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Tiny Toys page 2. Go to page 1 to see the meanings of the little icons. The open door by the project on this page means that this is suitable for beginners. |
Toys in Miniature: Frances Armstrong |
Tiny Toys page 2. Go to page 1 to see the meanings of the little icons. The open door by the project on this page means that this is suitable for beginners. |
Little red wagon |
You will need: A piece of red paper (or white paper painted red) about the size of half a postage stamp Similar pieces of white and black paper, but these must be coloured white or black all the way through A white bristle from a scrubbing brush Scissors, glue, and a punch to make holes 1/16" (about 1.5mm) in diameter (or the patience to cut out tiny circles) Optional: For method 1, a piece of wood about 1/16" x 1/8" x 1/4" (1.5 mm x 3 mm x 6 mm), and a piece of red paper a little wider than 1/16"' (1/5 mm) amd about an inch long. You can try out different sizes--see below. Method: First, make a sandwich with white paper as the bread and black paper as the jam. Leave to dry, then punch out at least four 1/16" diameter circles. These should look like wheels. Mark the centres in black. For the wagon itself, there are two method. In both cases exact measurements are not important. |
If it needs it, paint the wagon. Now cut a strip of red paper about 1/32" wide and half an inch long. You will need your single white brush bristle. Glue the paper around the bristle as in the pictures below. Check the length of the paper strip and trim if necessary. Trim the bristle too, to about 1/8". Glue the handle to the wagon. I've done this with half the red paper on the inside and half on the outside of the wagon, but it doesn't make much difference. |
FInd the wheels you made and glue them on each side as in the diagram. These wheels will not turn; we'll do wheels with an axle another time. (Or invent your own: another bristle for the axle, a paper tube enclosing it . . . .) |
Method 2: Use no wood, only paper. Tweezers and clips will be helpful. See diagram below. Cut a rectangle of red paper 1/4 inch wide and 3/8 inch long. Snip the four slits marked. The exact length of each snip should be 3/32 inch, but you don't have to be exact, as long as the slits are all the same length. Fold upwards on the gray lines. The extra pieces on the long sides can be glued inside the wagon, as in the third picture below. |
Method 1: See "Optional" above. The piece of wood is your base (thicker than scale, but that won't be noticeable--just make sure that the strip of red paper is wide enough, a little more than 1/16-- experiment). Fold your strip of paper so it goes around the base with a small overlap, and glue it there. |
Method 2 |
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