Showing posts with label Cardboard Boat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cardboard Boat. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Loose ends

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Idris Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I’m terrible for starting new projects before finishing old ones. In this I don’t think I’m alone...
Friday, March 16, 2007

I finally make something !

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Idris front Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Idris needed some way for the crew to tie up at the quayside. Since no parts are provided i...
Saturday, March 03, 2007

Captain on the bridge

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crew Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . From the figure selection I picked the JCB driver and a soldier using binoculars as Idris’s crew. ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Wanted: A Captain

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people Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . What scale is this boat ? It doesn’t say on the packet so I suspect the makers did it all by eye...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Swimming platform

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swimming platform Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Let me start this post with a warm welcome to readers who have found my blog via Mode...
Thursday, February 15, 2007

Green modelling

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rubbish Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . “Why are you showing us pictures of your rubbish ?”, I hear you enquire. Simple. There wasn’t e...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Bath Time

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Bath Time Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This photo followed a nervous moment. While I doubt that any model boater is entirely at ease...
Friday, February 09, 2007

Getting some go

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drive shaft Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . After all the messing around with paint, filler and varnish I can get on with fitting the h...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

Super Structure

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superstructure Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Just to show that my lack of posting doesn’t mean a lack of progress, here’s a photo of ...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007

What do you call a cardboard boat ?

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nametransfer Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Naming the cardboard boat has caused me to think a bit. Normally I use the name of a pet u...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Cracking Hull

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cracking Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . If you are going to sail a cardboard hulled boat, you better make sure it is waterproof. The i...
Monday, January 29, 2007

Sanding sealer

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Sanding sealer Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Ahhhh, the joys of tradition modelling. Who amongst you whipper snappers with your X-Box...
Saturday, January 27, 2007

Metric rules

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instructions Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I’ve always been a metric sort of person. Not for everything you understand, if asked how ...
Friday, January 26, 2007

A cardboard boat

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cardboat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Cardboard and water don’t mix. Or if they do you get papier machie. So I was fascinat...