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  • boatman
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    • Nov 2018
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    • christopher
    • NORFOLK UK

    #3526
    Originally posted by therapy
    I had a picture in my mind Chris that your model room was like the scene in Apollo 13 where the guys are trying to work out how to bring the systems online with limited power available.....

    Glad you got it all sorted.

    Nick
    HI Nick YES trying to find the probs was a bit of a job but mostly my fault due to other things on my mind so a balls up in the makin but hope ive sorted it now tomorrow will give her another go just to make sure it wernt a fluke lol an at least im not 4 days away from earth although it felt like it when i could not find the prob
    ATB TO YOU
    chris b

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    • boatman
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      • Nov 2018
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      • christopher
      • NORFOLK UK

      #3527
      Originally posted by Airborne01
      From a model assembler to a model maker --- Wow! Looking good mate!
      Steve
      HI Steve well in my opinion your models that you guys build are just as good as my model making an cheers for your kind comment
      ATB TO YOU
      chris b

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      • boatman
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        • Nov 2018
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        • christopher
        • NORFOLK UK

        #3528
        Originally posted by Tworrs
        A truly amazing result Chris, you can be very proud of yourself.
        WELL THANKS Garry very kind of you an yes im proud of the tiger build but not when it goes wrong lol an when its my fault in the first place by not thinking it through clearly
        CHEERS FOR STOPPING on the build
        ATB TO YOU SIR
        chris b

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        • JR
          • May 2015
          • 18273

          #3529
          :thumb2:Great news Chris, you can sleep peacefully tonight and not be thinking about wiring and batteries for once :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

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          • boatman
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            • Nov 2018
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            • christopher
            • NORFOLK UK

            #3530
            Originally posted by John Race
            :thumb2:Great news Chris, you can sleep peacefully tonight and not be thinking about wiring and batteries for once :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
            YES HI John yes its a big wheight off my mind thank goodness but i'll try it all again tomorrow just in case it was a fluke lol but its really nice to have it all swithched on an just sit back in my chair an the useing my T/X bring it all to life an watch all the lights come on an radars turning make me now feel well im getting somwhere an there is hope that this will all turn out ok an sail
            ATB to you an the missus
            chris b

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            • boatman
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              • Nov 2018
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              • christopher
              • NORFOLK UK

              #3531
              HI ALL WELL ive done several tests now on tiger with all things running an its great all lights an radars an such are goin ok so as i have at the moment got only a vague idea of how i want my guns turrest to build an work so im leaving them till ive got more info an i dont want to do the ships crane an small boats yet till the builds end so im gonna have a break from the ship an build the working seaking heicopter an my one will be a fictional chopper as when tiger was in service the seaking model i bought was not in service so fictional is the way to go an a box shot of it Click image for larger version

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              • boatman
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                • christopher
                • NORFOLK UK

                #3532
                an im goin to leave off the ewac tub
                so some shots of the kit but first destuckions
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                • boatman
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                  • christopher
                  • NORFOLK UK

                  #3533
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                  • boatman
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                    • christopher
                    • NORFOLK UK

                    #3534
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                    • boatman
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                      • christopher
                      • NORFOLK UK

                      #3535
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                      • boatman
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                        • christopher
                        • NORFOLK UK

                        #3536
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                        • boatman
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                          • christopher
                          • NORFOLK UK

                          #3537
                          now kit it seems to look ok bt if not then i can fix it Click image for larger version

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                          • boatman
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                            • christopher
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                            #3538
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                            • boatman
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                              • christopher
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                              #3539
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                              • boatman
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                                • christopher
                                • NORFOLK UK

                                #3540
                                rotar blades look pretty thin may have to strengen them as this hopefully will be a working chopper with motors an lights in Click image for larger version

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