Tools & Materials

Now I've finished I'm in a position to compile a list of the tools and materials I used. During the build it was a case of hunting around for suitable things I had lying around or buying things I knew I would need. Fortunately, unlike most of my household DIY projects, I didn't have to buy any extra tools. In fact, I used surprisingly few.

Tools

• Hot Melt Glue Gun (the single most important one - I used it constantly)
• Junior Hacksaw
• Hobby Drill (Dremmel)
• Craft Knife
• Sewing Machine
• Scissors

Materials

• Paper/Cardboard
• 2 Plastic Bottles
• 4 Felt Pens
• Florist's Oasis Block (£0.40)
• 1 Instant Noodle Pot
• 1 Dustbin (Trash Can) Liner
• 3m Calico (£6.60)
• 1m Brown Leatherette (in fact I needed considerably less) (£4.99)
• Hook & Loop Fastener (Velcro) (£0.69)
• Elastic (£0.49)
• 2 Aerosol Lids
• Drinking Straws
• Black & Silver Spray Paint (£5.58)
• Poster Paint
• 1.5m Length 15mm Plastic Pipe (£1.39)
• 1 Small Plastic Food Container (£0.33)
• 1 Novelty Plastic Trident (£0.24)

As you can see, the materials set me back a little over £20 (about $40). Anything that doesn't have a price was lying around the house. How long did it take? I dread to think. I worked on it on and off, an hour or two here and there, over a period of about two months. However, there was a fair bit of trial and error. I guess to follow through the exact procedure would probably take 12-18 hours. This is a theory I may test out, as the finished product is so cool I wish it fit me! Plus, there's a few things I think I would do slightly differently with hindsight.

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