[Challenge & Achievement] Mayan Calendar complete!

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I completed the calendar I got for Fathers Day from my wife. What at first I thought would be a quick build turned into a definite challenge.

First the pieces are super thick. The panels are made of plywood!! Each piece is very stable and well made. However it was a difficult task separating the pieces from the panels. Having to use my craft knife on each piece to cut the tabs.

Then when trying to color the edges I found out that plywood is thirsty. Like Sahara desert in the middle of summer and no water thirsty

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I started out using markers and after this kit had its fill of acrylic marker it decided it needed regular acrylic paint Used up my white marker, my orange and my gold acrylic marker lol.

I love the way it turned out. I think the color scheme stayed culturally accurate as well.

This calendar is supposed to be a perpetual calendar where by the month lines up with the year and you choose the date on the bottom. Caveat: I still haven’t figured out how to work it lol.

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The instructions. Oh boy here we go. They are rough. There is no indication of exact placement or when the piece should be reversed or not. This last part caused me the biggest headache. I was at the last step and it wasn’t turning when I realized I had done it wrong. :expressionless_face:

I had to take it all apart and reassemble it again. That means removing joints, undoing carefully placed glued parts. Thankfully it didn’t take too long relatively, to reassemble.

Oh yeah this kit uses toothpicks. Yes. Toothpicks to secure joints.. That was a new one for me. Anywho… it finally came to completion tonight. And I really dig it. It’s gonna go up on the wall as I figure out how to work it. :heart:

Up next!!

A new kit I got from my daughter for Father’s Day as well

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Wow! This is so cool!! Having to carefully cut each tab with your craft knife shows the patience and determination you put into it.

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@Anje_Leonoza_Mira thank you! It was a test of patience for sure!

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You did an amazing job! It turned out so nice. Toothpicks? Don’t get me started. Ugears and Wood Trick are famous for those. I have had my fair share. ZERO fun to be had…LOL!

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@Nita_Davis toothpicks… if ever again I swear…

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OK this is when I say Google the Mayan calendar and how to use LOL.
It reminded me of your other build though as soon as I saw it. So you have your ancestral theme going here!

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The calendar looks awesome. :heart_eyes: Your daughter is so sweet to give you a kit. Belated happy father’s day.

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@jeanneL well crap… why didn’t I think of that… smh

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@serenebliss_23 thank you so much. Yeah she’s kinda cool lol

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Wow, the calendar⁠ turned out absolutely beautiful with those vibrant colors! It sounds like it was a crazy challenge to assemble but you did an amazing job pushing through it​:+1::+1::+1:

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Thank you so much @micromagic16 I think it’ll bring some color to the office for sure

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This is so cool. You did great job

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@Grey74 wow that is one special calander
It looks fantastic and the coulors you added are so nice ! And wow a dinassor museum jarrasic park vibes ! :+1::+1::+1::+1:

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@Jo1 thank you so much! I’m excited to start

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@Grey74 you have some great builds ! I look forward to your posts !

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I didn’t know about this dinosaur museum bookmark! How original!
I love how the kit turned out.

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I really love the colours you’ve chosen for the calendar. They are perfect.
You’ll have to let us know if you work out how to use it.

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This is really interesting… and I like the dinosaur museum, too.

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@Suzanne_Jones thanks! Oh I’ll definitely will lol

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@Gidge thank you so much!

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