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· AW-280
World & Studio · Plate 280
Meridian Atlas
AW-280
288 pieces
Ages 9+
4 hours
A 38 cm globe built from 288 ply panels, with six continent plates that lift out and a ring of forty-two country tabs.
$279 incl. duties to US / EU
Ø 38 cm globe on 46 cm stand assembled · free shipping over $199
What is in the box
- 24 laser-cut ply sheets
- Beech meridian ring + base
- Brass pivot set
- 42 country tabs
- 52-page manual
- Soft cotton gloves
Specification
- Pieces — 288 (216 globe panels, 6 continent plates, 42 country tabs)
- Material — 3 mm birch ply, beech meridian ring, brass pivot
- Finish — Water-based matte, engraved coastlines
- Assembled size — Ø 38 cm globe, 46 cm overall height
- Build time — 4 hours
- Age — 9+
- Detail — Engraved coastlines, no printed labels — country tabs are separate pieces
Shipping & returns
- Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
- Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
- 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
- Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.
The build
Most globes are printed. This one is built: 216 panels that only fit together one way, a meridian ring that has to be threaded before the last band goes on, and a brass pivot that lets the finished sphere turn with about the friction of a good drawer.
Coastlines are engraved rather than printed, so they survive handling and so the surface stays one colour. Country names are not printed anywhere — there are forty-two tabs, and placing them is the second half of the build.
It is a slow object. That is the product.
Specification
| Pieces | 288 (216 globe panels, 6 continent plates, 42 country tabs) |
| Material | 3 mm birch ply, beech meridian ring, brass pivot |
| Finish | Water-based matte, engraved coastlines |
| Assembled size | Ø 38 cm globe, 46 cm overall height |
| Build time | 4 hours |
| Age | 9+ |
| Detail | Engraved coastlines, no printed labels — country tabs are separate pieces |
Difficulty
3 / 5
- 01216-panel sphere with a single legal assembly order
- 02Engraved coastlines — no printing to wear off
- 0342 loose country tabs: the map is finished by hand
- 04Brass pivot and beech meridian ring, fully rotational
