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Heroes of Faith
BUILD PAPER
CRAFT
Samuel
Bible
MiniWorld
Old
Testament
General Assembly Instructions
TOOLS • Sharp scissors.
NEEDED • Paper-cutting knife (recommended: X-Acto knife with a #11 blade).
• Sturdy tweezers with smooth edges. (Tweezers with rough edges or teeth
will mar the surface of the pieces.)
• Metal ruler to make a straight cut or score.
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glu • Toothpicks for reaching into tiny corners and spreading drops of glue.
• White glue and glue stick.
• Cutting surface (recommended: a cutting mat).
• Dry pen (no ink) or blunt knife for scoring.
• Print pages 8 to 10 on White Card Stock paper (sometimes called Cover Paper or
Bristol), 160 grammes (recommended) or 190-200 grammes (110 lbs), preferably non
glossy but with a mat finish.
Cutting
Usually, a piece for a card stock model is cut out in two stages.
First, the piece is separated from the rest of the pieces by cutting roughly around it with scissors.
Don’t cut along the lines at this step.
Once the piece is separated, you can work on it without damaging other pieces. It’s best to do
the scoring and folding before proceeding to the fine cutting.
Work on one piece at a time:
• Score along the dotted lines.
• Cut along the solid lines.
• Fold along the dotted lines, but don’t add glue to any pieces yet.
VERY IMPORTANT: Try out the pieces to be glued before applying the glue. This will
help you understand how the pieces fit together, and you will be able to take note of
any adjustments that might be needed. Then apply a small amount of glue on the tab
indicated by a black dot.
Scoring
There are two kinds of folds:
Score the fold lines to make a crisp straight fold. It’s
Mountain especially important for the smallest pieces to be
fold scored before folding. To score, place a metal ruler
along the fold line, and then press with a dull point (a
dry pen or dull knife) along the fold line to compress
Valley the paper. This will help to achieve a crisp fold.
fold
Most pieces on the model require a mountain fold,
Mountain fold generally though a few use a valley fold. Valley folds will be
means that the texture is on the indicated on the model pieces with the valley fold
outside, while on a valley fold symbol.
the texture is usually inside.
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Follow the steps for assembling described in the following pages. Some parts
may seem to be complex, but none are complicated to assemble. Simply create
one part at a time while following the order of assembly, and always try out the
pieces first without glue to understand how they fit together.
Look at the final photos and the different illustrations, and with patience you will
be able to create a great model.
Use a toothpick to apply a small drop of glue and a tweezer to hold the small
pieces. There are a few tips added to the instructions to help you along the way.
An important key for a well-assembled model is to score neatly every piece along
the dotted line, then to prefold everything before gluing.
• Be careful when using scissors or a paper cutting knife.
• Glue, scissors, and other tools may be dangerous, so be
sure to keep them out of the reach of young children.
And remember,
there is no hurry.
TAKE YOUR
TIME!
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Assembling the Mini-people
These instructions apply to the basic shape of all mini-people.
Some mini-people have additional parts.
Score, cut, fold,
and glue the side
first; then glue the
top.
Optional:
Before gluing the
bottom piece, glue
in a small coin to
add weight to the
mini-people.
To form the arms: Fold in the middle, glue
together, and when dry, cut around the arm.
Some pieces have extra color around
them, such as people’s arms and
accessories, for example. Fold these
The small dot pieces in half and glue before cutting
indicates where so that the piece will have texture on
to put the glue to both sides.
attach the arm to the
body so that each Simply fold along the dotted line and
arm is on the correct apply some glue, preferably using a
glue stick.
side of the body.
Once the glue on the piece has
dried, cut it out. You don’t have to cut
right on the line, it’s fine to leave a
millimeter or two around it.
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Assembling the background
1. Cut, score and assemble the 3 parts of
the background stand (the floor tile, and the
background piece A and B).
For the bottom piece you need to insert a
piece of cardboard or foam 5 mm thick to add
extra strength
2. Assemble the 3 parts of background
and glue them together as shown here.
Background piece A
Background
piece B
Floor tile
Glue the floor tile to the
background pieces.
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Heroes of Faith - Samuel
Heroes of Faith – Samuel
Samuel was dedicated to God by his mother, Hannah, as part of
a vow she made to God before he was born. (1 Samuel 1:1–20.)
As a boy, Samuel helped the priest, Eli, in the tabernacle.
One night the Lord called Samuel, who at first believed it was
Eli calling him during the night. Three times the Lord called
Samuel, and after the third call, Eli understood what was
happening and instructed Samuel to respond to the Lord if he
called again. Samuel did, and he took his first leap of faith by
telling Eli everything God had instructed him to tell Eli.
Samuel’s credibility as a prophet spread throughout Israel, and
God continued to reveal His messages to His people through
Samuel. (1 Samuel 3.)
The life of Samuel was pivotal in Israel’s history. As a prophet,
he anointed the first two kings of Israel, Saul and young David;
and he was the last in the line of Israel’s judges, considered by
many as the greatest judge. (Acts 13:20, Psalm 99:6)
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Floor tile
background piece B
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background piece A
glue background piece B here
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