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Title: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: Goat1 on January 08, 2014, 09:20:40 PM: This guy's building a flyable 1/3 scale B17
^{http://theballybomber.com/index.html}

Goat
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: BaldEagl on January 08, 2014, 10:02:22 PM: Cool but... why?
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: Meatwad on January 08, 2014, 10:03:25 PM: Oompa loompas will man the gun stations?
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: ozrocker on January 09, 2014, 01:53:21 AM: Quote from: BaldEagl on January 08, 2014, 10:02:22 PM
Cool but... why?
In the spirit of Human nature. Because he can :aok

:cheers: Oz
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: Seadog36 on January 09, 2014, 07:23:40 AM: And he ruins it with a non-scale cockpit with enormous windshields :bhead
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on January 09, 2014, 07:20:25 PM: Quote from: Meatwad on January 08, 2014, 10:03:25 PM
Oompa loompas will man the gun stations?
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on January 09, 2014, 07:21:49 PM: Oh dearie time to empty the piggy bank and offer some $$$ for it

I'll keep dreaming :cry
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: Mongoose on January 09, 2014, 09:55:43 PM: Quote from: BaldEagl on January 08, 2014, 10:02:22 PM
Cool but... why?

Simple, because a full scale model would cost too much. :airplane:
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: BaldEagl on January 09, 2014, 11:05:16 PM: Quote from: Mongoose on January 09, 2014, 09:55:43 PM
Simple, because a full scale model would cost too much. :airplane:

The question was more along the lines of why when there's full scale restorations seemingly everywhere? I watched four of them fly over in formation one day.
Title: Re: 1/3 scale B17
Post by: colmbo on January 09, 2014, 11:30:18 PM: Quote from: BaldEagl on January 09, 2014, 11:05:16 PM
The question was more along the lines of why when there's full scale restorations seemingly everywhere? I watched four of them fly over in formation one day.

Last time I checked there were 13 flying B-17s in the world….not exactly everywhere.