Foam Tsum Tsum Castle

Persephanie saw a wooden toy castle at Michael’s that thought it would be a great way to store all her Tsum Tsum toys. And it would double as a playset.

But, we’re not going to spend it on an overpriced toy. We do what we always do, turn it into a weekend project...

Starts out with foam core boards from the dollarstore. And I was too lazy to cut out the castle wall details by hand. The signature “teeth” on top of Medieval castles (aka crenellations). So, I made quick work of them on my table saw with a dado stack. :D

 Measure twice, cut once.

Windows

Hotgluing all the panels together. Cut out the front door too.

Each Tsum Tsum will have their own room

Adding a carrying handle

Of course, any respectable castle has a drawbridge.

And a crest. 

Snowie’s casket

I realized I never posted these final pics of Snowie’s casket.

Vanellope Von Schweetz Cosplay (part 4: the car)

Time for the finish! Paint, glitter, and CANDY!! (ok, most of it isn’t really candy. It’s plastic candy. Original plan was to put real candy on it. But a real concern of candy falling off the car, and kids would pick them up and eat it. So, we opted for fake candy instead.)

 Completed. Well.. not really.. but, it’s good enough for Fan Expo 2013

Vanellope Von Schweetz Cosplay (part 3: the car)

The car would be made of exercise foam again (like the Zaku helmets). It proved to be a great material to work with. Has all the great properties for a child’s costume. Cheap, durable, lightweight, paintable, and easy to work with.

The seat

The spoiler

The steering wheel

The dashboard

The wheels

The tires that were in the movie were made of gummy worms. For my car, it’ll be made of swimming noodles.

2 Mountains

The idea for the base for the sculptures had changed a few times. And only settled on this one at the very last minute.

Had some leftover rigid foam insulation.

Quick run through the scroll saw

Simple design. 2 individual pieces that can join together

With a carvers blade, sliced it thoroughly

2 bases finished. 2 hours. Next is coating it and prepping it for paint.