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Old 05-29-2011, 11:00 PM   #1
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Default This Guy Went Insane - And I LOVE IT!

So, this guy has way too much time on his hands. And I want it, soooo bad.



It has fully animated dive planes and rudders, all 4 gun turrets rotate, all the masts extend and retract, all 10 torpedo doors function and fire specially made torpedoes, the radar mast rotates, it has static dive and full trim capability, behaves very realistically both on the surface and submerged, is all hand painted, cost A TON of money, and I want it soooooooooo freaking bad.
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Old 05-29-2011, 11:25 PM   #2
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i say we get a crew together and pull of the perfect heist

ok not really, but its sweet!!
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Old 05-29-2011, 11:37 PM   #3
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i say we get a crew together and pull of the perfect heist

ok not really, but its sweet!!
We could pool funds and build one - or buy it - and have it shipped to Neal as the first exhibit of the Subsim.com museum

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Old 05-30-2011, 04:48 AM   #4
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Nahh he didn't make it-he just used his time and grey cells to build a shrinking ray machine and used it on a real sub. Awesome it is truly awesome btw.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:52 AM   #5
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Very nice indeed...I used to be the proud owner of a 6' WWII British S Class, she was radio controlled, dive, steer etc. but didn't have anywhere near as many functions as that beauty above.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:52 AM   #6
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Is this the 1/72 scale model of something he custom made?
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Old 05-30-2011, 09:50 AM   #7
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Is this the 1/72 scale model of something he custom made?
Yeah, its pretty much a dissection of a plastic model that he made remote control, added in all the functions, everything, re molded parts, made functional, everything
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Old 05-30-2011, 11:23 AM   #8
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That's outstanding work...would love to take that for a rip at the local pond.
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A guy from subsim kicks that ones butt!! : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=148325
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Is there a possiblity, that the owner of this sub, has put a video on the youtube, showing this sub in the water?

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Old 05-30-2011, 11:20 PM   #11
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Maybe so one of the two surely has some videos out there.
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Old 05-31-2011, 04:11 AM   #12
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So, this guy has way too much time on his hands. And I want it, soooo bad.



It has fully animated dive planes and rudders, all 4 gun turrets rotate, all the masts extend and retract, all 10 torpedo doors function and fire specially made torpedoes, the radar mast rotates, it has static dive and full trim capability, behaves very realistically both on the surface and submerged, is all hand painted, cost A TON of money, and I want it soooooooooo freaking bad.

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Old 05-31-2011, 08:26 AM   #13
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I have had the 1/72 scale Gato class boat sitting unbuilt in its box out in the shed for two years now.....

Maybe I should try and build it now...

The wife will not be amused though

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Old 05-31-2011, 11:26 AM   #14
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I remember the last day of the SubSim Meet in Texas when a certain individual knew it was Neals birthday (iirc none of the rest of us did) and presented him with the exact same present.

I wonder if he got round to building it yet?
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