Homemade GT

[bersim]

One of my subjects at school is Industrial Technology Studies where we have design based projects that allow us to construct something that is functional yet also aesthetically appealing. Our latest assignment was to design an MP3 docking station with a facade type feature, and who would have guessed that I decided to include a fish in it . I decided to make a GT as this would be reasonably easy to make but would also look very good. I started off with making the timber body and then sanding the gills, mouth and eye on.

After sanding the body I cut out the fins and glued them onto the body. At this stage it was starting to look quite fishy (No fins on it at this stage)

I then had to solder all the electronics and glue the wooden box onto the backboard. I then lacquered the fish and glued it onto the rustic looking backboard. Although it may seem like this is just a fun subject (which it actually is) it usually requires 30-40 pages of working drawings, production plans, sketches and ideations. This is what the finished product turned out like and it has a slot at the back for a phone to play music through the 2 speakers.

James

[fishingnut]

Well done james looks great !

[tunafreak]

Mate, well done.....you did an awesome job of that fish...hope you got/get top marks for it, you deserve it....

Cheers,

Al

[benno573]

Nice one James. What lure did it take?

[Dinodadog]

Shame shame thinking about fish while at school.......................well done

Dino

[Angus]

Mate you could make some serious pocket money making those if you had the time.

I am willing to be a commissions would be had from this site alone...

Angus

[bersim]

Mate, well done.....you did an awesome job of that fish...hope you got/get top marks for it, you deserve it....

Cheers,

Al

Thanks Al! Yeah I got an A+ for both the theory and prac!

James

[bersim]

Nice one James. What lure did it take?

It just took a little wooden popper It didn't put up much of a fight though

James

[bersim]

Shame shame thinking about fish while at school.......................well done

Dino

haha yeah I just can't get enough of them I was thinking about making a bass and it was going to be a 60cm one but I decided I'll save that one for when (I should probably say if ) I ever get one

[bersim]

Mate you could make some serious pocket money making those if you had the time.

I am willing to be a commissions would be had from this site alone...

Angus

If only I had the time...

James

[crazywalrus]

well done mate

[hunter armytage]

Great work Bersim looks great

[samsteele115]

Well done again James, looks tops. Would look very good on the wall at mum and dads house at straddy. They might make you an offer for it :whistle:

[bersim]

Well done again James, looks tops. Would look very good on the wall at mum and dads house at straddy. They might make you an offer for it :whistle:

hahaha yeah it probably would fit in well with the style of their house... they're not getting it though

James

[sweresy]

very cool mate! i reckon if you walked out a bream one, there's a few obsessed that would line up to get that above their bar at home.

[fishingnut]

Definitely got a knack for it James !

[Luvit]

The lacquer really brings the colour out in the timber. Great looking peice.

[bersim]

Thanks Wayne. I initially wanted to paint it in grey GT colours but then decided that if I tried to do that I would probably just ruin it I think I might get some more timber and try a LT next... Maybe not 1m long though

James