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Neal
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:19 am |
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i had one of those as a kid JB! was made by Revell, just called the 'Visible V8'.
Was a shite model tho... very brittle plastic too. |
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JB
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:27 am |
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ah you've blown my dreams...
btw on topic the pic of the predator model already painted required every single dreadlock to be glued onto the head....that was time consuming |
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Neal
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:32 am |
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Nice detailing on the predator model!
A friend of mine did his degree in model design, made a big AT-AT walker from scratch. Pretty cool. I guess that must give a real sense of achievement! |
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JB
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:51 am |
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wow that is impressive....god how i wud luv to do a degree in model making! where the hell did he do that? whats does he do now? |
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Neal
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:56 am |
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he did it at the same uni as I went to (Uni of Hertfordshire), i live with him now. He currently works at GKN aerospace composite technologies... same place as me... i got him a job LOL |
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JB
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:19 pm |
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lol excellent. sounds like he had fun making models for 3 yrs then got a job in aerospace....cant ask for more! |
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Roger Red Hat
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Joined: 13 Oct 2004
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:19 pm |
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| keep meaning to try and find a model of a V8...i saw one once...all see thru, totally working model...looked good. |
working modle?
:-/
sounds rather intresting..
seeing V8's are my main forté
price at all? if you know... |
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JB
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:26 pm |
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a plastic model mind u....it works cos u turn a handle and all the bits rotate etc....
mind u a model V8 on your desk that actually fires up wud be a pretty good toy eh!
anyone ever see that program many moons ago about some rich git who built a model ferarri about 3 foot long....every single component was replicated in pure detail....the engine worked and sounded like a mini ferarri....un-feckin-believable |
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Chris H
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:28 pm |
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no but clearly he had way to much money |
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JB
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:32 pm |
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extremely too much....think he owned some large manufacturing company so he had all the equipment to his disposal....
it started by a mini key about 5mm long.....and he was blippin the throttle pedal to make it rev.....awesome! |
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Neal
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:48 pm |
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yeah i saw that programme JB... i was awestruck to say the least, nearly wet myself  |
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JB
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Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:59 am |
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someone needs to remember some detail to help find it on the web....must be about somewhere |
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stan
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Joined: 07 Apr 2004
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Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:21 am |
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was it not on top-gear?? do they have an archive or something?? |
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Roger Red Hat
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:53 pm |
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Neal
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:11 pm |
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yeah that guy is very well known in 3D heli flying. He's only about 17 iirc! Extremely talented!
Those Raptor 90s are ace. Was going to get a Raptor 30 a couple of years back. |
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Roger Red Hat
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:37 pm |
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tis rahter cool eh...how high thay go? |
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Neal
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:41 pm |
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dont know, much higher than you will still be able to see it |
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