Who hasn’t wanted their own mecha to get through rush hour, pick up dates, or smite one’s foes? While current technology is slowly getting closer to the real thing, we’re still a ways away from the mobile suits we’ve come to love.

Lucky, one talented artist has uploaded his “easy to make method” of making gundams to YouTube, which uses naught but ordinary household objects. They won’t fly you anywhere or shoot lasers but they do look pretty cool. Let’s check it out.

The author of this video humbly lays out his project in the description section.

“I made gundams using only disposable chopsticks, toothpicks, and glue. Since this is my first attempt, there are probably a lot of flaws, but please enjoy anyway.”

The video opens with the “easy-to-make method”:

1) Get out the gundam figure(s) you want to recreate. 2) Then just carve them out of toothpicks and disposable chopsticks.

Wow! Sounds super simple! It’s time to check the video.

Okay, even though that was indeed a piece of cake, here are the steps listed so you may go at your own pace.

1 – “Sharpen the chopstick.”

2 – “Make the skirt section.”

3 – “Build the waist part.”

4 – “Give it a roasted color with fire.”

5 – “In the same way, make the yellow parts too.”

6 – “The waist parts are now complete.”

7 – “Assembly”

8 – “Gun creation”

9 – “Don’t forget the cross-hairs.”

10 – “Next are the arms. First, make the joints.”

11 – “Shoulder part creation.”

12 – “Making hands.”

13 – “Arm completion.”

14 – “Next up: Legs. First start with the joints.”

15 – “Thighs.”

16 – “Ankles.”

17 – “Knees.”

18 – “Shins”

19 – “Assemble.”

20 – “Face.”

21 – “Backpack.”

22 – “All parts are complete!”

After putting it all together, your chopstick/toothpick gundam is done!

Now, You might be thinking; “What a waste of time. Why would someone take the time to copy a gundam figure they already have out of wood?”

The answer to that is simple: To make your own gundam toothpick holder, silly!

So, what are you waiting for? Grab some wood and get cutting! This all looked so simple I couldn’t resist giving it a try myself.

Source: YouTube – jyujyunosuke

Gundam Unicorn Image: Amazon

▼ Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for my next deep space mission. Whooosh!

