Cardboard Datsun

[juxt]

So a good mate of mine had a fancy dress party recently.
The theme was the letter 'D'.

I thought long and hard about what to wear, so many good options.
I then remembered that this friend has two Datsun 1600's!

Perfect...


I then thought I'd be able to knock up a cardboard Datsun pretty quick. It ended up taking about 3 nights after work and most of a Saturday.

Here's some pics:


I started with a picture of a 1600 from a model to get the dimensions close(ish) to realistic


Here is a shot of the side


Both sides and the bonnet cut out


Starting to take shape (turning into a bigger job than I thought)


Bonnet on, waiting for glue to dry


Yep, more glue


I was just going to have the wheels kind of stuck to the 'chassis' without the ability to roll.
Then my neighbour came past and said i HAD to make them roll.
That meant I had to change the design a bit and cut some MDF bits to hold the axles


So lets make a wheel


I printed a picture of a Watanabe rim to keep with the 'genuine feel' of the build.
These were the original mag wheels (actually magnesium on the Datsun rally cars)


Bit of paint. The other circles are for the inside of the wheels


Four wheels, sick bro


OK, time to chuck on some paint. F#*K, running out of time...




So I drove to the party with this in the back of my car (about a one hour drive) when the paint and glue wasn't 100% dry. I had officially run out of time
I got to the party and quickly dry the lines of the body onto the paint.
I wish I had more time because I am sure I could of done a better job, but it's only for a dress up party. meh.


Here's the finished photos







The straps go over the shoulders and the car sits around waist height


You can see the torso size whole from underneath




So, that's how to make a dodgy Datsun 1600.
The party was great, I only turned around and knocked bottles of a table once. It then came off when things got a bit looser.
I was happy my neighbour convinced me to make the wheels actually roll.

Cool story hey bros.

P.S. WTF do I do with this thing now??? lol

[Duckie]

make a whole heap of them and go cruising with mates?

[Big Al]

Awesome.
Next: Rally paintjob, then ebay.

[mat_p]

(15/01/2011 07:03)Duckie Wrote:  make a whole heap of them and go cruising with mates?

/thread!

and yes, definately cool story bro

[Ninexz]

so much effort for one dress up party

[Hessian]

Drive thru maccas!

[Sneddy]

That's a kick arse costume! Well played sir!

(15/01/2011 07:03)Duckie Wrote:  make a whole heap of them and go cruising with mates?

+1

Or make a heap of them, and make a video of a Datsun Rally and post it on youtube!

HEKKERS!

[jlyall]

^That's a siiiiiick idea.. No really it is!


Ace costume though... Why don't you paint it up properly and then disassemble for another fancy party costume?

[Sneddy]

One point of interest.

If you made the bonnet open and close you could have had a "Dick in a Box"

[Drifty]

thats so awesome dude!