dansnow Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Hi folks, been busy getting ready for the holiday season, have 3 two day shows this season. In among that I was commissioned to build an airport for the play table at our local Children's Museum. The 6 piece tower and the 8 piece runway are puzzles that only go together one way. Everything is made from birch, the planes are colored with food coloring, the runway is black stain, everything has 3 coats of shellac. Thanks for looking. Smudger, Fish, MetalScroll and 4 others 7 Quote
amazingkevin Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Top job Mate! Spitting image of an airport,Great job on the workmanship here! ;) ;) ;) Quote
Lucky2 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Holy smokes that's impressive, kids will love playing with this. Did you buy the pattern for this, or, did you make the pattern? Len Quote
LarB Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Oh well done!!! Kids of all ages would love to play with that even aviation enthusiasts!! Quote
wombatie Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Excellent. Love the colors and the kids will too. Marg Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Excellent Dan. Those style of toys last and last. The kids will love it. Thanks for sharign this with us. DW Quote
lawson56 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Dan now that is just COOL. :thumbs: The kids are gonna Love it! Quote
merlin Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice..don't remember seeing the tower before..seen the planes.... ***Merlin*** Quote
Gordster Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Dan,that is one fantastic looking airport.Kids would play with that for hours on end. What a great addition to the museum.. Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 You did good Dan!.....They will love it! Quote
frankorona Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Fantastic work, very well done Quote
penquin Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 That is super, great job on it. What a great item for them to have. jim penquin Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Tremendous job Dan, love it. They'll be good fun for kids. Roly Quote
dansnow Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Holy smokes that's impressive, kids will love playing with this. Did you buy the pattern for this, or, did you make the pattern? Len Thanks everyone, I was really nervous with this one, worried that they might not like it. Turns out they loved it, major relief!! No pattern Len, had a meeting with the facilities manager at the museum, sketched out the planes and tower, then when I got approval started making saw dust. The wings and "landing gear" are pinned with 1/4" dowels to the body of the plane so no parts should come off. Edited September 7, 2015 by dansnow Lucky2 1 Quote
Fish Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 Great work! There is some fun for sure. Quote
bobscroll Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 Nice work Dan! They look real good and well finished! Bob Quote
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