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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Dad's big boat: Update!
It's HUUUGE!!! And pretty awesome. I'll let the pictures do the talking this time.
That's just....bloody awsome! Two questions; Is it a specific vessel? And; Will it 'go'? You could have a head-to-head with the Oxford & Cambridge boat crews!
He's building it for the Boy Scouts. At Scout camp, the plan is to float it in the pool where it will be paddle-powered by a small scout seated within the ship.
It's part of a project to show the scouts just what is possible with something as simple as cardboard and duct tape.
Maybe once it's retired it can be put in the den or "man cave". There you can fill the pilot's cavity with kegs and tap gear and rig the turrets to dispense draught beverages.
Yep- nothing but cardboard for the structure, and different colored duct tapes to provide color (there's no paint on this) and hold it together. The railing is de-headed Q-Tips and string- probably the only stretches/cheats of the cardboard rules.
Yeah- I get my modeling/painting skill from Dad. He's also the one who introduced me to Sculpey (my crowning achievement of which was the dead mammoth ... so far.)
It is clear that artistry and craft run deep in your veins.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely, hesitate to cal lit so, model that he has there.
-Eli
WOW! That is amazing! What is the plan for it once it is completed?
ReplyDeleteThat's just....bloody awsome! Two questions; Is it a specific vessel? And; Will it 'go'? You could have a head-to-head with the Oxford & Cambridge boat crews!
ReplyDeleteHe who's built the best guns wins!!!
Made of AWSOME!
ReplyDeleteHe's building it for the Boy Scouts. At Scout camp, the plan is to float it in the pool where it will be paddle-powered by a small scout seated within the ship.
ReplyDeleteIt's part of a project to show the scouts just what is possible with something as simple as cardboard and duct tape.
Are you serious?
ReplyDeleteIs that thing really made mainly from cardboard?
Maybe once it's retired it can be put in the den or "man cave". There you can fill the pilot's cavity with kegs and tap gear and rig the turrets to dispense draught beverages.
Just a thought :)
-Eli
Yep- nothing but cardboard for the structure, and different colored duct tapes to provide color (there's no paint on this) and hold it together. The railing is de-headed Q-Tips and string- probably the only stretches/cheats of the cardboard rules.
ReplyDeleteWhat scale is it built ot? Even if only approximately?
ReplyDeleteBest scale I can guess from seeing it in person is somewhere between 1/35 and 1/24.
ReplyDeleteThat my boys is a TON of talent and dedication. You two I'm sure are very proud of each other's talents and knowledge. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteHarold Scott
Yeah- I get my modeling/painting skill from Dad. He's also the one who introduced me to Sculpey (my crowning achievement of which was the dead mammoth ... so far.)
ReplyDeleteWOW, that is awesome.
ReplyDeleteSorry its taken me this long to check it out. What a fantastic modelling project - you deserve a medal.
Tony
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