[Kevin WS]

When making birds, the parts are easy to identify and not numerous, so I tend to cut everything out before starting.

In this case, there are 19 parts to this kit - 4 for the base and 15 for the bird.

Cutting them out is straightforward - and for the more complex parts, Johan has provided a small diagram alongside the part which illustrates where all the various internal cuts need to be made.

Picture 1 - This shows the parts laid out after cutting. The colouring and artwork on this bird is stunning.

Picture 2 - Something I also noticed was that the patterns on the bird's body feathers closely resemble birds in flight!

This made me think of Escher's work, especially the bird pictures he drew.

And the thought of a flying bird, with images of flying birds on it, does seem to somehow tie in with an Escher theme!