After months of cutting, folding, gluing, and problem-solving, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is finally complete! She was already a great car—one that anyone would be proud to own—but Chitty isn’t truly Chitty Chitty Bang Bang until her wings unfold and she takes flight! First, we had to cut out the wings. I used a knife … Read more
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is almost ready to hit the road! In this stage, we worked on adding some important details—the spare tire, the horn, the mudguards, and the wheels. But, like any good inventor, we ran into a few surprises along the way! We started by cutting out the spare tire and horn and … Read more
Every inventor runs into challenges, and this week, I found out exactly how Mr. Potts must have felt when his inventions didn’t work the first time! After finishing the seats and windscreen, which went together pretty easily, we thought we were ready to attach the body to the chassis. But that’s when we ran into … Read more
It’s been a little while since I worked on my Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model, but I’m excited to get back into it! This time, I’ve been working on the body of the car—specifically the sides of the spot where the seats go. This is a really important part because it’s starting to make the … Read more
I’m really excited to finally start building the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Model after introducing the project to you. We started by cutting out the chassis with a very sharp knife and a metal ruler to make sure the lines were straight. As you can see, we had to make some cuts, and cut around … Read more
I’m super excited to make a cut out model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, one of my favourite cars. It will be really fun, I built it before in Ireland where I used to live, but we couldn’t take it with us when we moved, so I;m very excited to re-build it. It’s a special … Read more