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15th April 2013, 03:52 PM #1Senior Member
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Rocket Ship - politically correct this one
Hi,
Youngest boy turns 6 on Saturday. He loves rockets so I made him a space fighter rocket. The timber is pine, a bit of cedar and silky oak. All offcuts with the exception of the 25mm dowel for the engines. A couple of blister gun packs it looks pretty good. No plans just lots of time reading and sci fi books. I have some stars that I will stick on and then will varnish it.
Thanks for looking.
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15th April 2013, 05:46 PM #2
Stars Wars Fighter
G'Day Todd, That's one very fine looking Stars Wars Fighter.
I bet the young bloke will be winning the galaxy back for the good guys for many years.
Cheers, crowie
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15th April 2013, 10:39 PM #3
Hello Todd,
What a fantastic build. you got all the proportions just right. Any chance you could share some dimension.s If you give the dowel size on the sides I can scale it from there. My oldest would love to have one of these.
Bret
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16th April 2013, 04:30 PM #4Senior Member
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Rocket Ship - politically correct this one
Here are the dimensions -
Length - 280mm
Height - 220mm
Fuselage - 68mm wide x 70mm deep
made out of pine
Wings - Silky oak skirting boards
80mm long - 65mm wide - 10mm thick
Wing blocks - red cedar - wing attaches to block then fuselage
90mm long - 22mm square
engines - 25mm dowel - 90mm long
Cockpit - Tallowwood
90mm long - 38mm wide - 25mm at top of cockpit
Blister Turrets - pine
35mm long - 37mm wide - curved at the back
6mm dowel as the lasers
landing gear
50mm x 8mm dowel - into pine - 44mm x 20mm x 4mm
I have attached some new photos - sanded back with stars on and one coat of satin polyurethane. It has made the silky oak, cedar and tallow wood come alive.
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16th April 2013, 10:20 PM #5
Thanks for the dimensions Todd it is much appreciated. Bret
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17th April 2013, 01:05 PM #6Senior Member
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very cool now i am going to have to use metric too
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17th April 2013, 04:06 PM #7
Terrific.
anne-maria.
Tea Lady
(White with none)
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20th April 2013, 08:50 PM #8Senior Member
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Rocket Ship - politically correct this one
Here is the proof in the pudding. Luke loves his rocket. It was more popular than his new ipad. Although the parachuting soldier toy took priority I take comfort in the fact that my space fighter beat the apple machine. Nothing like solid timber for boys.
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21st April 2013, 12:01 PM #9
wooden toys win over technology - well done
wooden toys win over technology - well done!!!!