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pauly
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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: The titanic has arrived |
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it arrived in the mail this morning and she is a big girl by pop pop standards 
wonderful presentation box
The launching ceremony
getting higher
shes away
the run lasted about 7 minutes and when the candle ran burned down the tug helped it back to the dock
all in all a great buy
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Mamodman123
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looks a great model!
Hope it didn't sink though 
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Nick
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Pauly, you've got me interested and I now have one in my ebay watch-list.
How much do you think is a good price for it? |
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pauly
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Nick wrote: | Pauly, you've got me interested and I now have one in my ebay watch-list.
How much do you think is a good price for it? |
well I got mine with a BIN of £15 but you can get a kit version with bidding.
so a second hand 1 maybe £10
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steamyjim
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Brilliant boat
You've inspired me to go run mine 
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pauly
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everybody I gota say the first run is always the best cause the candle burns off anything left over inside the boat like paint and the smoke goes up the chemneys and looks fantastic.
I urge everybody to get 1 of these boats as they are cheap as chips and great fun to use.
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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That's a great buy Pauly. 
| Mamodman123 wrote: |
Hope it didn't sink though |
Like the one at STIA? |
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pauly
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| Steve_S wrote: | That's a great buy Pauly.
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Hope it didn't sink though |
Like the one at STIA? |
did 1 really sink at STIA.
just in case anyone is curious because of the way the boat is designed what with all the air holes for the fire along the edge it sinks just like the real 1 with the front end rising out of the water and then going down.
I ment no disrespect.
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| pauly wrote: | ...did 1 really sink at STIA.
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Yes, it chugged around in the pool for a few minutes then it sank, much to the amusement of the onlookers! |
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pauly
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| Steve_S wrote: | | pauly wrote: | ...did 1 really sink at STIA.
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Yes, it chugged around in the pool for a few minutes then it sank, much to the amusement of the onlookers! |
someone must have drilled a hole in it or something to make it go down.
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I saw one someplace for $18 new.
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| pauly wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | pauly wrote: | ...did 1 really sink at STIA.
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Yes, it chugged around in the pool for a few minutes then it sank, much to the amusement of the onlookers! |
someone must have drilled a hole in it or something to make it go down. |
I like that idea- might try something like it myself-maybe an RC bung
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wonder how big u would hv 2 make 1 4 the shock waves to break windows lol?
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| steamyjim wrote: | | pauly wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | pauly wrote: | ...did 1 really sink at STIA.
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Yes, it chugged around in the pool for a few minutes then it sank, much to the amusement of the onlookers! |
someone must have drilled a hole in it or something to make it go down. |
I like that idea- might try something like it myself-maybe an RC bung |
ive seen that done at the Ally Pally model engineering show a long long time ago. There was a big mock galleon battle and one had a bung in the bottom that pulled out on a servo!
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| johnreid wrote: | | I saw one someplace for $18 new. |
Buzz's Boatyard
http://www.buzzboats.com/poppop.htm
But I think it's now discontinued. 
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