Re: Building 'unusual' starships

devans@uneb.edu wrote:
> 
> Tony sed:
> ***
> Turned upside down (ie curved side upwards) it looked like
> an ideal candidate for an NAC battleship. Sadly, my wife wouldn't let
me
> deprive my two-year-old daughter of her spoon and when I returned to
the
> supermarket the special packs were all gone :-(
> ***
> 
> I think I see the start of yet another 'you know you're a gamer'
list...
> 
> Thoughts of depriving two-year olds are depraved! ;->=
> 
> I've seen similar spoons at ice cream shops for samples, though no
Thomas.
> Most are the softer plastic I don't find particularly workable. The
> polystyrene cutlery are, to my lights, very carvable(coined word?) and
> there are plenty of paints and adhesives particular to PS. If only the
> manufacturers were a little more careful in aligning their molds!
> 
> On the other hand, a resin cast would be a fine place to start. So
far,
> I've been blessed with friends willing to cast for me when I've come
up
> with something interesting. That is a skill I hope to soon pick up.
> 
> And, if your spoon hasn't already been chewed up and/or in the bin,
when
> the little tyke is next napping...

I think my wife would be even less happy if I poured silicon rubber all
over the spoon, made a mould from it and then tried to feed my daughter
with it again ("but darling, silicon isn't _that_ poisonous, honest !").

I think I'll have to wait until she's grown out of it (as kids always
do) and then hope it's in a decent enough state to retrieve.

Tony
[depraved depriver of children]