It looked a nice size, about the same as my Bantam Tugboat. The deck and bulwarks unclip so you can get at the inside. "I could fit radio gear in here", I thought.
There wasn't a boxed version in the extensive Playmobil stock but looking through a catalogue, the boat is a My Take Along 1.2.3. Noah's Ark and comes with a fine selection of animals and crew. There is a handle on top, missing on the one I saw, and the clip on deck is so you can store all the pieces inside.
At this point, I get the new project shivers. Fitted with a motor and radio control, this would be a colourful and fun project. On the water, I bet it would look great, although I'd stick the animals and people down so they don't go swimming.
The trouble is, I don't need any more projects. Those who know me, realise that I acquire new ones far faster than I complete them, but I still get the new project shivers. Is this an addiction?
Please help. Explain why this is a bad idea in the comments to put me off!
Do it! Di it NOW!
ReplyDeleteI agree. do it! do it! do it!
ReplyDeleteBut on a serious note, it is an addiction, but a good one.
Its a really good idea and might pay for itself with a quick article blasted over to Model Boats if you have a load of spare bits to put in it.
ReplyDeleteJust sayin' =)
You can never have enough projects, Buy it !
ReplyDeleteI guess the only real question is whether you're going to build it with or without the carrying handle??!!
ReplyDeleteFine idea Phil. Go for it - you know it makes complete sense! Look forward to seeing you run through it on the next BRM DVD - Love to see how Howard would introduce that!
ReplyDeleteYou know you want to! And we want to see it 😀😀
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I can't help you there.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I've got fond memories of the London Model Engineering shows, when they held them in Olympia.
I particularly liked it when Elmbridge model club stuck a makeshift pond in the middle of the ground floor - then presented a regatta of unusual floating R/C builds - boats (the more unusual the better) - paddle steamers (mmmm ...) - model swans and ducks - I can even remember a plastic model of a steam iron, squirting out jets of water every now and then.
The running commentary was also rather good.
OK - I'm not expecting to find something similar at next year's show (even if I can get the time off from various family commitments) - but those displays got me thinking about stuff I might like to build at some point in the future.
I'm afraid I'm just interested in building things - especially working out how to build them - and finding out how other people have built things - and I'm sure it surprised nobody when I enrolled on an engineering course in 1984.
In other words, anyone would be wasting their time asking me to dissuade them from having a go at some new model build project - and I'm sure that you, of all people, would know this only too well.
All I ask is that you let us know how you get on.
Of course, there is one other question, which you can't answer: Where did I put that pot of Lidl paint thinner?
No - don't worry, I'm in no rush to paint anything - but I've found the stuff works rather well as a solvent cement for some plastic kits. (The price is rather good, too ... .)
If you fit a motor and radio control, will you have to leave the elephants behind?
ReplyDeleteIf you fit a motor and radio control, will you have to leave the elephants behind?
ReplyDeleteI think it's a novel idea, get to it Cap'n Phil.
ReplyDeleteQUEEN ELIZABETH
ReplyDeleteShall I be tempted of the devil thus?
KING RICHARD.
Ay, if the devil tempt you to do good.
Richard III, act 4, scene 4.
Do it, I love the idea. Just in time for the new Playmobil movie :)
ReplyDeleteHydrofoil conversion, fastest ark on the pond!
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