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Wow!
 
Pretty amazing. I assume there was no budget on this one!
 
Holy cow! That guy has too much time and money on his hands.
 
Incredible !!!
 
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Yeah thats the way to go Mickey and he don't need pockets deep enough to stretch from his hip to his toes either.

What was once a young fellas hobby has been stolen by these wealthy old men. Ask me how I know.--Keoke
 
HealeyRick said:
Am I the only one that thinks functional armament on a RC plane would be totally cool? Imagine scale dogfights between a P51 and ME 109 or shouting "Fox Three" as your miniature F-16 launches a scale AIM-120 AMRAAM. I'm a sick puppy.
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Yep you all alone. This was a good day wait until he gets some RF interference N see which way the bullets go.

But it is absolutely amazing what the hobby is capable of now.
 
Keoke said:
What was once a young fellas hobby has been stolen by these wealthy old men. Ask me how I know.--Keoke
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It's that with everyhthing? I will say this, if the guy is doing everything himself, they guy has talent, however; he's GOT to farm somma that out. It's just proof positive, with money all things are possible. What kills me is how many more-talented folks may be out there that just don't have the cash to compete....that's the thing.

Everything has become a competition of spending, not talent unless it's pure talent (as in singing).
 
waltesefalcon said:
Holy cow! That guy has too much time and money on his hands.
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These super jets are usually joint efforts because of the cost and complexity. There is a show / competition search Youtube for Jet World Masters. It has gotten to the point that to be a top contender you need working GAUGES / screens... About the only thing they don't currently have is afterburners and that is only because they have been banned by the modeling federation because of safety concerns. Not really a problem with the high level of thrust from the current mini jet engines.


Personally I like the super giant prop planes.. I just have no idea where people find the space to store a 1/5 scale B29??
 
HealeyRick said:
Am I the only one that thinks functional armament on a RC plane would be totally cool? Imagine scale dogfights between a P51 and ME 109 or shouting "Fox Three" as your miniature F-16 launches a scale AIM-120 AMRAAM. I'm a sick puppy.
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Don't think you are so far off. With modern technology and creativity someone could build a very destructive model/drone aircraft in a home shop.
 
Thanks Basil, parenthood and a job relocation (a 90 mile commute each way) has had a severe impact on my Healey time over the last few years. At least the demands of one of those (parenting) has reduced recently so I can get back into the garage.
 
Personally I like the super giant prop planes.. I just have no idea where people find the space to store a 1/5 scale B29??

That is not so large most of our larger model planes are 1/4 Scale and up.
 
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