Hi, in this video tutorial I will show you how I made a pirate ship using some cardboard from pizza boxes, egg cartons, hot glue, thread, super glue and paint. It took me about 5 days to finish, working a couple of hours daily.
I started by designing the patterns. I had some idea of what I want to create so I drew the profile of the ship, then the top view of the deck. The ribs of the ship were a little bit of a guessing game, only knowing two dimensions from the side view and the top view. I used pizza boxes cardboard for the entire project. It was about 2 mm thick so I doubled the patterns to get a stronger framework. I made some long 15 mm stripes of the same cardboard and started gluing them to the framework. I started from the bottom of the ship and worked my way up. I overlaid each piece over the one before just a little bit. I outlined the railing top view using the deck patterns. You can make the railing wider, thicker or thinner. Mine was 15 mm wide and 6 mm thick. I made the pillars gluing 3 small 30 x 5 mm cardboard pieces together. I added some details using thin stripes of cardboard on the sides. Although these details are not so visible now, they will look great when making the patina. I also added some round and square windows. At this point I needed a stand for the ship. I decided to go for a rocky one, full of textures. I made the stand out of egg cartons. I broke the carton into smaller irregular pieces and glued them together. This type of carton is easy to bend and glue in any shape you want. I made the main three pillars by rolling and gluing the cardboard until I reached the desired thickness. One pillar is about 20 mm thick. The middle one is the tallest and it has 360 mm, the one in front has 320 mm and the last one has 220 mm. I made the curved sails by gluing two pieces of cardboard together and bending them while the glue is still hot. I used the cutting mat to help along with the bending. I added threads as best as I could. I am no expert in this so I googled some images for reference. Even though I had no idea of the correct way this should be done, the threads added a realistic effect to the ship, and this aspect was all that mattered to me. I glued the ends of the threads using super glue. The painting was easy for this project. I covered the surface in a dark color first. This will serve as a base. Make it go in all the cracks and the deepest holes. It will act like a shadow and contrast layer when we add brighter colors. I add a brighter color only to the surface of the texture, gently rubbing the brush with very little pigment so I dont get it in the cracks. On top of that bright color you can add other colors as well. You can make it brighter and more colorful, its your choice. I went for a wooden look for the main body of the ship. I painted the sails white first and then added a diluted brown to the top and spread it gently and dissolving it to the bottom until the sail looked older and used. I hope you liked my video and got some inspiration to start your own projects. Have fun!
P.S. You can find more information about this project, plus the patterns here: www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cardboard-Pirate-Ship
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We build a bushcraft viking house from the viking age using hand tools only. Inspired by vikings, who were very resourceful and created buildings using the natural materials they scavenged around them. We used simple hand tools such as axe, saw, auger, drawknife, bushcraft knife and other simple tools.
To begin with we cut cedar logs from trees that had been felled in the forest. We used an axe and saw to make log cabin notches and built the foundation of the viking house two logs high. We then used the hand auger to build the timber frame. This consisted of 3 large «A» frames. We burnt the ends of the logs in fire to evaporate any moisture and create a rot-proof layer of charred wood which will help to preserve the timber frame foundation when the poles are in the ground. We used a long cedar log as the ridge pole which sits on top of the a frame of the bushcraft shelter. The next stage was building a viking longpit or firepit. This we wanted to make as historically accurate as we could. So we dug a pit about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. We lined the pit with large stones found in the nearby area. In order to reduce waste of any materials, we used the clay from the pit to secure the stones. We added water to the clay to make it easier to work with and we filled in the gaps between the stones. We then lit a small fire in the pit and let the clay dry out for a few days. At this point we realised we could make our job easier by building a diy saw horse. So we used the drawknife to remove bark from a log (helps to prevent rot). We used the auger to drill four holes for legs and then we made four wood pegs for the top of the saw horse. For the rafters we used more cedar logs and again burnt the ends. It is an ancient japanese technique to preserve wood which is called shou sugi ban.
It was then finally time to build the roof of the house. For this, we peeled the bark off the cedar logs. We then put this on the rafters and secured it with some roofing tacks. We had to be fast when doing this, as the cedar bark shrinks and cracks when it dries. We put it on in layers like roof tiles. We built a wood ladder to get up high on the roof and secure the final bark layers.
