| Pierce Inverarity | 11 Jun 2011 3:20 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 11 Jun 2011 3:28 p.m. PST |
Only if it fires a full battery of armed torpedoes, via remote control. |
| Pierce Inverarity | 11 Jun 2011 3:29 p.m. PST |
…all while playing "Lily Marleen" on the foghorn. |
| (Nameo Falso) | 11 Jun 2011 4:45 p.m. PST |
Is this the James May full size version, put together by a group of twelve year olds? Nice model but not exactly $4,500's worth. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 11 Jun 2011 5:05 p.m. PST |
Or, for about twice the price, you could get this – a much better deal: auction |
combatpainter  | 11 Jun 2011 5:38 p.m. PST |
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| Garand | 11 Jun 2011 10:28 p.m. PST |
Dunno. Guy claims he put in 500 hours building it. Assuming he gets $5,000 USD for it, that comes in at…$10 an hour. So yes, I think it very well may be worth $5000, not that I could afford (or want…I'm a model builder myself, and part of the fun is putting in the effort), but I think from a standpoint of labor input it's going for cheap… Damon. |
| Greenfield Games | 12 Jun 2011 1:32 p.m. PST |
I'm with Garand. I don't want it but good for him to trying to recoup his time investment a bit. |
| Pierce Inverarity | 12 Jun 2011 1:38 p.m. PST |
500 hours: that's over 3 months, 7 days a week, 5 hours a day doing nothing but working on that model. I have this bridge to sell. I put 10,000 hours into it too, give or take… |
| RABeery | 12 Jun 2011 2:53 p.m. PST |
The water in the display is amazing! |
| Garand | 12 Jun 2011 4:31 p.m. PST |
500 hours: that's over 3 months, 7 days a week, 5 hours a day doing nothing but working on that model.I have this bridge to sell. I put 10,000 hours into it too, give or take… My guess is he did it over a few years… Pick up an issue of Finescale Modeler when they're showcasing a master modeler. Putting 500 hours into a project is not atypical for a top modeler with dedication to their project. Damon. |
| Garand | 12 Jun 2011 4:40 p.m. PST |
Case in point, in the May 2011 issue of Finescale modeler, a modeler called Scott Murphy invested 300 hours into his build of a 1/32 scale F-105D Thunderchief. So no, I don' find the claim of spending 500 hours on a project unbelievable… Damon. |
Toshach  | 12 Jun 2011 8:24 p.m. PST |
Beautiful job but…he's kidding, right? |
Dave Jackson  | 13 Jun 2011 8:42 a.m. PST |
I could buy a house boat for $10K link |
| Fred Cartwright | 13 Jun 2011 1:27 p.m. PST |
There's free shipping though! :-) That's got to make it worth it! |
| Beaumap | 17 Mar 2016 10:38 a.m. PST |
This is a guy who today sells Milicast kits second hand for around the same as I can buy them new from Milicast – with a non-negotiable £10.00 GBP postage per kit! (This is from Spain. Milicast would charge HIM £8.50 GBP airmail and also combine postage.) |
| christot | 19 Mar 2016 1:59 a.m. PST |
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