This is what the instructions looked like.
They weren't all that easy to understand. Most of it was something like...'Divide section K into three by folding twice, join the the two pieces of the wall to the side of the main tower. D-E-F should join to the left hand. Flaps on G, H and I should face inwards but the end of H should face downwards.'It didn't look too bad when we were nearly finished...
but lots of it was still held together with pegs while the glue dried.
And to make it all the more complicated we had to find some way to make the Mongols stick on.
It didn't look too bad when we reached this stage but with instruction like that you expect it to.
Three things I learned from this project was...
- Don't underestimate instructions...
- Little paper Mongols look like they're easy to stick on but they're not...
- And even though The Great Wall of China was built to keep the rabbits out, it should have been able to keep the Mongols out as well. (Trust me, I've built it, it's pretty sturdy. Well, if you call held togther with pegs sturdy.)
Jordan
2 comments:
that looks cool, Jordan! really cool!
(Carrie)
Dear Jordan - I too have struggled with paper mongols in my life - but the importance I placed on the instructions always got me through!!!! Actually, I can remember doing a very similar project with my sister, but we built an 16th century church or something similar, and I believe we had trouble with the little paper monks. Just goes to show, you can't trust anyone eh!!! Still, it was a lot of fun and looking at your project makes me want to go out an buy one and build it. Hmmmmm. Love to all. Helen.
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