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12-30-2012, 05:23 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Nov 2012
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If your thinking of building a U.S.S. Flagg to scale of a Skystiker, you may want to consider a separate metal building. With the measurements of the Skystriker, the Flagg flight deck length is 34ft. 2in, and the width is 7ft. 9in. at the widest. The stern of the flight deck is 55in. W. The scale was taken off the U.S.S. Nimitz. The Skystiker mea. are 23 5/8 in. L x 13 3/4 in. W. (wings swept in) The elevator will carry 2 Skystikers side by side with the wings swept in. The movie The Final Countdown was filmed 90% of the time on the Nimitz and shows more detail than pictures show, if your interested in more detail. Anyway, that's what I came up with. I'd like to construct one, just don't have the room. Plenty of vehicles and figures to go it, though. Enjoy.
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12-31-2012, 12:20 AM | #2 |
Free Agent
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If your thinking of building a U.S.S. Flagg to scale of a Skystiker, you may want to consider a separate metal building. With the measurements of the Skystriker, the Flagg flight deck length is 34ft. 2in, and the width is 7ft. 9in. at the widest. The stern of the flight deck is 55in. W. The scale was taken off the U.S.S. Nimitz. The Skystiker mea. are 23 5/8 in. L x 13 3/4 in. W. (wings swept in) The elevator will carry 2 Skystikers side by side with the wings swept in. The movie The Final Countdown was filmed 90% of the time on the Nimitz and shows more detail than pictures show, if your interested in more detail. Anyway, that's what I came up with. I'd like to construct one, just don't have the room. Plenty of vehicles and figures to go it, though. Enjoy.
It's fun to think about though! Last edited by Dake; 12-31-2012 at 12:23 AM.. |
12-31-2012, 12:33 AM | #3 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: U.S.A.
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I have 14 30th anniversary SkyStrikers waiting for me to build this exact concept in my backyard out of wood just to show what it would look like. maybe I can get to it this spring.
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12-31-2012, 12:59 AM | #4 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: NJ
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It would be cool, and less costly to also built it out of the styrofoam type material that they built R/C planes out of. Its ratehr strong and you can use carbon fiber ribs in areas you might need support in. Also you can coat the whole thing in plasti-dip or wrap it in vinyl wrap like they use on cars, although Im not sure how the heat from the heat gun would affect it unless its a low setting as to not melt the styrofoam material.i can't think of what its called at the moment.
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12-31-2012, 01:05 AM | #5 |
Cobra Soldier
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If you do, I'd love to see a picture. Thanks for the idea. I might overlay 4x8 sheets of paneling on the ground and sketch it out.
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01-01-2013, 12:24 AM | #6 |
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If I get to own a 1:18 scale aircraft carrier, I'd play with it by putting the bitch on top of my car, drive around town and brag that I have a frickin holy grail.
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01-01-2013, 02:09 AM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
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I know this is a littlr bigger than the SkyStrikers but image scaling the Flagg to this
Jolly Roger F-14 Tomcat RC EDF Jet RTF - Radio Controlled F-14 Tomcat RC Fighter - RC Repaint it of course , but being able to stall land and take off. With some Repaint...The Rattler Super A-10 Warthog Thunderbolt II RC EDF Jet KIT - Radio Controlled Super A-10 Warthog Thunderbolt II RC Fighter - RC
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