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Make a Printable Village Bank in 1:144 - N Scale

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Cut Out and Assemble the Village Bank in 1:144 Scale

Interior tile floor and two colored interior walls ready to be glued into place inside a model bank.

Walls and floors are laid out ready for assembly inside this 1:144 scale model village bank building.

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Cut Out and Assemble the bank.

  • Cut out the card or paper building facade for the house leaving the roof sections attached (ignore the cropping lines) and use a bone folder or a sharp straight edge to crease the folds the crisply. The folds for the bank front are at the main line on the corners. The roof section has several marked fold lines. Fold the roof back along the main grey line between the small brick section and the main front. Fold the roof again at the base of the roof tiles. Glue the brick section to the back of the bank front.
  • Fold the roof tile section in half, then make a fold at the base of the roof tiles along the line of bricks.
  • Fold the small back roof brick section in half along the central grey line, and glue the brick section fold together.

Bank Interior

  • Lay the bank front down flat on its printed surface
  • Cut out the tile floor (trimming off the white crop line) and fold the grey support lines away from the floor. Glue the tile floor to the back of the house, lining up the folded support line with the bottom edge of the house Set aside to dry.
  • Cut out the colored interior sections. The green will form the first floor walls and the yellow the second floor.
  • Place the green wallpaper so it is just above the tile floor running straight across the width of the bank.
  • Glue the cornice – the thin strip located above the green wall paper, to the top of the wallpaper on the interior of the bank, fitting it closely to the top of the lights. This cornice strip will support the second floor.
  • Add the yellow second floor paper the same way you did the first, leaving a small gap for the floor between the top cornice of the first floor wallpaper and the bottom of the second floor wallpaper.
  • Trim the interior paper flush with the top of the house exterior walls and roof support.

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