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Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Carousel
A carousel, or merry-go-round, is a type of ride
often seen at amusement parks. It features a
revolving platform with seats on which users
can sit. The seats are shaped like horses and
they rise and fall as the platform rotates,
simulating horse riding. The first carousel,
powered by a steam engine, was made in
France circa 1860, and its popularity had
spread through Europe and to the United States
by the 1870s.
The horses on this papercraft carousel really
move up and down when you turn the base.
Have fun playing with it, or use it as a
decoration!

Assembly Instructions Explanation of Symbols

1) Carefully cut out the parts.

2) Fold along the dotted lines, making mountain or valley folds as indicated.
Cut line
3) Follow the order indicated in the instructional diagrams, and attach the
parts to assemble.
(Read the Explanation of Symbols for more information.)

4) Your paper craft model is finished!


Mountain fold Valley fold

Tools

Scissors, glue (We recommend craft glue.)

Numbered glue tabs


Glue the parts together in the order indicated
Caution by the numbers.

nam
e Glue tabs with symbols and part names
Keep glue away from small children. These tabs are to be glued onto the matching parts,
Be careful not to cut your fingers when using scissors. which name is indicated on the tab.
Fold the folding lines before gluing.
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the base

1 Assemble the upper base parts A, B, C and D 2 Assemble the upper base parts

Upper base part B

Upper base part C


Upper base part A

Upper base part D

Upper base part A


Upper base parts
Assemble the upper base parts B, C, and D in the same way.

3 Assemble the Underside of base 4 Assemble the base reinforcing part 5 Assemble the base

Base reinforcing part B


Base reinforcing part B

Underside of base B

Underside of base A
Base reinforcing part A

Base
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the base side device

6 Assemble the revolving platform (bottom)

Revolving platform (bottom)A Revolving platform (bottom)D

Revolving platform (bottom)C Revolving platform (bottom)


Revolving platform (bottom)B

7 Assemble the center pole (bottom) 8 Assemble the platform device

Platform device
Center pole (bottom)
Assemble four parts in the same way.

9 Attach the revolving platform (bottom), platform device and center pole (bottom) to the base

Revolving platform (bottom)


Center pole (bottom)

Platform device

Base
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the revolving platform

10 Assemble the center pole 13 Assemble the revolving platform

Floor A

Center pole

Attach in line with the mark.


Center pole

11 Assemble the revolving platform (sides)


Revolving platform
Revolving platform (side)A
(side)B Floor B

Revolving platform
(side)C

Revolving platform (sides)

12 Assemble the floor

Floor C
Revolving platform (sides)

Floor C

Floor A

Revolving platform
Attach the floor B and the floor C in the same way.
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the lower section of the roof

14 Assemble the roof sides 15 Assemble the ceiling

Roof side C
Ceiling B

Roof side B

Roof side A

Ceiling A

Roof side Ceiling

16 Attach the roof sides and the ceiling

Roof sides

Roof bottom
Ceiling

17 Attach the revolving platform and the roof bottom

Roof bottom

Attach in line with the mark.

Revolving platform
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the turning grips, poles and Pegasus

18 Assemble the turning grip 19 Attach the turning grip 20 Assemble the pole

Pole

Turning grip

Assemble all 16 turning grips in the same way. Attach all 16 turning grips in the same way. Assemble all 8 poles in the same way.

21 Attach the pole 22 Assemble the Pegasus

Pegasus wings

Glue the reverse sides together

Pegasus

Attach all the poles in the same way.


Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the upper section of the roof

23 Assemble the roof peak 24 Assemble the roof bottom 26 Attach the Pegasus

Roof bottom A Roof bottom C

Roof bottom B Pegasus

Roof bottom

Roof peak

25 Attach the roof tip, roof peak and roof bottom


Roof tip

Glue this first


Glue this first
Roof peak

Roof bottom

27 Attach the upper section of the roof

Glue the reverse sides together.


Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the rotating platform devices

28 Assemble the device 2 29 Assemble the device 1

Assemble all 4 devices1 in the same way.

30 How to attach the devices 31 Attach to the base


First, attach device 2 by passing the center pole through the hole.
* Do not put glue on device 2.

Attach the device 1 parts one at a time to the center pole.


Next, attach each device to the one next to it at the semicircle-shaped glue tab.

Glue tabs for joining devices together.


Fit the carousel to the base so that the
center pole (bottom) fits inside the center pole.
Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Assemble the horse and the gondola

32 Assemble the horse pole 33 Assemble the horse A 34 Assemble the horse B 35 Attach the horse to the pole

The left and right glue spots are shaped


differently. Match the shapes when gluing.

Assemble the gondola Assemble the black horse A Assemble the black horse B and
pole in the same way. and the brown horse A in the same way. the brown horse B in the same way.

36 Assemble the gondola A 37 Assemble the gondola B

Blue gondola A Blue gondola B

Assemble the red gondola A in the same way. Assemble the red gondola B in the same way.

38 Attach gondola A and gondola B 39 Attach gondola and gondola pole

Gondola pole

Blue gondola Blue gondola

Assemble the red gondola in the same way.


Carousel : Assembly Instructions

Attaching the horses, how to play, complete photo

40 How to attach the horses 41 How to play


Place your carousel on a flat surface and, gently supporting
it with one hand, use the turning grips to gently push it in the
direction of the arrows with your fingertip.
The horses and gondolas rise and fall as it rotates.
You can change the positioning of the horses and gondolas,
and color of the horses, to your liking.

First, insert the pole


into the hole in the ceiling Make sure the top is hooked all the way
so that it hooks inside. inside, and insert the bottom into the floor.

42 Complete!

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