How To Make Your Own 'They Might Be Giants' Monster Hearse

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After watching the new They Might Be Giants music video you may have been overcome with an irrepressible urge to go out and make a pink Cadillac hearse monster truck. Here's how to do it.

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Yes! In just fourteen easy steps you can have a "When Will You Die" commemorative Monster Hearse of your own. All you have to do is download the free They Might Be Giants official .pdf here, print the document at a mere 3400% magnification and follow the surprisingly simple step-by-step instructions.

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Step 1: Print out the instructions, which also include the paper guides for your Monster Hearse.

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Step 2: Cut out the pink body of the Monster Hearse and fold along the dotted lines.

Step 3: Glue the body pieces together.

Step 4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the undercarriage, then do the same for the wheels. These parts are kind of complicated, so you'll want to read the illustrated, official 14-step instruction document for this.

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Step 5: Attach the wheels to the undercarriage with two poster tube-axles. Just fit the body to the undercarriage and wheels and you're done!*

*Please follow official They Might Be Giants instructions for building your Monster Hearse. Our steps should just give you an idea how straightforward the real thing is going to be.

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If you don't feel like acquiring 6,000 square feet of cardboard, you can always make a Monster Hearse in miniature. We'll still be impressed.

Whether you build the 12 foot tall life-size version or one you can fit on a turntable, take pictures, make a video and let us see your handmade creation.