Using an axe and bushcraft, we made some wooden wedges and split a few large cedar logs. We then hewed these logs and built a raised viking bed for the inside of the house. We also made some benches to sit near the fire. At the back of the viking house, we built a folding window and support arm so that we could let light into the house and also improve the airflow. We dug an air vent too, to allow more oxygen to get to the fire. To make the shelter more secure, we built a perimeter wall use cedar posts and hazel saplings (also known as wattle wall). To help further improve the airflow inside the shelter, we cut a hole in the roof and built a ridge cap or ridge vent to act like a chimney and let the smoke out. Overall this viking house took about 10 days to build. It was in winter, so we were restricted by daylight hours. This is not a historically correct viking house. Traditional viking houses were built with large timbers that were hewn from big logs. They had large gable ends almost like log cabins and the roof was made from wood shingles. Often they looked like viking longships or longboats and had many decorative viking features. In a viking longhouse, there would be enough room for many people and animals as well. But this was our take on it.
We have done a number of different camping overnight trips in this shelter. We have cooked meat over fire, had great viking feasts and spent many hours keeping warm around the firepit. I hope you enjoyed this vikings inspired bushcraft build. To watch the whole series of individual episodes (where we talk and explain what we are doing) then please follow links below.
Это место хорошо известно всем парапланеристам России — рельеф и роза ветров Чегемского ущелья позволяют местным и приезжим смельчакам подолгу парить в воздухе вместе с горными орлами. В окрестностях маленького высокогорного села Эл-Тюбю в этом году побывало особенно много любителей планирующего парашюта — скорее всего, из-за закрытых границ. Что вселило в местных жителей надежду на будущее. Ведь, лишь благодаря парапланеристам, селяне имеют возможность хоть как-то заработать, предоставляя спортсменам пищу и кров. Тем более, что других источников существования, кроме выращивания скота и маленьких огородов, в этих местах попросту нет.
За свежими дыней и виноградом в январе мы отправились в глубь Узбекистана. Там сохранили знания древних фермеров о том, как хранить урожай почти круглый год.
В этом же регионе ровно 15 лет назад произошли массовые расcтрелы протестующих. Военные открыли огонь по митингующим. По неофициальным данным, тогда погибло от 230 до 1500 человек.
В большеземельской тундре начался караль. Так здесь называют забой оленей. Из тундры стада гонят на специальный пункт. Эти пункты в основном принадлежат фермам, в которые превратились бывшие колхозы и совхозы. Частных оленеводов в тундре нет. Общин, что кочуют семьями и ведут традиционный быт, осталось мало. Фактически, все, кто живут в чумах и пасут оленей – это пастухи при предприятии. Часто это одинокие мужчины, потому что ехать в тундру женщины по большей части не хотят. У оленеводов есть или квартиры или дома в селе. Всё это нам рассказал герой этой серии Андрей Ледков. Он потомственный оленевод.
Строительство высотных зданий – опасная работа. Но в развитых странах у строителей достаточно защиты. В Мумбаи дела обстоят иначе. Смотрите на Discovery Channel!
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2. Всероссийская ассоциация горнолыжных инструкторов (ВАГИ) — arasia.ru
Примерный бюджет расходов на получение первой категории НЛИ за 10 дней обучения:
1. Сами курсы — 25000 рублей;
2. Скипасс курорта — 15000 рублей;
3. Проживание — 15000 рублей;
4. Перелет — 15000 рублей;
5. Еда — 10000 рублей.
Итого: 80000 рублей (приблизительно).
В случае успешной сдачи экзаменов вы получаете:
1. Удостоверение инструктора категории «С»;
2. Гос. диплом о повышении квалификации на базе высшего образования (если оно у вас есть).
Антонов Ан-2 (Colt — Жеребенок, так же известен, как Аннушка и Кукурузник) — легкий многоцелевой поршневой самолет, разработанный в ОКБ им. Антонова в конце 1940-хх. Самолет производится около 70 лет и является мировым рекордсменом по этому показателю.
До сих пор самолет пользуется большой популярностью у местных перевозчиков и, конечно, проходит модернизации. Ан-2-100, ТВС-2МС и ТВС-2ДТС — крайние поколения легендарной машины.
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