Steve
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going to make better space of it, not sure wether that will be through use of hanging the planes, or getting more shelves cut, or brought if they do spares at ikea
it actually doesnt look so bad in real life
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Simon
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use something like this?
edit: massive pic
http://www.airfix.com/_assets/images/AH0020_2.jpg
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Simon]
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Steve
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rather then fill the space with fewer planes with bits added on id rather a solution that allows me to put more planes in there as they are
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
A bit of info for people regarding the real life GAU 8/A gun on this plane
It fires 30mm rounds at 4,200 per minute. Thats 70 rounds PER SECOND.
To give you an idea here is the size of just one of those rounds
Thats a 20mm alongside a 50 cal round. The actual ones are 10mm BIGGER then shown in that pic
Against other rounds
The plane was built around this gun, here is the entire gun with magazine next to a Beetle for size reference.
Firing video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBXrogB8L08
What ir does to tanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf2ka9RsFQ4
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
& x 1 Billion.
Oh and Steve, BLOODY HELL! Your detail work on that cockpit is insane. I think i'd have a fit/stroke/haemhorage/nervous breakdown, if I tried to achieve that standard on any of my stuff!
Hats off to you mate. Lovely work.
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Steve
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cheers blud
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3CorsaMeal
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says .308 FTW up there Steve, so that must be the best one
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote: Originally posted by Steve
it is when you think it fire 70 of them per second at you
What's the cost per second of ammo then, you know?
I'll answer myself.... £5,882.11 per trigger press apparently
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Steve
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did you convert from dollars
?
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DannyB
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I have a 50cal bullet infront of me now, it looks big but that round next to it looks fucking huge.
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
did you convert from dollars
?
I converted from euro actually.
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€24 million contract for 244,000 rounds
Jeez. How much does a normal bullet cost...
€24,000,000 / 244,000 = €98.36
Or, €6885.2 for an apparent minimum 70 per trigger press...
Some guys were discussing the same thing on another site.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
I have a 50cal bullet infront of me now, it looks big but that round next to it looks fucking huge.
and thats only 20mm the gau fire 30mm ones
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote: Originally posted by Steve
did you convert from dollars
?
I converted from euro actually.
quote:
€24 million contract for 244,000 rounds
Jeez. How much does a normal bullet cost...
€24,000,000 / 244,000 = €98.36
Or, €6885.2 for an apparent minimum 70 per trigger press...
Some guys were discussing the same thing on another site.
cheaper to buy a spud gun tbh and fire 4200 potatoes a minute
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote: Originally posted by Steve
did you convert from dollars
?
I converted from euro actually.
quote:
€24 million contract for 244,000 rounds
Jeez. How much does a normal bullet cost...
€24,000,000 / 244,000 = €98.36
Or, €6885.2 for an apparent minimum 70 per trigger press...
Some guys were discussing the same thing on another site.
cheaper to buy a spud gun tbh and fire 4200 potatoes a minute
i'd use a spud missile instead
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Steve
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tonights updates
some of the landing gear assembled and the body of the plane together with cockpit in place
landing gear housing details
landing gear weathered
the GAU 8/A
cockpit in place
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
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3CorsaMeal
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this is the best yet. you should get into filling and smoothing the joints
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Steve
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yeah i know,
this is incredible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eD_Lo61rAw
1:20
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
im going to turn my bedroom into a plane museum and employ ste w to show people round. Jr will do the voice tours
only intrested in cold war jets and TSR2 development x now make some of those
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SportBoy
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i agree lightning next for me
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jr
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or bucaneer in desert camo
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
it is when you think it fire 70 of them per second at you
fuck that, all armour piercing depleted uranium rounds
This is why it's best to stay in uncle sams good books DU rounds are nasty at the best of times, 70 DU rounds a second is a whole new world of hurt.
Tbh there's some real skill going into these models and they keep on getting better and better. Looking forward to seeing the typhoon all painted up when you get round to it.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by jr
or bucaneer in desert camo
wish i could find one mate, but they are rocking horse shit as the 1:48 airfix kit isnt produced anymore, and noone else does one
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jr
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whats wrong with 1:72 ?
infatc why havent you made a tamiya model, there far supirior
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Steve
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hasegawa and revell/monogram are better then tamiya mate, well for aircraft anyway, hasegawa being the best of the 3
also tamiya dont really do anything of interest really 1:72 too small
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
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jr
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this please next mate
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
hasegawa and revell/monogram are better then tamiya mate, well for aircraft anyway, hasegawa being the best of the 3
also tamiya dont really do anything of interest really 1:72 too small
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
revell arent better than tamiya, hasegawa i agree are on a par, i like fujami (sp) stuff too
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