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Offline bcadoo

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Too much free time...
« on: April 03, 2008, 11:14:39 AM »




A 1/5th scale Spitfire

http://blogs.aviation.ca/index.php/steve.php/2007/01/25/spit_model_masterpiece

Now if he'd only put this 1/5th scale working merlin in it.



http://www.enginehistory.org/merlin_xx.htm
« Last Edit: April 03, 2008, 12:09:42 PM by bcadoo »
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2008, 12:26:06 PM »
wow that is beautiful  :aok
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 12:40:47 PM »
 :O Amazing!!!!!

Offline VILKAS

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2008, 12:47:24 PM »
 :O  Words fail me....A Museum piece  :salute
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 12:51:30 PM »
Wow.... unusual for me to be at a loss for words... but there is just nothing to descibe that piece of work... spectacular fails to even start..
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Offline crockett

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2008, 12:55:58 PM »
quite amazing.. that Merlin engine the other guy made is another master piece.
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2008, 01:55:57 PM »
wow thats amazing
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Offline Maverick

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2008, 03:36:16 PM »
There are too few words to really do justice to the work of both of those modelers. Simply incredible.  :O
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2008, 07:58:55 PM »
Wow such attention to details  :O
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Offline SOB

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2008, 11:48:42 PM »
Looks like time well spent.
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2008, 11:50:02 PM »
Looks like time well spent.
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2008, 11:53:36 PM »
Did you see the 5mb MPG clip of that motor running?  WOW

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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2008, 11:54:38 PM »
Just wait 'till the dog jumps on it!  :t

Taking bowser "to a farm where he has plenty of space to roam": time well spent.
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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2008, 11:55:32 PM »
Taking bowser "to a farm where he has plenty of space to roam": time well spent.
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Re: Too much free time...
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2008, 04:23:30 AM »
Earthquake, tornado, tsunami  :t
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