Toys

Some tips for building a downhill go-kart.

Modifications to two bicycles to provide an enhanced seating position for cycleway riding.

A reliable way to fix a swing securely - without having to resort to concrete.

Notes on a simple working model of Tintin's famous Moon rocket.

Notes on a simple free-running model warship.

A few ideas for a practical semi-permanent Scalextric layout.

A couple of ideas for storing and displaying toy aeroplanes, cars and spacecraft.

A rocking horse design inspired by a Scottish snack.

A 3/4 scale Dalek.

A den in the guise of a space capsule.

A very simple card model sailing ship loosely based on a seventeenth century galleon.

A hand made chess board..

Model aeroplanes and model helicopters - old and new.