Thread: Dobbin - A Touch of Nostalgia

Great you grand kiddies will love it and you for making it.

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I'm just trying to picture you squeezing it into your hand luggage for the flight over to Norway.... Did you consider making a set of skis to replace the wheels during the (even) colder months?

Well done; I'm sure the little one will grow to love it as much as her dad loved the original!

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

I'm just trying to picture you squeezing it into your hand luggage for the flight over to Norway.... Did you consider making a set of skis to replace the wheels during the (even) colder months?

Well done; I'm sure the little one will grow to love it as much as her dad loved the original!

Chief

It will go into the main luggage. Lots of space withing the frame for small items: Socks, u/wear, thermals, polar bear skins etc.. The son did start to make up skis for the pram but that project got aborted. I think a toboggan will be the go if they wish to scoot down that track.

I suspect she will be made to use the toy even if it holds no interest. If she has half the dare-devil in her of her father, she will be breaking speed limits on Dobbin before she can walk.: If she has the measured calmness of her mother, she will be telling her father to "get off" so she can have a turn!



Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

I'm just trying to picture you squeezing it into your hand luggage for the flight over to Norway.... Did you consider making a set of skis to replace the wheels during the (even) colder months?

Well done; I'm sure the little one will grow to love it as much as her dad loved the original!

I think your assuming Paul, would go cattle class,??

Paul,

It looks fantastic especially being a Mk ll an all that, are you going too keep the nostalgia look, or will there be updates available, Bluetooth,Airbags,Phone Docs, reverse camera ABS extra.
A horn [emoji849].

Also my condolences for becoming Grandpa,
I know you were proud of that non Grandpa thing, have you thought about separating from the kids, it’s not too late.

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Paul,

It looks fantastic especially being a Mk ll an all that, are you going too keep the nostalgia look, or will there be updates available, Bluetooth,Airbags,Phone Docs, reverse camera ABS extra.
A horn [emoji849].

Also my condolences for becoming Grandpa,
I know you were proud of that non Grandpa thing, have you thought about separating from the kids, it’s not too late.

Cheers Matt.

Matt

I have toyed (sorry about that one) with both adoption and divorce from time to time: The jury is out for now. I hadn't thought of those updates. Would I be able to do them online?

Regards
Paul

I did say there was a second toy and again it is a retro thing from a time when toys were fashioned at home and not purchased on Ebay or elsewhere online.

I just call it a brick cart, but as I titled above, could it be classified as a hod? Doesn't matter.

I did make something similar about four decades ago for the ankle biters, but there were fewer bricks. This one has several functions. It is firstly builders bricks for co-ordination skills. The positioning of the handle barely ahead of the back wheels means that it can be pushed without fear of it tipping and smacking a much-loved small child in the face. Then I decided to incorporate the alphabet onto the bricks so that later on it could be used as a learning tool, if the mobile phone breaks down or Norway's hydro supplies run out of water and the electricity goes caput. Here I struck an issue as the son's partner comes from the Czech republic and they all live in Norway. When deciding how many bricks to use I realised that 9 x 5 worked out quite well. The Czech alphabet has an additional sixteen letters and the Norwegian alphabet another three: making forty five in total which is five rows of nine:


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All materials were recycled except for the circlips retaining the wheels. They are mounted on stainless steel tubing:

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Two of the other sides contain lower case letters and numerals:

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There is a degree of colour coding. For example, English vowels are gold and the extra Norwegian vowels are silver.

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I wasn't completely happy with the lettering. I used a stencil and a marker, but the flimsy nature of the stencil proved too difficult. From the Czech letter "C" I resorted to freehand. .

For the moment the handle is simply screwed in place and will be removed for transportation. SWMBO asked if this meant I would be unable to take sufficient clothes with me because of the weight. I pointed out that the timber is radiata pine, the axles are tubes and it is going in her case so it won't worry me too much (I've got the 'orse).



Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I did say there was a second toy and again it is a retro thing from a time when toys were fashioned at home and not purchased on Ebay or elsewhere online.

I just call it a brick cart, but as I titled above, could it be classified as a hod? Doesn't matter.

I did make something similar about four decades ago for the ankle biters, but there were fewer bricks. This one has several functions. It is firstly builders bricks for co-ordination skills. The positioning of the handle barely ahead of the back wheels means that it can be pushed without fear of it tipping and smacking a much-loved small child in the face. Then I decided to incorporate the alphabet onto the bricks so that later on it could be used as a learning tool, if the mobile phone breaks down or Norway's hydro supplies run out of water and the electricity goes caput. Here I struck an issue as the son's partner comes from the Czech republic and they all live in Norway. When deciding how many bricks to use I realised that 9 x 5 worked out quite well. The Czech alphabet has an additional sixteen letters and the Norwegian alphabet another three: making forty five in total which is five rows of nine:


P1090302.jpgP1090312.jpgP1090313.jpgP1090301.jpg

All materials were recycled except for the circlips retaining the wheels. They are mounted on stainless steel tubing:

P1090311.jpg

Two of the other sides contain lower case letters and numerals:

P1090307.jpg

There is a degree of colour coding. For example, English vowels are gold and the extra Norwegian vowels are silver.

P1090304.jpg

I wasn't completely happy with the lettering. I used a stencil and a marker, but the flimsy nature of the stencil proved too difficult. From the Czech letter "C" I resorted to freehand. .

For the moment the handle is simply screwed in place and will be removed for transportation. SWMBO asked if this meant I would be unable to take sufficient clothes with me because of the weight. I pointed out that the timber is radiata pine, the axles are tubes and it is going in her case so it won't worry me too much (I've got the 'orse).



Regards
Paul

Your bringing saws back ain’t you Paul, hence all this talk about the toys going into luggage, but on the return trip all that extra space, quite clever.

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Your bringing saws back ain’t you Paul, hence all this talk about the toys going into luggage, but on the return trip all that extra space, quite clever.

Cheers Matt.

Ah yes. Sandvik perhaps. I could be tempted by a No.280.

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Thank you for reminding me.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Ah yes. Sandvik perhaps. I could be tempted by a No.280.

Sandvik No.280.jpg

Thank you for reminding me.

Regards
Paul

Go on spend there inheritance, you know want the saw.[emoji6]

Cheers Matt.

Again; well done for making another great toy that should last for years and a good use of recycled materials.

With the multiple languages she’ll be subjected to I’d be interested to hear how she will incorporate Norwegian and Czech into ‘Strine!

Never be afraid to post your creations on here, we all had to start somewhere in this part of the hobby.

You have done yourself proud with the two toys so far, and I am sure that they will be played with and mean a lot more to the family than a shop brought item.

Keep up the good work

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

With the multiple languages she’ll be subjected to I’d be interested to hear how she will incorporate Norwegian and Czech into ‘Strine!

Chief

On his refined days her father is irreverent, so I am fully expecting her to be able to swear fluently in three languages by the age of three.

Regards
Paul