Wooden Ark

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Just a few pictures of a Wooden Ark just completed for my youngest Granddaughters Xmas present. The Ark was easier than the animals. The Ark is about 22" long.

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

…and Noah…?

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tim. Lovely, a classic Noah`s Ark, but as DG has asked….where Wally? Noah?

Yes I bet the animals took ages.

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Tim

It is a lovely present for your granddaughter given with so much more care and feeling than simply nipping into ToysRUs.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Paul

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Thanks for the comments. I did attempt a Noah and Mrs Noah but didn't look interesting enough. I can't take all the credit, my wife drew some of the animals outlines for me and the Ark is based on one in Richard Blizzards Wooden Toy Book.

Thanks

Tim

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tim. You can certainly take the credit for bothering to make it in the first place, own design or not.

Ashley

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

I know where Noah is…. Alas, I cannot refer you to the item directly, so you will have to scroll down to Example No. Seven in this link…

**LINK**

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

DG, I don't know what to say – except that you clearly have too much time on your hands…

Colin

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

Posted by Colin Bishop, Website Editor on 06/11/2016 21:31:23:

DG, I don't know what to say – except that you clearly have too much time on your hands…

Colin

Ah, Colin… F Anstey gets so little publicity nowadays. And he wrote Vice Versa, and the first time-travel story… but I suspect he's well out of copyright now – so you could illustrate the poem and run it in your Christmas Special for the kiddies…

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Thanks again for the comments.

Wasn't too much bother to make the Ark, Ashley, it made a change from struggling with my Graupner Bernhard Gruben; but I will get there (eventually). Then I can make a start on that Eezebilt PT Boat at 1/35 scale that's next on the list. But those animals certainly gave me sore fingers.

I have looked at plans for a Wooden model of one of those big American Fire Engines with an 8 foot ladder and 2 pumps; I'm sure my Grandsons would like it but not sure my son would like to store it.

Maybe one day.

Tim

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

Posted by Tim Cooper on 08/11/2016 12:10:47:

… Then I can make a start on that Eezebilt PT Boat at 1/35 scale that's next on the list. 

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Interesting to hear! I haven't made one at 1:35 myself, but I've now holed a 1:48 one twice on rocks (they don't sink and are easy to repair) so I suggest considering 1/16" ply for the hull skin.

Bit like putting them on a reef, which always used to be a danger during the Philippines campaign…and the easy repairing is quite like full-sized practise as well…

Edited By Dodgy Geezer on 09/11/2016 10:08:30

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Thanks Dodgy

Yes I am planning to use 1/16 inch ply on the hull, as you suggested on another thread. Would have got further than just having the plans printed out to 1/35 size, but Graupner build has been a problem. I am seeing some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel but this winter, hopefully, this will see it finished.

Tim

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

What modification level are you thinking of for it?

– The very earliest ones had Mk18 torpedo tubes, no radar and a single 20m Oerlikon at the rear. There were occasional depth charges.

– Then they started carrying the 37mm M4 at the front, and added the SO dome radar on the mast.

– After a while they switched to the roll-off racks with the Mk13 torpedoes and added a Bofors 40mm at the stern. And the radar became the more sophisticated SO-3.

There were all sorts of specials and one-offs as well, giving you lots of opportunity for variation…rockets, for instance, towards the end of the war…

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