THE GHOST HOUSE –
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS page 8.
Now cut out the AWNING on page 11. Fold the two rail panels UPWARD along the
green lines. Fold DOWNWARD along the blue line between the two shingle
panels. Fold DOWNWARD between the shingle panel and the triangular wall panel
(along the blue line). Fold the tab with the yellow dot and the two blank gray tabs
DOWNWARD. Fold DOWNWARD between the triangular wall panel and the
rectangular wall panel. Glue the tab with the yellow dot to the inside of the
adjoining shingle panel. Glue the two blank gray tabs to the inside of the adjoining
shingle panels. To connect the AWNING to the front of the DECK, put glue on the
back of the two rail panels, position the awning over the steps (as shown in Figure
21) and glue in place.
STORAGE COMPARTMENT ASSEMBLY:
Congratulations! The house is now complete. But of course... all haunted houses
have a few secret places. So we’ll be adding a hidden storage compartment. Cut
out the BOX on Page 13. Fold the four blank brown tabs DOWNWARD and then
fold all four side panels DOWNWARD. Glue the brown tabs to the inside of the
adjoining side panels to form a box. Cut out the BOX LINER on Page 14. Fold the
four side panels UPWARD and then glue the BOX liner to the inside of the BOX,
as shown in Figure 22. Trim the top edge as necessary and darken with a black
marker if desired. The box should now slide into the bottom of the house. If the box
is too snug, you can pinch the box corners to collapse the sides of the box inward
slightly. You now have a hidden storage compartment.
LANDSCAPE ASSEMBLY:
If you wish you can call your model complete at this point, but it’s much more
impressive when it sits on its own ‘property’. To build the landscaping, begin by
cutting out the LEFT LAWN on Page 15 and the RIGHT LAWN on Page 16. Cut
along the two white lines on each piece to separate the tabs with green dots. The
RIGHT LAWN has four tabs with red dots. Glue these to the underside of the
LAWN LEFT piece so that the lawn panels meet and one large piece is formed, as
shown in Figure 23. Fold the inner tabs with green dots DOWNWARD. Fold the
four tabs with yellow dots DOWNWARD and then fold the four side panels
DOWNWARD. Glue the four tabs with yellow dots to the inside of the adjoining
side panels to form a pedestal like the one shown in Figure 24.
Remove the BOX from the house model and place it in the hole in the LAWN
piece. Turn the piece upside down and line up the lower edges of the tabs (with
green dots) and the bottom of the BOX. Glue the tabs to the BOX. The lawn should
now sit level on your tabletop with the bottom of the BOX also resting on the
tabletop, as shown in Figure 25. You’ll now be able to slide the house over the
storage box and the box will hold the house in position on the lawn.
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