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Offline ASTAC

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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2004, 11:43:27 AM »
Love the Taruntul...by far one of the best looking Patrol ships ever made..great looking model
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2004, 11:43:32 AM »
RC boats are cool and all but when you run out of juice/gass (depending on how they are powered) there's only one way to go getem.

most planes at least gan glide to a safe landing.  The RC Nitro car that I have just stops when the gas runs out.

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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2004, 12:18:16 PM »
I remember seeing a programme about this (HMS Invincible):


The controller can even sit inside it and control it! :)


More: http://wmunderway.8m.com/gallery6/gallery6.htm
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2004, 12:47:55 PM »
thats awesome replicant!

i think he got some of the planes wrong tho :D

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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2004, 01:01:34 PM »
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thats awesome replicant!

i think he got some of the planes wrong tho :D


Yeah, I noticed that, I'm sure the Swordfish represents the Royal Navy Historic Flight.  He's also included a land based Sea King (aft) and a Merlin which are not usually based on a carrier.  No RAF Harrier GR7s either.

Either way, very impressive... not only can you control it but ride in it if you wish! :)
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2004, 01:08:21 PM »
Also this HMS Fearless which has a working landing craft.  They RC a pump flooding the boat which 'sinks' it a little.  The landing craft then exits the rear doors and works as a seperate RC landing craft.  Aboard the landing craft are RC vehicles!  I think they were also working on a RC Sea King helicopter to land on the back of the ship!



More detail regarding the landing craft, tank, & helicopter here http://www.homeandleisure.co.uk/supermodelsI/index.shtml
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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2004, 01:30:34 PM »
Thx alot replicant for showing me the way to that site. im stuck loking at all those galleries now :mad:

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« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2004, 02:28:09 PM »
I betcha those nerds are all divorced as well.

Wicked RC's mind you.

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« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2004, 02:39:30 PM »
I wonder if anybody has ever built a RC boat using one of those minature steam engines.

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« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2004, 02:45:06 PM »
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I wonder if anybody has ever built a RC boat using one of those minature steam engines.


Yeah, I've seen them on a Discovery Home & Leisure programme; kinda neat.
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« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2004, 04:25:45 PM »
Taipan under full fart, Finnvikvannet 17.08.03.
Foto: Roger


Full fart... is that a naval term?

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« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2004, 04:25:49 PM »
dang double post

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« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2004, 04:30:13 PM »
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Taipan under full fart, Finnvikvannet 17.08.03.
Foto: Roger


Full fart... is that a naval term?


Full fart = full speed in my language :)

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« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2004, 06:26:00 PM »
Taipan under full fart, Finnvikvannet 17.08.03.


LOL, I noticed the same thing straight up too.......interesting propulsion system anyway :)

Imagine the full size version under full fart, you have to pity any sonar operator hearing one coming eh?

"Sir!...we have an enemy patrol boat coming this way.....and the crew seems to be well fed!"

"Pass out the gas masks number two, this could get ugly"
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