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I was recently act my local hobby shop and I picked up a bunch of 3D wood puzzles for my son to put together. Granny smith trees for sale. They are really cool, but they are a little small.So I decided to take the design, blow them up 500% and make them out of cardboard. Now instead of just being a simple decoration on the shelf, it is big enough to decorate a whole corn of the ceiling and it is still light enough to hang. In this project, I am going to share with you how to make large dinosaur skeleton puzzles out of cardboard boxes. The first thing that you need to do is find a template that you like. You can find quite a few with a simple Google search.

My favorites are these two by instuctacles users and: Stevemosley actually made his from scratch by scanning a picture of a T-Rex skeleton and modeling it with CAD software. Another way to get a template is to purchase a small 3D wood puzzle from your local craft store, then scan it and enlarge it to the size that you want. I have included several patterns in Step 8 that I scanned from puzzles that I recently purchased. In the end, I decided to use a pteranodon template that I got from Kaptainkcg's instructable. Next you need to cut out each individual piece. I used a scroll saw for this.

It is fast and does only minimal damage to the cut edges. A sharp knife such as an x-acto knife will give you greater precision, but it is much slower at cutting thick pieces of cardboard.

I do not recommend using scissors because they crush the edges as the cut. Depending on the size that you made your template, the original connecting slots might not match the thickness of your cardboard. You want all of the connector slots to be the same width as the thickness of your cardboard (or a little smaller). Each connection should be tight but still be easy to fit together. One of the benefits of making the puzzle out of cardboard instead of wood is that it is much lighter. This makes it easy to hang from the ceiling.

This is especially good for models of flying dinosaurs such as pteranodons which look much better when hung. If you decide to hang your model, I suggest that you hang it as you assemble the pieces. I started by hanging just the spine and rib cage with one loop of fishing line Then, I added the head and attached a second support line. Then I added the legs with a third line. Lastly, I added the arms. In most cases you will want to have a support line for each arm to help keep it balanced.

In my case, I hung the model in the corner of the room and used the walls to balance and support the arms.

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