Toy Vehicles from Plastic Bottles

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Toy Vehicles from Plastic Bottles

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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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.

18 thoughts on “Toy Vehicles from Plastic Bottles”

  1. Shan says:

    Very cool! Just wish there were instructions on how to do this.

  2. clint says:

    that is awesome. I know what i am doing this weekend

  3. silvia says:

    My daughter does the same thing but better, any child would do more cool things

  4. liz_clark says:

    those are so cute and bright!

  5. chuck says:

    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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    […] Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot built by Mike Soniat. Share this: Pin ItLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. […]

  7. Fijibot, an Autonomous Solar-Charging Robot says:

    […] Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot built by Mike Soniat. […]

  8. Justin Cabin says:

    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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    […] Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot built by Mike Soniat. […]

  12. Person says:

    how would you make one out of a 2L coke bottle

  13. Aztec Containe says:

    These plastic containers can be use in other stuff as well. Practically useful.

  14. Susan jackson says:

    What to use for the axles?

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By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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