Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions

Whooper Swan
(Cygnus cygnus)
The whooper swan is a large type of waterfowl, whose adults reach lengths of up to 140cm, with wings as
long as 60cm each. While their bodies are predominantly white, some feature yellowish markings on the head
and neck. There are no color differences distinguishing males and females, but cygnets younger than one year
old are gray with brownish streaks, the area around the top of the beak a pinkish white. Also, adults can weigh
more than 10kg, which is quite heavy for a flying animal. Take-off requires the assistance of a run-up.
Whooper swans feed mostly on the stems and roots of aquatic plants, and their main breeding ground is
northen Eurasia, Iceland, etc.

This papercraft is about one half the size of a real whooper swan.
Assembly Instructions Notation Key
1) Carefully cut out the parts.

2) Make mountain folds and valley folds along the dotted lines, Scissors line
as indicated by the directions.

3) Assemble the parts in the order shown by the numbers on the glue tabs.
(Read the assembly instruction for more information.)
Cut in line
4) Attach the parts in order.
(Read the assembly instruction for more information.)

5) Your Paper craft model is finished. Glue up to this line

Tools
Mountain fold
Scissors, glue (We recommend craft glue.)

Caution Valley fold

Glue, scissors and other tools may be dangerous to young children

so be sure to keep them out of the reach of young children.
Glue spot

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Assemble the head

Assemble 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 .

Fold inside and glue down.

1 *Make one at a time.

2
4
3

1
Attach to 1 and 3 first.

Assemble 5 ( 6 ) , and attach them to the face 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 .

5 6
5 6

Make it so that the parts indicated by

5 6 the arrows are concave, when viewed from the front.
The photo shows part 5 .

1 4

Completed head

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Assemble the neck

<Assemble either of the necks.>

Assemble 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 and 27 .

Arrange the glue spots of each part.

7
Head 5
7
8
8
9

9
27
10

10
Curl 27 into a cylinder,
Attach them together one by one. and glue it inside the neck part of 5 .

Assemble 11 , 12 , 25 and 26 .

Head 6

11

25
11

12
26
12 Arrange the
glue spots
of each part.

Attach them together one by one.

Curl 25 and 26 into cylinders and attach them together.

Then insert them inside the neck part of 6 .
*Do not glue.

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Assemble the body

Assemble 13 and 14 , and make the neck joint.

13 14 13

14

Assemble 15 , and make the front part of the body.

15
14

Attach 16 and 17 , 18 and 19 , add curves to the part, and attach to 15 .

16
18

17 19

Roll the parts on the edge of

the desk to give them a natural curve.

15
Either 17 or 19 can be on top.
16
18 17
19

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Assemble the body

Assemble 20 and 21 , and attach them together.

20 21 21 20

Assemble 22 and 23 , and attach them to 20 and 21 .

Align the center of the glue tabs
on 22 with the edge of 20 / 21 .
22 21

22
23 20 22

23

Attach 15 to 19 and 20 to 23 ,and attach them to 24 .

15 19 Align the center of 15

and the edge of 20 / 21
with the triangle marks.
24

21

15 20

20 23

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Completion of the adults whooper swans/Assembly of cygnets

Attach 13 and 14 to the part made with parts 15 to 24 , insert the neck and your adult whooper swans are complete.

23

15 24 Insert either of the heads into the body.

13 14
You can swap heads later as you please.
*Do not glue.

Attach parts 28 to 33 together to make the cygnets.

28
32

29

Insert 28 / 29 (the head).

30 31 28 29
*Do not glue.

32

30 31

33

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 Whooper Swan : Assembly Instructions Assemble the base and complete

Assemble 34 to 37 to make the base.

34 35 36 37 Glue parts 34 to 37 together as shown.

Assemble 38 and 39 , and assemble the nameplate.

34 36
38

39
35
37

Your whooper swan family is now complete!

Arrange the adults and cygnets on the base to your liking.

Both swans' heads can be turned and posed as you like.

Why not make two adults and two cygnets to make
a whooper swan family?

You can arrange the two adult swans as a couple,

facing each other so that their necks form a heart shape.

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 Whooper Swan View of complete model

Whooper Swan
(Cygnus cygnus)
The whooper swan is a large type of waterfowl, whose adults reach lengths of up to 140cm, with wings as
long as 60cm each. While their bodies are predominantly white, some feature yellowish markings on the head
and neck. There are no color differences distinguishing males and females, but cygnets younger than one year
old are gray with brownish streaks, the area around the top of the beak a pinkish white. Also, adults can weigh
more than 10kg, which is quite heavy for a flying animal. Take-off requires the assistance of a run-up.
Whooper swans feed mostly on the stems and roots of aquatic plants, and their main breeding ground is
northen Eurasia, Iceland, etc.

This papercraft is about one half the size of a real whooper swan.

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 Whooper Swan Head

1 3
2

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Whooper Swan Neck

7
11

9 12

10

13

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Whooper Swan Neck joint/Tail

Center

22

14

23

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Whooper Swan Breast

14
15

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Whooper Swan Back/Wing(right)

16

17

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Whooper Swan Back/Wing(left)

18

19

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Whooper Swan Lower Neck 1/Side of body(right)

25

20

26

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Whooper Swan Lower Neck 2/Side of body(left)

27

21

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 Whooper Swan Body(underside)

38
24
WHOOPER SWAN

39

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Whooper Swan Cygnet

28
29
30

31

32

33

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 Whooper Swan Base

34

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 Whooper Swan Base

35

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 Whooper Swan Base

36

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 Whooper Swan Base

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