Stackable model

A model comprising:

• a plurality of layers comprising:
• a plurality of intermediate layers, comprising:
• a first intermediate layer, comprising:
• an opening comprising a length,
• a second intermediate layer, comprising:
• an opening comprising a length that is less than the length of the opening of the first intermediate layer,
• a front plate, comprising:
• a base plate,
• a stepped guide tab, comprising:
• a first step, comprising a length substantially equal to the length of the opening of the first intermediate layer,
• a second step, comprising a length substantially equal to the length of the opening of the second intermediate layer, and
• the stepped guide tab further comprising a depth configured to simultaneously extend through the openings of the plurality of intermediate layers.

A method of assembling a model comprising the steps of:

• preparing a front plate comprising the steps of:
• bending a stepped guide tab of the front plate to a position forming an angle from the plane of the front plate, the stepped guide tab comprising a first step comprising a first length and a second step comprising a second length;
• mounting a plurality of layers on the front plate, wherein the plurality of layers comprises a first intermediate layer comprising an opening of a length less than to the second length of the second step, wherein mounting a plurality of layers on the front plate comprises:
• threading the stepped guide tab through the second opening of the first intermediate layer;
• sliding the first intermediate layer toward the front plate along the stepped guide tab;
• the plurality of layers comprising a second intermediate layer, comprising a second opening of a second length less than to the second length of the second step, the mounting of the plurality of layers on the front plate further comprising:
• threading the stepped guide tab through the second opening of the second intermediate layer, and
• sliding the first intermediate layer along the stepped guide tab.