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a shop counter... QUART1:E48RTHSCALE

By AIM Bea (Fiona) Broadwood Materials…
Thin card & Medium card
Brown & black acrylic paint
(or colours to suit your own

scheme)

Believe it or not, it is incredibly easy to
make 1:48th scale furniture from scratch.
No wood or wood working skills are
needed and if you can cut and fold card ‐
there will simply be no stopping you!

¾ in 2¼in Side Draw out the shape: part A shown in

Side Front Step 1 Fig.1. onto a piece of thin card.

Part A Cut out, then score along the lines indicated using
the fine point of a scribe, guided by a metal ruler.
½ in 1¼ in ½ in The card should be sufficiently scored so that it
Cut line Score line folds easily and neatly along the marked lines.
Fig.1.

Fig.2. Cut line Score line

⅜ in 1¼ in ⅜ in
Draw out the shape: part B shown in
Shelf ‐ Part B ⅜ in
2 in Step 2 Fig.2. onto a piece of medium card.

Cut out and score as appropriate.

Take a piece of medium card and back

Step 3 it with double sided adhesive tape.

Draw out 5 panels, see picture 3 and cut out and
stick into position. (NB there is 1 panel on each
end of the counter and 3 on the front elevation.)

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