Matchbox 1:72 Dornier Skyservant

[dr_gn]

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

[HoHoHo]

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

And a few quid in wood!

Mine have been pestering me for ages and I started it last week. Sun deck and a room with normal stairs, re-claimed feather edge on all sides and various look out holes of varying shapes and sizes.

Should have the upper deck finished tomorrow and then onto feather edge etc.

[dr_gn]

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

And a few quid in wood!

Mine have been pestering me for ages and I started it last week. Sun deck and a room with normal stairs, re-claimed feather edge on all sides and various look out holes of varying shapes and sizes.

Should have the upper deck finished tomorrow and then onto feather edge etc.

There's something about the combination of ladders, raised platforms and small childrean that worries me though...Strange it never bothered me when I was 7.

[HoHoHo]

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

And a few quid in wood!

Mine have been pestering me for ages and I started it last week. Sun deck and a room with normal stairs, re-claimed feather edge on all sides and various look out holes of varying shapes and sizes.

Should have the upper deck finished tomorrow and then onto feather edge etc.

There's something about the combination of ladders, raised platforms and small childrean that worries me though...Strange it never bothered me when I was 7.

YHM

It will be as safe as I can make it

[dr_gn]

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

And a few quid in wood!

Mine have been pestering me for ages and I started it last week. Sun deck and a room with normal stairs, re-claimed feather edge on all sides and various look out holes of varying shapes and sizes.

Should have the upper deck finished tomorrow and then onto feather edge etc.

There's something about the combination of ladders, raised platforms and small childrean that worries me though...Strange it never bothered me when I was 7.

YHM

It will be as safe as I can make it

Very interesting...thanks for that.

[perdu]

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

dr_gn said:

HoHoHo said:

That sounds like a plan - albeit I'll have to finish the tree house first.......



That's this weekend so maybe over Easter

Nice - That's exactly what my son wants - must be a small boy thing.

Wait until tomorrow when he sees that...that'll be my summer gone.

And a few quid in wood!

Mine have been pestering me for ages and I started it last week. Sun deck and a room with normal stairs, re-claimed feather edge on all sides and various look out holes of varying shapes and sizes.

Should have the upper deck finished tomorrow and then onto feather edge etc.

There's something about the combination of ladders, raised platforms and small childrean that worries me though...Strange it never bothered me when I was 7.

YHM

It will be as safe as I can make it

Very interesting...thanks for that.

Ladders?

You're leaving the ladder there?

My lad (now in his late forties) would have drowned me if I made something for him, then made it safe to use

Mind you I was lucky enough not to have suitable trees

[HoHoHo]

Isn't that ladder up to the job







I have plans to make stairs, the ladder is taken away at night and currently stops any wandering youngsters making their way up to the platform!

[Eric Mc]

Cracking little build (the Dornier - not the tree house).

[sad61t]

Eric Mc said:

Cracking little build (the Dornier - not the tree house).

Yes, you definitely wouldn't want the tree house to be cracking

[HoHoHo]

sad61t said:

Eric Mc said:

Cracking little build (the Dornier - not the tree house).

Yes, you definitely wouldn't want the tree house to be cracking

Fecking hope not!

[dr_gn]

The boy got third prize at Cosford today - he's over the moon. Got a trophy, certificate and I believe Airfix donated three prizes for the under 16 y/o class. He got the 1:72 Fouga Magister, which looks great for a future build. Also got a Matchbox Zero (only £4) for his next attempt:



He loved the show, althouch I am a bit concerned about his apparent fascination with AFV's. Anyway, we had a great day (plus we got to meet Perdu!).

[perdu]

PLUS?

it was a pleasure to meet him, a thoroughly nice young chap

and a credit to dad

That class was quite hard for judging, lots of fine modelling

[Eric Mc]

A modelling dynasty in the making.

Well done.

[dr_gn]

Thanks guys - I'll tell him.

BTW this was his prize:



Old tool model in a new box, but this was always one of Airfix's better models irrespective of age. We looked at some completed examples at the show before we left, and they looked excellent.

[HoHoHo]

Brilliant effort, well done young man

[sad61t]

Congratulations!