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Postby cowpatz » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:54 pm

Check this out!

What a beaut.
Remember the 50-50-90 rule. Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong!

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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:07 pm

That's Adrian's BB .. ohmy.gif , He really is getting away from the constructive build .. anyone with a 1/96 scale $ Spear NZ6,000$ , be dang worth it ... trust me ... I did not go kit ... WARNING do not have kids near by ..
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Postby Yob » Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:26 pm

If only it was 1/72 because then you could add other stuff. But it is pretty cool.
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:52 pm

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QUOTE (Yob @ Jul 13 2013,12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If only it was 1/72 because then you could add other stuff. But it is pretty cool.

All to COOL to have it 1/72 scale .. then comes the transporting , my KG5 is just under two meters at !/144 scale .
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Postby jastheace » Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:50 am

and it is powered by Honda (kinda ironic really winkyy.gif )
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Postby Yob » Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:03 pm

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and it is powered by Honda (kinda ironic really winkyy.gif )


Yep, very funny the guys they were fighting now surply engines to a model of the ship.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:40 pm

I had a mate stop here long whiles back , without flinching said give me $2000NZ for the KG5 that was 10 so years back ... a model ship , did'nt go cos simply part of my life ... ! , it may sit on the shelf for a long whiles ... least i can say its mine thru and thru cool.gif
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Postby jastheace » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:22 pm

when i was growing up in Hawera i used to go to King Edward Park on the weekends and watch the rc yachts and boats, there was a very nice man there how used to let me control one of his electric tugs whenever he was there. some good times.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:29 pm

Jas , Boats .. No Its my Battleship , flagship of my home fleet New_Zealand_etc.gif
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Postby Yob » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:28 pm

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Jas , Boats .. No Its my Battleship , flagship of my home fleet New_Zealand_etc.gif


If only NZ was a regional power.
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