It’s amazing what magic can be cast with an empty detergent bottle, some bottle caps, and a flourish of paint. Martine Camillieri is a found objects artist who created this fleet of impressive toy cars and trucks from little more than those materials.
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Very cool! Just wish there were instructions on how to do this.
that is awesome. I know what i am doing this weekend
My daughter does the same thing but better, any child would do more cool things
those are so cute and bright!
This reminds me of when I was a kid and I made a DIY Landspeeder for my Star Wars guys uot of a Selsen Blue bottle. Get them started early!
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Does anybody have recommendations based on experience for paint that is durable on common container plastic LDPE and/or HDPE? After following the link, I suspect these “toys” were more props than anything else. Especially given they are shown in the photography section of the artists work. Beautiful art work but I think my 18 month old would make short work of removing the paint and deconstructing these objects.
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how would you make one out of a 2L coke bottle
These plastic containers can be use in other stuff as well. Practically useful.
What to use for the axles?
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