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B. Take a piece of wire and make a 

 small loop on one end. 



C. Take some plastic wood and 

 model the different parts of the insects. 

 Insert the wire through them (as in 

 Figure 3). 



When the plastic wood is a little 

 hard but not dry, take a pipe cleaner 

 and burn off the fussy part of it so that 

 it leaves a twisted wire. Insert the wires 

 in the thorax, making sure that you 

 have three pairs. Prepare and attach the 

 antennae in the same way. When the 

 insect is dry, take some oil silk or oiled 

 paper (provided the insect has wings), 

 cut it in the shape of the wings and 

 glue them on the thorax. The insect is 

 ready for painting. 



The Marionette Insects 



A. Construction: Draw diagram of 

 insect to be made. 



B. Take plastic wood, model the 

 head, thorax and abdomen. When 

 nearly dry, push a wire through each, 

 from head to tail. Then push another 

 wire through the under part of each 

 section and up through the back. 

 (B/b) Make a small loop in each wire 

 as shown in B/c. Bore two holes in the 



(^} head as shown B/e. Through this will 

 pass twisted wire obtained by burning 

 the fuzzy part of a pipe cleaner, and 



(e) making the antennae. Through the 

 under part of the thorax make three 

 holes with a wire and then pass the 

 twisted wire through. This will be for 

 the legs. Then let the plastic wood 

 dry. 



