I’ve made some paper theatres recently, and here is what I have to say: the best paper theatres are the wooden paper theatres (or plywooden, to name them, umm, properly). They are also called Premium.
«Aburaya» (Spirited Away), which I made first, has a difficulty rating of four out of five, so its pieces are cut out more evenly, and all that’s left is to glue them right into their places (and don’t forget to use such words as «***k», «****e» or «***h» for neater finish).
«Fishing Time» (My Neighbor Totoro) is easier (three out of five), which means: the pattern is made in such a way that a crooked joint won’t spoil anything, details are not perfectly aligned anyway.
As a result, the first one not only looks nicer, it was way more interesting and (suddenly) easier to assemble it. Although there was a couple of solutions that looked strange in the instruction and was slightly different from the picture on the box, so it was hard to decide which version to go with.
The only sad thing: Maison Ghibli doesn’t have any other plywood theatres in its assortment. Additional options would not hurt (because I need more, I definitely need more).
Amanita muscaria on the paper theatre in the foreground («Secret Feast») is turned upside down for the sake of composition. It looks better like this, unlike the version suggested in the assembly instruction.
Who cares, of course, but I decided to clarify it just in case.
