McDonald’s Folding Book – Self-Unfolding Pop-Up (Multi-Color Remix)

What you get when it’s open

• A yellow book base with a raised border around the scene.

• A road across the page, with gray pavement, yellow lane markings and arrows.

• Dark green ground around the road.

• The restaurant, with the red Golden Arches “M” and a striped red-and-white awning.

• A gray “McDonald’s” sign panel for the lettering.

What’s on the plate

The parts print flat and separately, then assemble:

• The book base and cover

• The restaurant pieces and the Golden Arches

• The gray sign panel

• A set of small linkage parts that turn the cover’s motion into the unfolding and folding

Colors

The original uses pink/magenta, yellow, gray, green and white. I changed it to:

• Yellow: book and frame

• Red: arches and awning

• White: awning stripes and details

• Gray: road and sign

• Dark green: ground

It’s a multi-color project, so it prints best on a multi-tool or multi-material setup. A single extruder works too, with manual color changes.

Assembly

The linkage is the tricky part, and the original designer warns that skipping steps can leave the book unable to open and close properly. Follow the original PDF instructions on the MakerWorld page, not just the video. I’ve left my own steps out until you confirm how yours goes together, because I can’t see that PDF.

Tips

• Clean off any brim or stringing around the moving parts before assembling.

• Test the fold a few times before gluing or locking anything.

• Recolor any part in PrusaSlicer to match your own palette.