Prompt: May - AOL
Event BINGO (80s)square AND Pin Challenge: '60s (bear with me!)
Team: Totally Radical
Project Name: Upcycled Mylar Chomper
Project Link: Upcycled Mylar Chomper
Brief Description: When I got my BINGO card and saw “plastic canvas” under the '80s column, I really wanted to make one of those “Kiss’n Critters” (photo below) I remember from my childhood, and also wanted to make it neon (because you know, extra 80s). I didn’t have plastic canvas, but I ended up using mylar from a can of coffee to make this dude. Mylar was relatively new when it was used in Echo II a giant balloon sattelite which launched in 1964 by NASA. The mylar layered between two thin layers of aluminum allowed the balloon to remain rigid enough, yet flexible enough, especially in the case of puncture, rtc. Pretty cool!
Project Photo(s):
Here’s my critter:
inspired by:
and here’s the big Echo 2 balloon!
