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Title: Some dude builds a battleship
Post by: crockett on September 27, 2007, 03:33:48 PM: Sure this will intrest some of you.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/giant-toy/man-finishes-30+feet-wwii-german-battleship-model-prepares-to-invade-poland-soon-303707.php
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Post by: Neubob on September 27, 2007, 03:44:05 PM: Have the French surrendered to it yet?
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Post by: eskimo2 on September 27, 2007, 03:53:33 PM: Awesome!

(http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/09/medium_1442209524_86710f5fe9_o.jpg)

(http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/09/medium_1441347377_a17b372b8a_o.jpg)
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Post by: Maverick on September 27, 2007, 03:58:24 PM: Looks pretty neat. I wonder if the turrets would work would work.
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Post by: FBBone on September 27, 2007, 04:07:19 PM: I wish someone would build a 1/7 scale carrier for me to fly my r/c hog from!:)
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Post by: SteveBailey on September 27, 2007, 04:11:38 PM: I wonder if he is going to scuttle it.
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Post by: FrodeMk3 on September 27, 2007, 04:12:46 PM: That is utterly cool.
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Post by: Shuckins on September 27, 2007, 04:14:28 PM: Graf Spee.
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Post by: Dowding on September 27, 2007, 05:27:24 PM: Nice, but on its own not as good as this:

Battle of River Plate - 3 times a week (http://www.peasholmpark.com/content/view/9/9/)

I'm only an hour from this and they use ships like that shown above. They've been having battles since 1927 (dreadnoughts in the pre-WW2 years).

Pictures (http://www.houseoftheorangemonkey.co.uk/monkey/trips/trip941906.htm)

(http://www.houseoftheorangemonkey.co.uk/monkey/trips/images/trip941906c.jpg)

(http://www.houseoftheorangemonkey.co.uk/monkey/trips/images/trip941906g.jpg)
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Post by: Meatwad on September 27, 2007, 05:29:58 PM: Freakin neat!
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Post by: MiloMorai on September 27, 2007, 05:46:47 PM: How about a 1/6 scale Dora, http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm
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Post by: FBplmmr on September 27, 2007, 05:50:42 PM: Nifty:aok
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Post by: AKIron on September 27, 2007, 08:09:43 PM: Hobbies gone wild
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Post by: Maverick on September 27, 2007, 08:36:29 PM: Interesting show they put on. Kudos for the effort.