Today, we’re going to start making a doll sized jetpack! This jetpack is an amazing addition to the Steampunk Flight Suit patterns. The 18-inch version of the patterns are already available and the A Girl for All Time® versions will be out soon.
Since there are many steps in the construction of the jetpack, I am splitting it into three videos. In this video, we will gather all of our materials, prepare our plastic pieces and paint them, prepare our pattern pieces, and cut and prep our leather strap pieces. In the second part, we will cut and prep all of our foam pieces and apply decorative finishes. In Part 3, I will show you how to assemble everything. Since I had to split this video into 3 parts, I will be post a part each week, rather than only on the second and fourth Thursday of the month.
I am no longer sick and I have acquired a new microphone that actually works well with my phone, so hopefully the recent audio problems will be all cleared up.
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Products and Tools needed for this project
Materials:
- Jetpack pattern pieces (available to newsletter subscribers)
- Optional – 6mm foam SVG pieces, 2mm foam SVG pieces, leather SVG pieces https://kelibudesign.com/svg-files-for-jetpack/
- 2mm craft foam 9” x 12” piece
- 6mm craft foam 9” x 12” piece
- Leather piece at least 15” x 2”
- Bubble tubes – 2
- Yogurt or fruit pouch lids for jet nozzles
- Tri corner beads https://amzn.to/2JH8mwC
- Compass ring https://amzn.to/2HSiBf8
- Gauge face printout
- Weed trimmer line or thick fishing line
- Interesting plastic caps or bottle inserts
- Small piece of cardstock 2” x ½”
- Small piece of thin plastic (from packaging) – 2” x 1”
- 4 x 5 mm rivets https://amzn.to/2HNeHEh
- 2 x ½” center pin buckles https://amzn.to/2HF3SVq
- 3 x 1/8” (3 mm) eyelets https://amzn.to/2JNcawa
- 17 mini brads https://amzn.to/2CBrztu OR
- 17 x 5 mm iron on studs https://amzn.to/2NzOZnw
- Loctite Super Glue Gel https://amzn.to/2BXjLSR
- Contact Cement https://amzn.to/2WkYzhh
- Rustoleum Paint + Primer in Matte Black (bonds to plastic) https://amzn.to/2CC7u6l
- Glue that dries clear or gloss gel medium and food coloring or translucent paint
- Rub N Buff metallic wax https://amzn.to/2Su7ef3
- Optional – Aluminum foil tape https://amzn.to/2YpNduh or Copper tape https://amzn.to/2Yvnn7X
Tools:
- Sanding block https://amzn.to/2Yr1gzD or sandpaper
- Leather punches and a hammer https://amzn.to/2F9GMUg
- Mini high temp glue gun and glue https://amzn.to/2Ckb2tR
- Chalk pen https://amzn.to/2UzrHkh
- Ball point pen or similar
- Scissors
- Box cutter and knife sharpener https://amzn.to/2Wk2ZEZ
- Optional – heat gun
- Optional – wire cutters (to trim brad ends)
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You are so creative and have so much talent! Your creations are always very impressive and unique. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Thank you Sophie. I’m glad you like my tutorials. They are a labour of love 🙂
Everything I am suggesting is true for Ontario, Canada. I’m sorry I can’t make suggestions for the States. I found some cheaper made rings for the gauge at Dollar Tree. They will work as well but I actually used googly eyes. Slide the blade of your knife between the dome and backing. If you’re careful you can slice the dome free from the backing. Print your gauge file to fit your googly eye size and glue the printable to the backing. I used a Tim Holtz tiny clock hand for the dial but you can easily make one out of cardboard. I used E6000 glue to glue the dome to the backing again. Be very careful as you don’t want glue on the dome face. As for the tubes, I did find both suggestions at Dollarama but yesterday saw that Dollar Tree has the bubble tubes in the same style for Easter. They have smaller and simpler decorative tops. I am going to use the chalk holders for my rockets though because the bottom of them already looks like a rocket and I don’t have to find those sauce bottle inserts. If you use the bubble tubes I would suggest that you empty them into a jar or bottle and save the liquid for when your grandchildren come to visit (or your own kids) or take it to a local day care or preschool and donate it. I must confess that I bought 2 spray bottles for their nozzles at $2 a piece for the piece the weed wacker cord attaches to. I will take them apart and use the nozzle only. Check all your empty spray bottles before throwing them out. I am an odds and sods collector anyway but these projects take it to a whole other level. Which I am happy to go to by the way. Well I think that’s it for this video, can’t wait for the next.
Thanks so much for all those suggestions! Can’t wait to see your finished jetpack 🙂 You should see all the caps and doodads I have saved up….
Oh, one more thing. I am going to insert finger lights into the tubes to simulate the flame. These are found at the dollar store in the toy section. They come in a set of 4 (one for each finger), all different colours. I bought two sets so that I could have 2 of the same colour. They have switches on them, so I am going to turn them and then insert them into the bottom of the tube, which you can’t do if you use the bubble tubes by the way. I just have to figure out a way to get them to stay there. They have to be able to come out too, so that I can turn them off and on. Some of that reusable putty for hanging pictures and such, perhaps.
That will be very cool if you figure out a way to make it work. I have been thinking for a while about how to incorporate those finger lights into some of my projects.
Maybe glue small pieces of velcro