Make an armadillo with Deadly Art's Mike
Mike with the armadillo he made
Here is Deadly Art's Mike's step by step guide to making your own armadillo.
Arch
Step 1: Stick strips of balsa wood together to make arches, using double sided tape. All the arches need to be 15 cm wide and the following heights:
- Six 15 cm high arches
- Two 8 cm high arches
- Two 7 cm high arches
Body part
Step 2: Connect a 15cm high and an 8 cm high arch together with strips of balsa wood. Wrap with foil and tape the foil in place to make a body part. Repeat this step with another 15 cm and 8 cm arch, as well as two lots of two 15cm arches.
Tail or snout of armadillo
Step 3: Now take the two 7cm high arches and attach balsa wood strips to each to form a point, as shown above. Wrap this in foil and stick this in place to make the snout and tail of your armadillo.
Armadillo being put together
Step 4: Attach all your body parts to a strip of wood to put your armadillo together.
Armadillo being decorated
Step 5: Now time for the fun part of decorating your armadillo. You can stick on multi-coloured scales, eyes, ears and feet. Get creative!
Finshed armadillo model
Step 6: There you have your finished armadillo!
Why not send us a photo of your finished armadillo: livendeadly@bbc.co.uk.
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