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  1. 19th January 2018, 03:45 PM #1
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    Default Cubby house with a difference - Rocket Ship

    Sometime ago I mentioned I was making a cubby house for an Autistic boy who wanted to fly to the moon. These photos were on my partners camera, which she found recently. Lost the camera when she got her IPad!!!!
    When his mother asked me to make him a rocket ship, I thought she wanted a small one about 300 -450 mm long, but no, it was to be a play house for him.
    Details are approx 2.3 m high, 1.2 m diameter, made mainly from 40 x 19 pine and 3 ply, with 19 mm ply for the curved sections and fins. It has a blackboard inside the door, a Commodore speedo, to seehow fast he's going, which can be seen in the bottom right of photo 3, a small desk for whatever, a CB radio, (no power though), pictures of space in some portholes to make it look like outer space. These were done and laminated by his mother.
    Total cost was around $350.00 for which I charged her $300 as she has another 2 autistic sons so I took pity on her.
    There were no plans used for making this, so I hope no one asks me to supply some????
    The young man in the bottom pic is the "Pilot", as you can see by the smile, he's real happy with it.
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  3. 19th January 2018, 05:15 PM #2
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    That's awesome Kryn.
    Fantastic build and even more fantastic community sprit.
    Your a top bloke

    When's lift off due.

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  4. 19th January 2018, 10:10 PM #3
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    Top stuff

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  5. 19th January 2018, 10:13 PM #4
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    That young bloke looks over the moon with that top rocket ship cubby...10 out of 10 Kryn.... Cheers, crowie
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  6. 20th January 2018, 07:37 AM #5
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    Tremendous concept an dwell done Kryn!! bravabravabrava
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    Great build and nice thought for mum. It's a good feeling being able to help someone less fortunate.
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  8. 20th January 2018, 10:01 PM #7
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    Thanks everyone for the Likes, Thanks and Comments, I feel humbled by it all.
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  9. 20th January 2018, 10:09 PM #8
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    That's out of this world. x100 You have done more for that young fella and his mum than any professional help could ever achieve.
    I've a sneaking hunch that it won't be long before there is a whole fleet of these popping up in back yards...
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    Quote Originally Posted by rwbuild View Post
    I've a sneaking hunch that it won't be long before there is a whole fleet of these popping up in back yards...
    If there is, they won't be coming out of my shed, took me something like 5-6 weeks to build it, 4 days alone for the speedo console, it was a nightmare!!!
    If someone wants details on how I made it, I could do a set of drawings for it. I think I can remember how I did it???
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    Way cool space ship!!!
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    He looks like he is over the moon with this little play house and I can see he will have many an adventure in there

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    Nice work, hopefully they wont want you to make moon base alpha next time. although I do question the use of a commodore speedo as it wouldn't register very fast..... hahahahaha sorry a ford man.
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    Love it

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