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plastic bottle Crab by chaitanyak on January 23, 2009
Table of Contents License: Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Intro: Plastic bottle Crab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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step 1: materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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step 2: cutting the eye stalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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step 3: cutting out the claws and legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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step 4: eyes, claws and legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 step 5: paint it up white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 step 6: paint your colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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License: Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) Intro: Plastic bottle Crab Make a 3d crab out of an old bottle
step 1: materials 1 plastic bottle (one crab per bottle) 1 pair of scissors or whatever cutting instrument you are comfy with optional enamel paint or other pigment that will stick on the plastic
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step 2: cutting the eye stalks cut off the top of the bottle. cut a inch and half strip and fold it up..the eye stalks will be cut out of this
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Image Notes 1. lose the top
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Image Notes 1. cut out a flap from here 2. eye stalks will be cut out of this flap
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step 3: cutting out the claws and legs cut two stips on either side of the first flap.. give them spoon shaped ends(refer to the image) we'll fashion a pair of claws from these cut as many more flaps as you like for the legs...i prefer six legs, but some like 8...whatever is biologically accurate i guess
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Image Notes 1. eye stalks to come out of this flap 2. spoon ends to turn into claws 3. leg 4. legs 5. legs 6. crab body
step 4: eyes, claws and legs cutout the eye stalks...you could stick marbles or buttons on the stalks for eyes i guess fold the claw-arms so they become more rigid...split the spoon and mke folds like in the image ..this gives you the claws.. the legs are pretty simple..fold fold fold :) and thats about it.. you can decorate yours with paint and whatever else you like :) enjoy dangle this crab under a light or in a window...
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Image Notes 1. eye ball area..you can punch holes in here, or stick something round for the eyes...or just paint em on 2. eyestalks, dont make em too narrow, or they'l tear off
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Image Notes 1. fold down at an angle 2. split the spoon
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Image Notes 1. fold back up at another angle, and voila! a claw is born
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Image Notes 1. add some diagonal folds, to make it more rigid
Image Notes 1. the front legs will be shorter, coz of the spoon shape of the claws...so don't put too many folds here 2. the back legs can be more anatomically accurate..fold up and up again then down then down again
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Image Notes 1. if your lucky you'll get this smile when the light shines through the right way... dangle this crab under a light or in a window...
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step 5: paint it up white i used acrylic paints, but you could use enamel paint or spray cans too. 1) paint a base coat of white as the primer.. priming the surface ensures that your colours will turn out bright. a common mistake is that people spray on the colours they want.. and then it doesnt quite turn out as bright as they thought it would.
step 6: paint your colours once the base paint is dry, go ahead and paint on your colours. i've hand painted it, so it looks a bit shabby .. for a finer finish i would have used spray cans or an airbrush
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Comments 18 comments Add Comment
chopstx says:
Jan 6, 2010. 1:51 PM REPLY
Nice, but I like the soda can one better.
chaitanyak says:
Jan 6, 2010. 9:36 PM REPLY me too.. this only looks great once painted. unfortunately i gave away the painted one long ago before taking any pics :( , havnt had the time to do it again.
chaitanyak says:
Jan 6, 2010. 9:37 PM REPLY
also this one is more child friendly :) (no razor sharp edges)
chopstx says:
Jan 7, 2010. 12:53 PM REPLY
Yeah lol.
mt.+ says:
May 25, 2009. 5:57 PM REPLY
this is realy cool no where i could get some paint to paint it??
chaitanyak says:
May 27, 2009. 12:13 AM REPLY i've used regular enamel paint... the glossy kind used to paint on wooden doors n stuff you can also use a spraycan for a good finish
mt.+ says:
May 27, 2009. 4:24 AM REPLY
oh, ok thanx
nagutron says:
Jan 23, 2009. 3:12 PM REPLY It would be awesome to see an uncut bottle with all the cut marks drawn on it with a permanent marker. This instructable would be much easier to figure out if you did. That being said, the end product looks great!
chaitanyak says:
Jan 23, 2009. 11:02 PM REPLY
yes i think i'l put some diagrams too.
Lance Mt. says:
Jan 25, 2009. 2:33 AM REPLY
Please do, i wanna try this
chaitanyak says:
Jan 25, 2009. 7:42 AM REPLY have added diagrams...couldn't figure out how to shoot the lines on the bottle, without making it look too complicated :)
nagutron says:
Jan 25, 2009. 8:42 PM REPLY
Hey, those diagrams are great. I'm increasing my rating a bunch!
Lance Mt. says:
Jan 25, 2009. 4:05 PM REPLY
Cheers Ill get started
Lftndbt says:
Jan 23, 2009. 2:23 PM REPLY That is REALLY good! Keep going with him and add more angles/folds to create even more of a 3D effect. Those claws would look even more impressive, with two more folds down the middle of them so you could give them a real curvature.
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chaitanyak says:
Jan 23, 2009. 10:47 PM REPLY
ya think i'll do that.. seems too flat right now..
chaitanyak says:
Jan 23, 2009. 10:47 PM REPLY
thanks for the tips, will work on it :)
Lftndbt says:
Jan 24, 2009. 1:04 AM REPLY Don't get me wrong , he is AWESOME!! Prior to you posting this I had an Octopus, all ready to go. I should post that I'ble and we could have a little under water party.
chaitanyak says:
Jan 24, 2009. 3:57 AM REPLY i almost turned i into a jelly fish, with thinner strips.. octopus sounds good...put it up quickly :) and if you can get your hands on a bunch of bottlecaps or toothpaste tube caps, you could use them as suckers for the tentacles :)
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