Customer Reviews

The Unseen University Cut-Out Book

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As an avid paper modeler and Pratchett fan, this was a must-buy item for me. The book, when it arrived, was everything I expected it to be, with outstanding artwork and instructions.

Once I got up the nerve to take the book apart and start cutting, my enthusiasm dimmed just a bit.

As I said, the artwork is excellent, and the engineering is solid and perhaps just a but too much in places, but the model would have benefitted from just one more full test build of the finished product: there are fit problems in many areas, with some structural parts being smaller than the spaces they are supposed to fit by as much as a millimeter, and some other parts being too long or too wide by a similar amount to fit where they belong.

Careful test-fitting and trimming is an absolute must in order to build this, but the result is worth the extra effort.

Any serious Pratchett fan should have one of these, whether it ever gets built or not. Any paper modeler who enjoys a challenge and has a lot of room to display this monster when it's finished should also have one, or probably two: one to build and one to keep!

I've never been the "hobby type," but after picking up this book (initially for my 6th grade male students), I found myself captivated. I've dreamed about working on the structures and have even awakened early in the morning to work in it before heading off to school. My biggest struggle was finding the best glue, but once found, the rest was easy. I'm clearing off a space on my mantle to display the finished product.

Great looking book, almost to good looking to cut up. It is printed on A4 size paper and is 3/4 of an inch thick or around 20mm. The artwork is very good, the instructions are very good, and there is a bit of humor to the notes from the collaborators. The parts are not die cut. A highly recommended book for anyone interested in paper modeling.

I have been building all types of models for over 50 yrs. and of all the paper models I have constructed this is by far one of my all time favorites. The engineering that went into this model is superb. The construction is pretty straight forward - although I wouldn't recommend this for someone new to card model construction as some parts of it are fairly difficult - and the instructions are well thought out. The quality of the printing is exceptional and makes for a very beautiful model. I highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys model building.