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Ummm, could we try to count to....infinity

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, October 17, 2013 7:56 AM

Stephenson's 1829 Rocket  The first passenger steam locomotive     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson%27s_Rocket

File:Stephenson's Rocket.jpg

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Posted by castelnuovo on Thursday, October 17, 2013 9:32 PM

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, October 18, 2013 8:36 AM

Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper invented in 1831

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Posted by castelnuovo on Friday, October 18, 2013 10:26 PM

Furuno fmd 1832, a bit of a familiar piece of equipment

 

 

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Posted by castelnuovo on Saturday, October 19, 2013 1:49 AM

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Posted by castelnuovo on Saturday, October 19, 2013 2:24 PM

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Posted by subfixer on Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:34 PM

Rhodesian Air Force DH-100 Vampire  #R1835

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Posted by castelnuovo on Saturday, October 19, 2013 10:27 PM

Alamo

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Posted by subfixer on Sunday, October 20, 2013 8:36 AM

Here are some models kits and models of the Alamo

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Posted by subfixer on Sunday, October 20, 2013 8:50 AM

Up!   Verlinden kit #vpi1837

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Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:43 PM

1838

12-pdr field howitzer model 1838

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Posted by subfixer on Sunday, October 20, 2013 4:13 PM

The SCOTTISH MAID was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time, with large sail area and sleek lines. The schooner was built 1839 by Alexander Hall & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland. The SCOTTISH MAID was one of the first ships with the so-called Aberdeen bow. She sailed about 40 years until she ran aground in 1880 and was lost.

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Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, October 20, 2013 4:42 PM

Sikorsky HG-34 G

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, October 21, 2013 1:43 AM

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, October 21, 2013 2:08 PM

Hughes XH-17 Flying Cane   #50-1842    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_XH-17

File:Hughes XH-17 with cars.jpg

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, October 21, 2013 6:47 PM

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, October 21, 2013 10:18 PM

Grumman F4F Wildcat BuNo 1844

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Posted by subfixer on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 9:16 AM

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash  #51-1845 

 

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Posted by roony on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:11 AM

I wonder if a model of the XH-17 (1840) has ever been tried.  A small fortune in rod styrene needed.

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Posted by subfixer on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:53 AM

You've got that right, roony. When I found those photos, I did a side search for models of it but no luck.

It would seem to be a fairly do-able scratchbuild as many components were off the shelf from other aircraft.

The XH-17 was a heavy-lift rotorcraft that was designed to lift loads in excess of 15 metric tons. To speed construction, parts of the XH-17 were scavenged from other aircraft. The front wheels came from a B-25 Mitchell and the rear wheels from a C-54 Skymaster. The fuel tank was a bomb bay-mounted unit from a B-29 Superfortress. The cockpit was from a Waco CG-15 and the tail rotor from a Sikorsky H-19 was used for yaw control.

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Posted by castelnuovo on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:39 PM

1846

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Posted by castelnuovo on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:01 PM

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:00 AM

What is up with the double posting, castelnuovo? I thought is was supposed to be one at a time. Are you in a hurry?

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:07 AM

Patton and Staff    Verlinden kit #vpi1848

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 2:08 PM

California Gold Rush- 1849

 

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N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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Posted by castelnuovo on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 3:55 PM

subfixer

What is up with the double posting, castelnuovo? I thought is was supposed to be one at a time. Are you in a hurry?

No hurry.

 If you look at the times, there are quite a few hours between my posts, and if I do post two pix in a row it is only twice a day and not every day. So no rush.

I take a break in my studies/work but don't have time to go for a long run. So I put up a post. Few hours later I take a break in studies or work and post one more. It doesn't have to be one at a time, its not that I am posting a whole bunch of them in a short time period.

If you feel like posting more then one, sure, why not? Maybe not 5 or 10 in a row but 2? With few hours in between? Sure...

Toast

 

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:12 PM

To go with your 49er post above:

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Posted by castelnuovo on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:48 PM

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Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:46 PM

Revell #H-1851, 1968 reissue (originally from 1959)

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Posted by castelnuovo on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:47 PM

Jules Henry Giffard's airship from 1852

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