Now that it’s starting to snow in parts of the country, it’s time to start preparing for a favorite winter pastime: sledding.
There’s nothing like zipping down a snow-covered hill at blinding speeds. When you’re going for speed, your sled’s function usually matters more than its style. Though in some cases, style goes a long way.
Some sledders use plastic or wooden sleds. Others use air-filled inner-tubes. The most epic sledders make their own sleds. Reddit user fortyozjuicebox posted an awesome sled he built himself modelled after a speeder from Star Wars.
It started out as extra cardboard and duct tape, the first ingredients of any awesome DIY project.
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The cardboard and duct tape had to be meticulously put together and placed. There are no short-cuts when making a sled.
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Here’s when the sled really started to look like the speeder from the movie.
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This guy even put the work in to include the exhaust and grid on the back of his speeder-sled.
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After the construction of the sled was complete, it was time to get down to the painting.
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The time this took was well worth it. The detail put into this is absolutely awesome.
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This is an amazing paint job. The colors are perfect.
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This is an epic sled. I don’t think it could have turned out much better.
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(via: reddit.com)
This might be the first time in my life when I feel obligated to make my own sled. Compared to this, I’ve been seriously slackin’.
