Build instructions · Series 2

MagLev Depot v2

A tall loading gantry: four legs, a gantry with a sliding crane, adjustable platforms and four walkways. Most of it comes apart for storage.

Steps: 30
Use for: MagLev Depot v2 - Abandoned, MagLev Depot v2 - Neutral

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Before you start

White PVA craft glue. We use Aleene's Turbo Tacky: the bottle for big jobs, a glue pen for fine beads.
Small clamps to hold pieces while they dry.
Precision tweezers or a pointed tool for punching out small pieces and slots.

Tips & tricks

The front of a sheet is the side the die cut went into; it has the rolled edges. The back is flat.
Pieces punch out most easily when pushed from the back.
Fold every score fully so its edge is crisp and straight. It's cardboard, so it sometimes needs a little help.
Be a little generous with glue. It wipes up with a dry or slightly damp paper towel and dries clear.
Glue marks and their targets always match in shape and size.

Legs
Step 1 of 30
1. Fold as shown.
Step 2 of 30 Upright sub-assembly
1. Glue piece e2 into piece e1, using glue in the notches where they fit together, to create an upright sub-assembly.
Step 3 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
Step 4 of 30 Foot sub-assembly
1. Glue d10 and d11 into the slots in d7 and d8.
2. Glue the assembly into the notches on d9 to create a foot sub-assembly.
Step 5 of 30 Leg assembly
1. Glue upright sub-assembly into the foot sub-assembly.
2. This will create a completed leg assembly.
3. Repeat steps 1–5 three more times.
Note Make sure the ladder section is facing the correct direction in relation to the foot, as shown in the picture.
Gantry
Step 6 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
Step 7 of 30
1. Slide pieces d4 and d5 together.
2. Fold piece d3 as shown.
3. Glue pieces d3, d4, d5, and d6 to piece d2 as shown.
Note Piece d6 will be loose until step 8.
Step 8 of 30 Elbow sub-assembly
1. Glue piece d1 to existing pieces as shown.
2. This creates an elbow sub-assembly.
3. Repeat steps 7–8 three more times for a total of four elbow sub-assemblies.
Step 9 of 30
1. Fold as shown.
Step 10 of 30 Support sub-assembly
1. Glue piece b1 into piece a1, using glue in the notches where they fit together, to create a support sub-assembly.
2. Repeat steps 9–10 again so you have two support sub-assemblies.
Step 11 of 30 Gantry assembly
1. Glue an elbow sub-assembly to both ends of a support sub-assembly as shown.
2. Repeat one more time to create the gantry assembly.
Note Make sure the support sub-assembly's notched side is facing down as shown.
Platforms
Step 12 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
Step 13 of 30 Platform assembly
1. Glue pieces c1 and c2 to piece c4 as shown.
2. Slot and glue piece c3 into pieces c1, c2, and c4 as shown.
3. Fold pieces c5 as shown and glue to piece c4 as shown to create a platform assembly.
4. Repeat one more time.
Step 14 of 30 Platform, top view
1. This is a top view of the completed platform assembly.
Crane
Step 15 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
2. Repeat one more time.
Step 16 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces b4 as shown.
2. Clamp and glue pieces a2 and a4 as shown.
Step 17 of 30
1. Glue and assemble one piece b2 and the a4 glued pieces as shown.
2. Then glue and assemble the other piece b2 as shown.
Note Make sure you're using the piece b2 that has a small hole all the way through when built (as shown in the inset). You can compare against step 18's inset.
Step 18 of 30 Crane rail assembly
1. Glue and assemble pieces b4 as shown.
2. Then glue and assemble pieces b7 as shown to complete the crane rail assembly.
Note Make sure you're using the piece a7 that does not have a small hole all the way through, as shown in the inset. Compare against step 17's inset.
Step 19 of 30
1. Glue and clamp pieces a5 as shown.
2. Fold, glue, and clamp other pieces as shown.
Step 20 of 30
1. Glue and assemble as shown.
Step 21 of 30 Crane assembly
1. Glue and assemble pieces as shown.
2. This creates the completed crane assembly.
Walkways
Step 22 of 30
1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces as shown.
Step 23 of 30 Floor sub-assembly
1. Glue pieces e4 to piece e8 as shown.
2. Glue pieces e3 to piece e8 as shown.
3. This creates a floor sub-assembly.
Step 24 of 30 Walkway assembly
1. Glue pieces e6 and e7 to floor sub-assembly as shown.
2. Glue piece e5 to assembly as shown.
3. This creates a completed walkway assembly.
4. Repeat steps 22–24 three more times to create all four walkways.
Final assembly
Step 25 of 30 Crane onto rail
1. Assemble as shown, attaching the crane to the rail.
Note Do not glue these assemblies together. These parts are intended to move.
Step 26 of 30 Rail onto gantries
1. Assemble as shown, gluing the crane rail assembly to the gantries.
Note The crane assembly is intended to slide back and forth, so make sure not to glue it when gluing the other parts.
Step 27 of 30 Legs onto gantry
1. Assemble as shown, attaching the legs to the gantry.
Note Do not glue these assemblies together. These parts are intended to be removed for storage.
Step 28 of 30 Platforms onto legs
1. Assemble as shown, attaching the platforms to the legs.
Note Do not glue these assemblies together. These parts are intended to adjust up and down on the legs for alternate platform heights (for example, to match the deck height of the SatComm Installation).
Step 29 of 30 Walkways onto gantry
1. Assemble as shown, attaching the walkways to the gantry with the rails facing out.
Note Do not glue these assemblies together. These parts are intended to be removed for storage.
Step 30 of 30 Ladder stand
1. Fold, glue, and clamp piece d14 as shown.
2. Glue and attach pieces d12 and d13 to create a ladder stand.
Note These are for miniatures to stand on. They have notches to adjust for ladder pitch and can be moved throughout play to give your game a more accurate line of sight when using ladders.