Hello, 

Thank you so much for reaching out with an interest in using one of the Dinkydoodle Car Cake kits. I know Dawn will be delighted, and she would love to see the finished cake. 

At Dinkydoodle HQ we often get asked about “which kit will I need to make this car?” and whilst Dawn has a pretty good grasp of most car types, she can’t possibly know every single one and offer advice accordingly.  Not to mention that she’d never get anything done if she researched and replied to every enquiry.

However, we completely understand and appreciate that you need to know BEFORE making your purchase. This is especially true if it’s the first time you’ve used one of the car kits as you may not be up to speed about what is available or what you may need. We hope that the following guide will help you answer all of those questions to ensure that your project is a success. 

 WHICH KIT DO I NEED? 

Dawn invested a considerable amount of time researching the measurement of common vehicle styles. That research allowed her to create a variety of bases using the most common relative dimensions. The variety of bases should support nearly all popular vehicle styles, based on the overall width, length, height and wheelbase measurements.

 It’s important to think of each of the base styles as a “car class or category” that you would for when looking for a hire car.

Base A: 

This is for small cars. The templates available include the Mini and Beetle. Dawn would also use this base to make many other small cars such as a Mercedes A class, Fiesta, Corsa etc.  

 Base B:

This is the most versatile of all the available bases. There are 4 templates that it works really well with. These include a typical Small family car (Ford Escort Cosworth), a Large family car (Mercedes C class, Aston Martin DB5) and the SUV (Range Rover Sport). This base is what Dawn would use for many executive type cars from other manufacturers such as BMW or other luxury brands when paired with the large family car template or for boy racer Honda Civics when paired with the small family car template or other luxury classics with the DB5 template. The base can also be used for some styles of convertibles.  

 Base C:  

This one is larger than base B and has a pointed/curved front along with a lower ground clearance. This makes it suitable for your Super Sports and Hyper cars. We have also seen a customer use this kit to make a Bugatti. The templates available for this base include a sports car (Porsche 911) and a hyper car (Ferrari “la Ferrari”)

Note that because these cars are usually low and sleek, the base is larger to allow for more portions. See the full guide on “How many portions will my cake give me?” in the following video: How many Portions? | Dinkydoodle Cake Academy (teachable.com)

 Base D:

This base is meant for the van / camper van. It’s an extremely flexible base and currently has a transit van template. It can be used for the iconic VW camper van, a modern van, an ice-cream van, an ambulance, an RV or any other vehicle with a similar profile. We have also seen some very successful caravans, buses and trams created from this base.

 Base E:

This base was designed to support a truck cab (Optimus Prime without trailer) but can also been used to make a fire engine or a dump truck.  

 The Classic Convertible:

The Classic Convertible base includes rolling wheel arches to support creating a classic convertible wedding car. Similar to Base C, this one is larger to ensure that you will have enough servings even though you’re making a convertible.  The base and templates for this are based on the Morgan convertible. 

 NEW: At the time of writing this guide there are now even more options available: 

 Classic Roadster:

This one is based on the classic Chevy Corvette C1 convertible (like Barbie drives in the new movie). The base is slightly larger than the B and C bases since it was designed as a convertible and the larger base makes it easier to compensate for not having a roof. The base also has a quite distinctive shape for both the front and back, following the classic curved lines of the bonnet, boot and lights like the real Corvette.

 BASE F:

This is the BEAST. It was originally designed to support building a 1969 Mustang and the kit really packs a punch. It was designed to be much larger than the other bases because of the thin and low profile of the Mustang and the two other templates available. The overall wheelbase and dimensions would allow using Base B, but there would be very little cake so the whole thing was scaled up make it worthwhile for cake portions. Along with the Mustang, this base can be used for the Delorean or Chevy Pick-up (Mater from Cars).

 HOW BIG IS EACH BASE? 

All of the measurements for each base is included in the product information on the website here: Car Kits | Dinkydoodle Designs

 BUT THE CAR I WANT TO MAKE ISN’T ONE OF THE READY-MADE KITS - WHAT DO I DO? 

 Dawn found this far easier to explain in a video during one of her Facebook live launch parties. Please see the following video for how Dawn would use the information available from the kit sizes to determine which kit to use, and how to go about adapting it. WHICH KIT? AND HOW DO I ADAPT A KIT TO SUIT MY NEEDS | Dinkydoodle Cake Academy (teachable.com).

 We thoroughly recommend that you also watch the other videos in the essential viewing section. They’re extremely useful and informative for kit-related information as well as being jam packed full of other useful tips.