Saturday, April 29, 2006

At last - the big project is finished !

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View from the kitchen Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . After 6 months building and painting and sanding and re-painting, we finally thre...
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Friday, April 28, 2006

Painting with jelly

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Bright boat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I know what the worlds worst paint for spraying is: Revel Fluorescent Yellow. It’s...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Guantanamo Bay Action Man

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Guantanamo bay action man Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Is this the latest topic dress for the popular boys doll ? Have the ...

Guantanamo Bay Action Man

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Guantanamo bay action man Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Is this the latest topic dress for the popular boys doll ? Have the ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Farewell Test track, my old friend

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Lifted track Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Our railway club has moved. We have built magnificent clubrooms and will throw th...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Prime position

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Primed boat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . If I want a fluorescent boat, I need to paint over a white base as the coverage is...
Monday, April 24, 2006

Painting Pussy

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Ships Cat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . All ships need a cat and my boat is no exception. Rooting around a dolls house shop ...
Friday, April 21, 2006

Nature's not the only one to abhor a vacuum.

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Boat Funnel Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . In the days when all aeroplanes had propellers and many didn’t have a closed cockp...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

At last, whitemetal !

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Boat Hook Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Finally, after many weeks of chopping plasticard, I get to use some of the whitemeta...
Monday, April 17, 2006

Hotting up - replacing a VW Thermostat

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Air colled VW thermostat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . What else is there to do on Easter Monday other than to get a bit gru...
Sunday, April 16, 2006

York

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The view at York Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This was the view from my workbench over the weekend. I was hard at work mann...
Friday, April 14, 2006

Pootling around

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Pootling around Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Hooray for light evenings. There’s nothing better than a bit of quiet sailing....
Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Filler time

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Plastic entrance Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The next big section on Pigeon Pie is the entrance at the back of the salon. This is a...
Monday, April 10, 2006

Boat Face

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Boat Face Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I admit to being a little bit nervous about finishing the front of the bridge. This ...
Sunday, April 09, 2006

Dismantling a Big Boy

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Big Boy Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I’ve acquired a box of model trains. Someone got in touch with the club with models th...
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Plastic Propeller

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Plastic Prop Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Against received wisdom the brass propeller on the Tomkat has been replaced with ...
Thursday, April 06, 2006

Action man rides again

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Action man rides into the sunset Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Now the lighter evenings have arrived it’s possible to do a l...
Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Bridge over untroubled waters

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Boat Bridge Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Sometimes you get really into a project. Things are going well, you can do no wron...
Monday, April 03, 2006

Air on a Ghia string

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Ghia air cleaner Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Among the things I try and fix is my 1971 VW van. It’s the most wonderful veh...
Friday, March 31, 2006

PROPper job

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Propshaft Collar Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Back to the boat at last. The next job (I think) is to get the working bits f...