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1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:13 am
by The_Helicopter_Pilot
Here's the eBay item number: 121198453197

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:08 am
by B17Fortress
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Ooh, the temptation...

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:53 am
by cnq
It's nice kit but too expensive for me and too big for display. I will settle for the smaller kit under $100.

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:59 am
by The_Helicopter_Pilot
That's exactly my thought cnq, it's not that I can't afford it, there's just no room, that's why I posted it here instead of keeping it to myself! :D

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:56 pm
by Jnewboy
A 1/18 B17 would be around 50" long. If those tiles are 1' sq like most are then it's not 1/18 scale. They could be 2' sq or 18" sq I suppose.

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:24 pm
by [CAT]CplSlade
It says right in the listing that the wingspan is about 72", which is a touch over 1/18.

Basement tiles tend to be of the larger variety - that is not a bathroom he's taking the pics in. Also, since baseboard molding is usually about 3 1/2" high I would guess these tiles are of the 18" sort.

Re: 1:18 B-17 Kit (EBay) ((UNDER $400!!!))

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:36 am
by Airacobra
That is an R/C kit made by EAM, here is their site. http://www.eam.net/EAMRC/bomber17/bomber17.htm These have been around for quite a while but it appears they only sell them by request now. You could probably find some build threads on some of the R/C boards to see what all goes into building the kit. Looks like fiberglass fuselage and foam core wings. Quite a bit of work involved. Nice price for that kit though.