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I went with what fitted and what I could see - or I thought I could see in the other builds. I build in one room with the computer in another and I tend to forget things going between them. Despite have a huge office desk for the computer the Ghibli fans just fill it with stuff.

Pipes done I beefed up the three largest pipes with thick card inserts in the base and attached them all in quick succession. The top white one didn't fit on the marked position so I moved it back and rested it against the top house with a little extra glue for support. I didn't get very clear...

I have made the pipes OK. It's just the attatchment looks dodgy on the thin paper. I'm thinking of putting thick card disks in the pipe bases and bonding them to the body.

Yep. Might need a big tree on mine! And I must fix the tear in the rim. I have a slight snag that all three Ghibli fans have asked about having the model in their room. I might be able to trade one for a Kiki and another may accept Akrii's bike (she has progressed to the harder stuff though...

The terrace The edging went on OK. I attached the inner wall to the outer wall at the begining of each section and glued the inside and outside walls to the terrace at the same time. The wall went around the stairs OK with no problem. the last piece went under the end house just any old how...

Onwards I have added several of the houses to the front and right sides; the right side ones sort out the free side plate quite nicely. Now the terrace. I'm sort of halfway so this could still go terribly wrong. I attached the houses to the terrace floor and then added the sidewall...

Very Handsome Splendid build Barry and congratulations on finishing it. The railings really make the model and worth all the effort. I hope the weather improves again soon. ....OK. I'll ask the question as everyone who has been salivating over this build will be dying to know: Are you...

I have had a ponder on the issue of thickness. I think thinest is best! It's a little counter intuitive but given a materials tensile strength is constant then the forces it can withstand is in proportion to it's cross-sectional area but the forces it has to support - i.e. it's own weight is...

Thicker? Hi Kaz I have used some thicker paper - not sure what grade. I just got a job lot from the local Paper Mill shop. In general I have been surprised at how strong the 80 gms paper is when the structures go together. The thicker paper/thin card has usually been less flexible but I...

Some success Well the mouth went on pretty good. A big tab under the front top lip and anchored it firmly to the body. I pulled the mouth corners around the sides until I got a snug fit on the top edges and secured them firmly. There was a little buckling on the underside but nowhere near as...

Thanks guys. I have a bit more confidence now. I'm going to secure the top lip and see where the corners of the mouth sit to get the best fit. Meanwhile I have been doing some of the delightful houses and the props. Once I have the mouth sorted I should be on the home stretch, appart from the...

The points being...? Jackrum If you are saying that I haven't got the points at the end of the mouth in the same place then that's certainly true. Several of the points have lines midway down them that look like alignment points for the next layer - at least that's what I thought on my...

Rolling rolling rolling.... OK so I am a bit stuck. The mouth continues to baffle. I can see how the edges overlap now but how do the top and bottom edges attach? I can see the line on the front face for the upper edge. I think I should add tabs to the edge on the mouth and secure that edge...

Yes I have! The canvas car and sneakers look useful as well. Thank you my fellow insomniac

Ooooh! Looks fun. May I have link for these models please? Are they re-paintable? No. 1 daughter is getting real handy with manga drawing - these could be an interesting canvas for her.

Thank you Kaz Thanks for the photos Kaz. I should get the mouth right now. The I16 looks insane BTW - very bad for the eyes! Try the Manage Attachments button. I've noticed if you do "quick reply" you get the link type attachment. "Reply" gives you the on screen picture. Woah...

A little further... Still at it. I'm around page 15 now. The dome comes out quite neatly but I had a bit of stretch to do the dome's base side. I'm not sure if I should add the left side terrace yet as there doesn't seem to be a positive location. If there are any more parts for it on later...

A very neat build. Sorely tempted to do this one again with no score lines and more butt joints. Thats if Howl's castle doesn't finish me for a while.

Thank you Zathros. PM incomming. This is getting to be quite an addiction. I attached the wings by glueing the struts to the flap on the bottom of the slot the go through the body and then fitting the power bar. Given the very flimsy paper I'm using it was probably lucky that I had already...

Doh! Not looking hard enough... Ahhh sorry Mr Well I didn't see the guide bit on the page - I was looking at the instruction pages. That looks like the business. Been adding the front bit and hoping I haven't barred the access I need for the power bar- looks like my luck is in.