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Offline Goat1

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1/3 scale B17
« on: January 08, 2014, 09:20:40 PM »
This guy's building a flyable 1/3 scale B17
http://theballybomber.com/index.html

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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2014, 10:02:22 PM »
Cool but... why?
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2014, 10:03:25 PM »
Oompa loompas will man the gun stations?
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2014, 01:53:21 AM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on January 08, 2014, 10:02:22 PM
Cool but... why?
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2014, 07:23:40 AM »
And he ruins it with a non-scale cockpit with enormous windshields  :bhead
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #5 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
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2014, 07:21:49 PM »
Oh dearie time to empty the piggy bank and offer some $$$ for it






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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #7 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:
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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: 1/3 scale B17
« Reply #9 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.
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