I built the Golden Gate bridge as a desk ornament for my architect daughter. It is supposed to be fairly easy, but it took me quite a while and I included many words of ill repute.
neil_w has the right of it; a good magnifier. Unless your eyes are like mine, then a REALLY good magnifier.
I really wish I'd gotten a decent set of tools like Pappy suggested.
Cut the tabs that hold each piece to the sheet, using a hobby knife. Score several times if necessary. Trim after removal. Be CERTAIN that you're NOT cutting through a tab that's supposed to go into a slot on another piece. I quickly became expert at doing this most wrongly.
CA (medium) for when that ritzen-fratzen part just won't stay in the right position.
But they are beautiful when assembled correctly!
neil_w has the right of it; a good magnifier. Unless your eyes are like mine, then a REALLY good magnifier.
I really wish I'd gotten a decent set of tools like Pappy suggested.
Cut the tabs that hold each piece to the sheet, using a hobby knife. Score several times if necessary. Trim after removal. Be CERTAIN that you're NOT cutting through a tab that's supposed to go into a slot on another piece. I quickly became expert at doing this most wrongly.
CA (medium) for when that ritzen-fratzen part just won't stay in the right position.
But they are beautiful when assembled correctly!