Build instructions · Series 2

SatComm Installation

Two builds in one box: a tall Comms Dish tower with ladder platforms and a spinning dish, and a Comms Bunker with a removable antenna.

Steps
28 + 15
Use for
SatComm Installation - Abandoned, SatComm Installation - Neutral

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SatComm Installation

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.
  1. Part

    The Comms Dish

  2. Step 1 of 28

    Step 1 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.

  3. Step 2 of 28

    Step 2 diagram
    1. Flip piece c6 over.
    2. Glue as shown.

  4. Step 3 of 28

    Step 3 diagram
    1. Glue as shown.

  5. Step 4 of 28 Ladder platforms

    Step 4 diagram
    1. Fold along scores and glue as shown.
    2. Repeat steps 1–4 one more time.

    You have now completed the ladder platforms.

  6. Step 5 of 28

    Step 5 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.

  7. Step 6 of 28

    Step 6 diagram
    1. Glue as shown.

  8. Step 7 of 28 Foot assemblies

    Step 7 diagram
    1. Glue as shown.
    2. Repeat steps 5–7 two more times.

    These are the foot assemblies.

  9. Step 8 of 28 Support assemblies

    Step 8 diagram
    1. Fold as shown.
    2. Put glue dots into slots where pieces connect.
    3. Connect as shown.

    These are the support assemblies.

  10. Step 9 of 28 Supports into feet

    Step 9 diagram
    1. Glue support assembly into foot assembly as shown.
    2. Repeat steps 5–9 two more times.

  11. Step 10 of 28 Ladder platforms onto supports

    Step 10 diagram
    1. The ladder platform fits into the ladder face of the support as shown, with the tabs colored purple sliding into slots on the ladder face.

  12. Step 11 of 28

    Step 11 diagram
    1. Glue and clamp the back side of piece f1 to the back side of piece f2 as shown.
    2. Repeat two more times.

  13. Step 12 of 28

    Step 12 diagram
    1. Glue all 3 platform sub-assemblies into 1 piece and clamp as shown.

  14. Step 13 of 28

    Step 13 diagram
    1. Fold and glue as shown.

  15. Step 14 of 28

    Step 14 diagram
    1. Fold and glue as shown.

  16. Step 15 of 28

    Step 15 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
    2. Repeat five more times.

  17. Step 16 of 28

    Step 16 diagram
    1. Glue and clamp as shown.

  18. Step 17 of 28 Collar

    Step 17 diagram
    1. Glue as shown to make the collar piece.
    2. Glue the collar piece onto the platform piece as shown.

  19. Step 18 of 28

    Step 18 diagram
    1. First glue pieces c10 into piece h6 as shown.
    2. Then fold piece h6 and glue other tabs into slots as shown.

  20. Step 19 of 28

    Step 19 diagram
    1. Glue as shown.

  21. Step 20 of 28

    Step 20 diagram
    1. Glue as shown.

  22. Step 21 of 28 Cradle

    Step 21 diagram

    Note Do not glue the cradle into the upper platform. It is meant to spin in place.

  23. Step 22 of 28 Dish

    Step 22 diagram
    1. Fold all scores on piece a1 so it forms the dish.
    2. Glue center piece j4 to the dish as shown.

  24. Step 23 of 28

    Step 23 diagram
    1. Glue pieces c9 and j4 as shown.
    2. Glue the dish into the assembled structure as shown.

  25. Step 24 of 28

    Step 24 diagram
    1. Assemble and glue as shown.

  26. Step 25 of 28

    Step 25 diagram
    1. Assemble and glue as shown.

  27. Step 26 of 28 Rails

    Step 26 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces d3 as shown.
    2. Glue pieces d3 onto the folded rail as shown.
    3. Repeat two more times.

  28. Step 27 of 28 Ladder stand

    Step 27 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp piece b9 as shown.
    2. Glue and attach pieces b7 and b8 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.

  29. Step 28 of 28 Final assembly

    Step 28 diagram

    Note Do not glue these pieces together.

  30. Part

    The Comms Bunker

  31. Step 1 of 15

    Step 1 diagram
    1. Put tape on the backsides of pieces as shown with turquoise strips.
    2. Attach all 4 pieces together as shown. Tape the ends together to make the structure shown.

  32. Step 2 of 15

    Step 2 diagram
    1. Liberally glue piece into base of structure as shown.

  33. Step 3 of 15

    Step 3 diagram
    1. Put tape on the backsides of pieces as shown with turquoise strips.
    2. Attach all 5 pieces together as shown.
    3. Wrap around the base of the structure as shown, making sure to leave the g9 and g10 pieces on the structure face with slots as shown.

  34. Step 4 of 15

    Step 4 diagram
    1. Fold piece i8 as shown.
    2. Glue pieces i6 and i7 together as shown.
    3. Glue pieces to the front face of the structure as shown.

  35. Step 5 of 15

    Step 5 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp as shown.
    2. Glue to structure as shown.

  36. Step 6 of 15

    Step 6 diagram
    1. Glue all b2 pieces in place on the bunker bottom as shown.

    Note It's important to get the b2 pieces glued with the short edge up and leveled as best as possible. Make sure to let them dry completely before moving on to step 7.

  37. Step 7 of 15

    Step 7 diagram
    1. Fold pieces b3 as shown.
    2. Glue to structure over the already adhered pieces b2 as shown.

    Note It's important to get the b2 pieces glued with the short edge up and leveled as best as possible. Make sure to let them dry completely before moving on to step 8.

  38. Step 8 of 15

    Step 8 diagram
    1. Put tape on the backsides of pieces as shown with turquoise strips.
    2. Attach all 4 pieces together as shown.
    3. Tape the ends together to make the structure shown.

  39. Step 9 of 15

    Step 9 diagram
    1. Glue and clamp pieces g3 and i1 together as shown, making sure the inner edge aligns.
    2. Glue to the bottom of the structure as shown, making sure the structure seats firmly on piece i1.

  40. Step 10 of 15

    Step 10 diagram
    1. Glue and clamp pieces g3 and i1 together as shown, making sure h8 is centered on piece h1.
    2. Glue to the top of the structure as shown, making sure piece h8 seats down in the structure.

  41. Step 11 of 15

    Step 11 diagram
    1. Fold piece g1 as shown.
    2. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces i9 and i10 as shown.
    3. Glue pieces g2 and g4 together as shown.
    4. Glue the entire assembly together as shown.

  42. Step 12 of 15

    Step 12 diagram
    1. Glue piece h7 and the assembly to the structure as shown, ensuring the assembly fits into the slots on the wall.

  43. Step 13 of 15

    Step 13 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp pieces b4 as shown.
    2. Glue pieces b4 into slots in the base of the structure as shown.
    3. Glue pieces j2 to the flat walls of the structure as shown.

  44. Step 14 of 15 Antenna

    Step 14 diagram
    1. Fold piece g5, and glue into pieces g7 and g8 as shown.
    2. Glue piece g13 into g11 as shown.
    3. Glue pieces g13 and g11 onto the top of the previous piece as shown.
    4. Glue piece h5 onto the roof as shown.

    Note The larger antenna structure does not need to be glued to the roof, for ease of storage.

  45. Step 15 of 15 Top onto bottom

    Step 15 diagram
    1. Glue top to bottom as shown.

    Note The bunker top and bottom can be left unglued if you need additional storage space.