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Wet weekend broomstick build

Post by Crackingjob » Sun Apr 10, 2016 3:25 pm

What to do whilst waiting for the paint to dry on a charity shop wooden steam roller....build a broomstick plane!
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Post by Crackingjob » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:33 pm

Hi thanks for lots of views....suddenly wood seems popular again.
I attach a photo of a train made in the late 1940s and a lorry bought off eBay .......which when it arrived seems to be as old and of a steam lorry. Both need cleaning and waxing but Grandson likes them. Minor repairs need doing.
The aeroplane is almost done, just need to sort out propellers...thought of Perspex discs?
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:00 pm

Wonderful old toys, Perspex disks would look super but wouldn't be as fun to spin round as a propeller...
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Post by Peter Butler » Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:03 pm

Clever use of a broom handle but have you tried sweeping up whilst kneeling down?
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Post by merlin2 » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:17 am

Very good; ATR72 or Q400?
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Post by LNR » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:51 am

It never ceases to amaze me, the artistic talent, craftmanship, and abilities that lurk in backyard sheds and hobby work places around the world. Very clever, definitely thinking outside the square.

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Post by River Lin » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:07 am

You difinitely need an airport in your garden railway. D.
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Post by Crackingjob » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:57 am

Well continuing to make and build for grandkids....latest was from a pile of homemade bricks from a charity shop ( yes the same I got the ironing boards for the Iron Road from)
Two were a wonky arch shape and as the boy was into flying I attempted to make a helicopter or two.
using dowling for a tail and landing floats, made up a pair of helicopters.
I will admit that I used a bought in wooden wheel and axle as a tail rotor' and another to secure the main rotor. Buttons could be used instead if you wanted to.
The rotor is a simple strip of wood, with a wooden bead as a bearing (though like the tail rotor you could use a button!).
The floats are glued wooden dowel pegs, but again thick skewers would work.
So something odd can be with imagination be made into anything..
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Post by cheshire » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:27 am

merlin2:117470 wrote:Very good; ATR72 or Q400?
ATR. Q400 has a much longer fuselage.

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Post by Crackingjob » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:45 pm

Grandsons pressie finished...broom handle rockets....the shuttle was an old Corgi shuttle base from a scrap bin..25p with working under carriage rebuilt with wood and plastic card.
The shuttle sections are held with door magnetic catches.
The rockets have dowel as exhausts and matching holes, and larger exhausts from wooden balls......great fun.
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Post by LNR » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:43 pm

Great work and imagination once again. Bet you get as much joy making and giving, as the grand children do in receiving them.
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Post by Peter Butler » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:50 pm

That is so much more personal and individual (and genuinely loving) as a gift to be cherished. I hope it is received with the same values as it is given.... I somehow think it will be.
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Post by dizzysteamer » Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:21 pm

They are a credit to you I have friend who makes wooden toys he said you have some lovely idea's there keep it going☺

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Post by jim@NAL » Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:46 pm

these are very good I like the helicopters the most

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