Customizing Your Tabernacle

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TABERNACLECUSTOMIZING

TheTabernaclekitisreadytoassembleanddoesntrequirepaintingtobeused.At www.eBibleTeacher.comwethinkthatyoucanreallymakeyourmodellookbetterbypainting. Ifthisisaclassprojectthenpaintingalsoallowsformorejobsamongtheclass.Youcansee comparisonsofunpaintedmodelsversuspaintedonesanddecideforyourselfbyvisitingthe websiteandcheckingoutthephotosofthemodelsat: http://www.ebibleteacher.com/3DTaber/3DTabermodel.html Youcanalsogetpracticaltipsonthatpageaboutbuildingamodelandseethemodelin variousstagesofconstruction. Mostimportantly,readExoduschapter25toseewhatthe BiblehastosayabouttheTabernacle. Hereareextraitemswerecommendyoupurchasefromyourlocalhobbystore: PAINTS:(Recommendacrylicpaintsdesignedforplasticmodels) MetallicGold MetallicSilver MetallicBronze(substitutecopperorbrasspaintifyoucantfindmetallicBronze) Sandcolorflat Werecommendthatyoutakeacoupleoftablespoonsofcleandrycraftsandandsprinkleit inazigzagpatterninthewetsandcoloredpaint. Ifyouwanttopainttherubberfigurinesofthepriests&animalsyoucanusethesepaints butnotethatplasticmodelpaintdoesntstickwelltotherubber.Youwillneedonlytiny amountsofthesepaints(thesepaintstakeadaytodryonrubber.Ifyoufindabetterpaintthen letusknow): Brownflat Fleshflat RedFlat BlueFlat TOOLS: Tweezersformanagingtinyfigurinesandropestrings Smallwoodenmallet Tissuepaper Smallinchpaintbrushforpaintingbase&small1/8in.paintbrushesforotheritems Scissorsforcuttingropestring. Toothpicksformixingpaintandscrapingoffanystraypainting. Newspaperorotherpapertoprotectfromstraypaint. Papertowelsandothercleanupitems. WHATTODO: Werecommendthatyouvisitourwebsiteandseethephotosanddescriptionsthere.We alsorecommendthatyoureadtheinstructionsprintedincludedwiththemodel.Payextra attentiontotheexplanationabouttheropesatthecorners.

Werecommendthatthefirstthingyoudoispaintthebasewiththesandcoloredpaintand thenquicklyLIGHTLYsprinkleasmallamountofsandinthewetpaintinazigzagpatternto simulatedesertsanddunetypepattern.Ifanysandandpaintgetintheholesthenwipeitout withthetissuesothatthesanddoesnthinderthepostsfrombeingputintheholesafterthe paintdries.Usethetissuepapertowipeanypaintthatgetsontheshineybrasshooks (catches)aroundthebase.Makesureallofyourhooksaresecurelyset. Paintthetopsofthecourtyardpostssilverandtheirbasesbronze. Painttheposthooks silveralso. Dontgetanypaintonthepartofthebasethatgoesintheholes. Paintthefollowingotheritemsmetallicbronze:BronzeAltarArk,Laver(bowl)andLaver baseandbaseof5postsattheentrancetothemaintabernacletent. PaintthebasesofthemaintentTabernaclewallssilveraswellasthebasesofthe4posts inthecenterwallofthemainTabernacletent. PaintthefollowingitemsmetallicGold: ArkoftheCovenant,AtonementCover(cherubim), AltarofIncense,TableofShewbread,Menorah(Lampstand),wallsandpostsofmain tabernacletent.Breastplateonhighpriest(Seewebsiteforphoto). OTHERPAINTING:Paintthebullsflatbrown,paintthehighpriestwithanouterredapron andaninnerblueapron(seebelowand websiteforphotos).Paintthefacesofthepriestswith afleshcolor. PaintAaronsrodthatbuddedbrown,thegoldenjarofmannagoldandtheten commandmenttabletsbrownandputthemintheArkoftheCovenant. Otherideas: Itiseasytoloosesomeofthebrasshooks.Youcangetgoldorbrasscolored wirefromyourlocalhobbystoretomakemorehooksifyouloosesome. Ifyouaredoingthisas aclassprojectthenwerecommendthatyouspendacoupleofweekspaintingandthelast weekassemblingyourmodel.Ifyourpostswontfitintotheholesthentakesomelight sandpaperandsandthebottomofthepostsandtheholestomakethemfitin. Anadultcan eventrimthemalittlewithasharphobbyknife. Iftheyfitintoolooselythenusesomeofthe cementincludedinthemodeltomakethemsticksecurely. Ifyoudosomethingspecialthenletusknow. TAKECARETHATCHILDRENARENOT ENDANGEREDTOSWALLOWSMALLPARTS!

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