therru ([info]therru) wrote in [info]crafty_tardis,
2007-12-26 00:00:00
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Shooty Gingerbread Thing

So, since [info]pnr and I made a hugely successful gingerbread TARDIS last year, we had to raise the bar slightly this year.



Of course, we started planning months in advance. No, not really. Five days before Christmas, we  sat bulllshitting all evening, instead of planning. Three days before Christmas, we realized that a model would probably be quite useful, so we started draughting up a sort of pattern. We started very diligently with measurements and everything.

 

(All thumbnails are clickable links to bigger pictures!)

Yay cardboard!


Yay gluegun!


[info]therru: The backside is a bit wonky.
[info]pnr: Well, who hasn't got a wonky backside?
[info]therru: We put the 'ass' in 'assymetrical'!
[info]pnr: OMG BUMPERSTICKER!!!1! *draws on model*

At this point, we started realising that our maths skillz weren't quite up to making any more patterns. WWTDD (What Would The Doctor Do)? Make it up as you go along, of course!



Yay K-9 models!


On Christmas Eve, we started baking. Here's [info]pnr, skillfully maneuvering the rolling pin and cutting out pieces.
 

As you may remember from our TARDIS, we made a relief pattern on our walls, to make the panelling. Since K-9 is very 3-D, we decided to use the same method to simulate some of his structures. So, we first cut out and baked the basic pieces, and then cut out the relief pieces, stuck them onto the already baked ones with a little water, and baked them again.
 

After this, [info]pnr had to go home and have Christmas dinner with her family, for some strange reason, so we had to leave the next stage for today. Then we stuck the pieces together with melted sugar. (You can spot it in the frying pan.
   

How to make curved gingerbread without burning your fingers? Can't be done, sorry.


The tail is not gingerbread, sorry. We didn't want to burn our fingers that much. It's a Caprice stick.


These are all the paper pattern pieces.


And these are all the broken and burnt and otherwise discarded pieces. Tip: make enough dough to make two K-9s.


This is me, doing the frosting.


The nose is a piece of sawn-off shotgun Caprice.


And here is the finished product! Everything is edible, except for the buckle. That's a real metal one.
   

Mk I, meet K-9 Mk... er... VI?


That's all for now. Merry Christmas!

(Crossposted to Gallifrey and back)
Tags: companions, cooking, k-9

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[info]atommickbrane

December 25 2007, 23:09:08 UTC 4 years ago

O my G. NOTHING MORE AWESOME!

[info]balcairn

December 25 2007, 23:11:02 UTC 4 years ago

Raised the bar slightly? It's gone up about 4 storeys.

[info]therru

December 25 2007, 23:20:02 UTC 4 years ago

Well, I'm already dreading next year...

[info]balcairn

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[info]beewhimsical

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[info]balcairn

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[info]wulfae

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[info]beewhimsical

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[info]miss_binkowitz

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[info]eve11

December 25 2007, 23:17:00 UTC 4 years ago

OMG! We should totally rename this community "crafty K-9" after your amazingly edible feat! Brava!

[info]maymargaret

December 25 2007, 23:21:40 UTC 4 years ago

And now somehow my dalek cookies seem strangley inadequate. That is lovely. Very well built.

[info]therru

December 26 2007, 02:22:03 UTC 4 years ago

Dalek cookies can *never* be inadequate. They are superior by nature. :)

[info]fledchen

December 25 2007, 23:23:55 UTC 4 years ago

::wild applause::

[info]swallowedbysky

December 25 2007, 23:28:44 UTC 4 years ago

This is possibly the most awesome thing I have ever seen.

[info]cherishthepast

December 25 2007, 23:28:55 UTC 4 years ago

Absolutely amazing!

[info]yubsie

December 25 2007, 23:30:06 UTC 4 years ago

That is kinda the epitome of AWESOME. :p

[info]captainamerica

December 25 2007, 23:36:52 UTC 4 years ago

OMG HOW CUTE IS THAT!!!!!!!!!! JEALOUS!!!!!!

[info]sarah_jane_s

December 25 2007, 23:37:06 UTC 4 years ago

Wow!!! fan bloomin tastic

[info]pookerdoos

December 25 2007, 23:37:34 UTC 4 years ago

That is beyond awesome, and adorable too! =D

Also, I totally need a bracelet or T-shirt that has "WWTDD" on it. XD

[info]signifiers

December 26 2007, 00:11:48 UTC 4 years ago

I got a "WWTDD" t-shirt for Christmas last year, actually! Unfortunately, I don't know the shop where my brother got it, but I believe it was on cafepress somewhere.

To the OP: This is absolutely fantastic! Are you eating it?

[info]therru

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[info]pnr

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[info]madush69

December 25 2007, 23:38:16 UTC 4 years ago

That's fantastic! What is caprice?

[info]therru

December 25 2007, 23:45:45 UTC 4 years ago

Rolled wafers filled with hazelnut and cocoa cream. :)

And thank you. :)

[info]madush69

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[info]skillfulway

December 25 2007, 23:40:26 UTC 4 years ago

This is so awesome, seriously.

[info]gnawonyourbones

December 25 2007, 23:50:32 UTC 4 years ago

OH MY GOD!!!!

that is awesome!!!

[info]leelakin

December 26 2007, 00:26:22 UTC 4 years ago

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE OFFICIALLY WON CHRISTMAS 2007.

[info]therru

December 26 2007, 02:11:33 UTC 4 years ago

OMG. ALL OF IT? :o

[info]leelakin

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[info]therru

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[info]syzygy_lj

December 26 2007, 01:25:28 UTC 4 years ago

Now that is a great use of fan energy. I am so jealous. My friend and I had the idea of building your gingerbread TARDIS from last year, but laziness set in before we even bought the ingredients.

It would be so cool if you could post printable templates somewhere.

[info]therru

December 26 2007, 02:09:34 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah... see, that's the problem with making things up as you go along... :\

[info]penwiper337

December 26 2007, 01:31:35 UTC 4 years ago

That is seriously beyond fabbity-boo and out the other side.

Of course, topping this next year is going to be fun. ;)

[info]therru

December 26 2007, 02:43:22 UTC 4 years ago

OMG! I'm getting a headache just thinking about it! XD

[info]pnr

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[info]squareorange

December 26 2007, 02:35:53 UTC 4 years ago

...You realize that you've officially won the UNIVERSE by doing this, right?
Because you have.

[info]therru

December 26 2007, 02:42:05 UTC 4 years ago

MWAHAHAHAH.
XD

[info]pnr

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[info]kitsune17

December 26 2007, 02:52:15 UTC 4 years ago

Oh holy Whovian. That is the most awesomist piece of awesome that ever did awesome. :)

[info]ramblinsuze

December 26 2007, 03:28:18 UTC 4 years ago

Totally, totally awesome!

[info]dameruth

December 26 2007, 03:36:58 UTC 4 years ago

Very, very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[info]bramblyhedge

December 26 2007, 03:44:13 UTC 4 years ago

*grovels at your feet*

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

[info]ciel42

December 26 2007, 04:34:41 UTC 4 years ago

You just can't eat that, you have to find a way to preserve it forever lol

[info]minerva_fan

December 26 2007, 05:50:28 UTC 4 years ago

Amazing.

[info]turtleblues

December 26 2007, 05:56:51 UTC 4 years ago

That's really awesome.
I showed my dad- was a great introductory post to the world that is Craftytardis.
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