Saturday 5 December 2009

Man Builds Detailed Model Cars From Discarded Aluminum Cans



Meet Sandy Sanderson from New Zealand. Needing something to keep himself occupied after breaking his wrist in a motorcycle accident, he started building amazing model cars from discarded aluminum cans. His incredibly intricate work below.

Sandy's something of a renaissance man; draftsman, guitar player, teacher, motorcyclist, instrument maker and model builder. When he was in a motorcycle accident which shattered his wrist and put him out of action for a while, he needed something to do. While finishing a canned beverage he thought of model airplanes he'd seen made from cans and thought why not make cars out of the same material? And thus was born the CanCar. The "Coriba Climax" below is his first effort and while impressive in its own right you see the cars keep getting more and more technically detailed with each successive build. Very cool hobby Mr. Sanderson, and talk about a unique (though somewhat spendy) Christmas present opportunity.

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1 comment:

Jessica said...

He is so amazing. I admire him for his willpower. Most of us will just be depressed if we have accident.He is a great person for people to learn.

His model cars are very meticulous. He is very successful. I am really surprised that a disable person can build lots of beautiful model cars from discarded aluminum cars.He is amazing!!!

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