Diy Tiny Excavator

Hi everyone.

In this instrucatable, I would like to share you how I made this mini excavator. I have made this without any measurements and it has three movable parts too.

The total model is made out of a invitation card and paper. As this is my first attempt in doing a mini model, I kept it simple.

1. Invitation card (or anyother thin cardboard)
2. Paper
3. Scissors
4. Scale
5. Pencil
6. Glue
7. String (optional)

I didn't use any template for doing it, instead i used an excavator image for my reference.

I just draw the shapes and cut out. If you like to add movable parts just put two holes using a compass or a needle as shown in the picture. Paste it together.

The arm and the bucket part of excavator is also made similarly.

The body is made out of three rectangular boxes. (i just forgot to take a pic of the third box 🙄)

For the track, I used paper.

Just roll some papers and stick together as shown in the pic. Make another box for the base. Make a hole in the box if you want to have a movable base.

Glue everything together.

Make a bigger roll the fits tightly in the big hole and stick it to the body of the excavator.

I used a thin copper wire to attach both the arm and the boom together.

Similarly the bucket and the arm are joined together using wire.