Personally, I like to
position the parts so that they are
right next to the edges that they connect to (although that isn't always possible of course... ;o)
You can usually get
more parts on one page if you
don't do that, but I always think it can offer a lot of
help to build the model.
Sometimes I want to give a little
extra help, though, so I add little
arrows or
markings to show
which glueing tab should connect to
which edge.
If you make sure not to mix up any
mountain and
valley folds, and know which glueing tab goes where,
pre-shaping it to glue it to the rest of the model will be much easier. ;o)
In this particular case, because the
Postman's clothes are already white, I decided to give the
glueing tabs on those parts a
light, blueish colour.
That way it's much easier to see which parts are
glueing tabs, and which pieces are actually
part of the clothes. ;o)
The
part numbers do more than tell you how much parts you have left. They're also there to show you the recommended
build order.
For a lot of parts, it doesn't really matter, but sometimes it makes things a lot easier if you build them in a
specific order, especially if it means you can still
reach inside the model. ;o)
Everybody has their own
personal preference on how to lay out the part templates of course, and I think you will find out which you like best easy enough just
by playing around with it yourself. ;o)
Have fun!
