARMS

5. Fold each square foreleg segment (2)
in half and glue together. Then, cut out
along the solid lines.

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6. On each arm (3), fold the shoulder segment as shown, and glue tab in place.

7. Insert a foreleg into the end of the each arm, fold arm in half on dotted line and glue
together.

ASSEMBLE HEAD AND THORAX

8. Fold head (4) tabs inward, and glue
top panel down.

Insert arms through the appropriate slits, as shown. Then fold and glue inserted tabs to

inside of thorax.

10. Fold thorax inward on dotted lines and glue in place.

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ASSEMBLE THORAX AND ABDOMEN

11. Glue A tabs to the left side of the abdomen (5), curving the piece as you work.

12. Glue B tabs to the right side, curving the piece as you work.

13.

Place a dab of glue on the remaining tabs. Glue them to the end of the abdomen as

shown.

ATTACH THE LEGS

14. Place a dab of glue on the top of the abdomen where marked with black dots. Insert
two legs through the slits and two under the head, and glue in place as shown.

15. Place a dab of glue on the remaining thorax tabs. Glue to the back of the abdomen as
shown.

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FINISHING TOUCHES

16. Use a pencil to gently curl arms and
wings (6) as shown.

17.

Place a dab of glue on wing tabs. Glue to the back of the abdomen on top of thorax

tabs.

18.

On each side of the face (7), tuck white triangle behind so cut mark meets dotted

line. Glue in place.

19.

Fold face gently on vertical dotted line, then place a dab of glue on the head where

marked. Glue the face to the head as shown.

20. You’re done!