1 Using a photo for reference , draw the hull of the ship onto a sheet of thin cardboard . Draw an extra strip at the base . This will raise it up in the water . Then draw out two layers of sea , one that ’ s slightly taller than the other .
2 Cut out the hull , draw around it onto another sheet of thin card , then draw on the rest of the ship and the four funnels .
3 Carefully cut out all four pieces , saving some of the scrap card to make the tabs .
4 To keep the tabs the same width , score a cardboard strip twice , dividing it into three sections , then slice off the tabs as you need them .
5 Fold your cardboard background piece in half . Then attach the two ship layers by using the tabs to space them . It helps if you tape the bottom of each layer to the base first so it doesn ’ t move , then you can glue on the tabs and hold them in place temporarily with more tape . ( The distance between each layer should be the same as the middle section of the tabs .)
6 Attach the two ‘ sea ’ layers in the same way . It can be easier to fix the tabs to the back of each layer first , like we have here .
7 With models like this we often paint the basic colours on first , leaving the details till later . Again , having good reference photos will really help .
8 To paint tricky little windows , a matchstick can be a really useful tool .
9 When the paint has dried a little , you can add any other details . We drew on some of the ropes and rigging with a fine pen , and then painted the smoke coming from the funnels .
YOU WILL NEED :
– Thick cardboard background – Thin cardboard – PVA glue – Scissors
– Pencil – Paints – Fine black pen – Matchstick
1 Using a photo for reference , draw the hull of the ship onto a sheet of thin cardboard . Draw an extra strip at the base . This will raise it up in the water . Then draw out two layers of sea , one that ’ s slightly taller than the other .
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This Titanic project looks first class , but it ’ s actually based on probably the most fundamental pop-up method , where tabs ( small cardboard hinges ) are used to connect each layer .
We ’ ve only used four layers here , but you could add to this to make a more complex model .
You might fancy building in some pop-up icebergs . How about making the ship stick up at an angle as if it is sinking , or adding lifeboats on the sea layers ? Are you ready to take the plunge ?
2 Cut out the hull , draw around it onto another sheet of thin card , then draw on the rest of the ship and the four funnels .
3 Carefully cut out all four pieces , saving some of the scrap card to make the tabs .
4 To keep the tabs the same width , score a cardboard strip twice , dividing it into three sections , then slice off the tabs as you need them .
5 Fold your cardboard background piece in half . Then attach the two ship layers by using the tabs to space them . It helps if you tape the bottom of each layer to the base first so it doesn ’ t move , then you can glue on the tabs and hold them in place temporarily with more tape . ( The distance between each layer should be the same as the middle section of the tabs .)
Let ’ s get started !
6 Attach the two ‘ sea ’ layers in the same way . It can be easier to fix the tabs to the back of each layer first , like we have here .
Titanic ’ s fourth funnel was a ‘ dummy ’ one , added to make the ship look grander and to make it a more impressive design . It provided some ventilation but was not attached to the ship ’ s engines !
7 With models like this we often paint the basic colours on first , leaving the details till later . Again , having good reference photos will really help .
8 To paint tricky little windows , a matchstick can be a really useful tool .
9 When the paint has dried a little , you can add any other details . We drew on some of the ropes and rigging with a fine pen , and then painted the smoke coming from the funnels .
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