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Reverse engineering ????

Old 10-12-2006, 01:41 AM
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Is it just me or do these Weston UK models look markedly like these new models from Nitroplanes........


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Old 10-12-2006, 02:06 AM
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.....ya' think ???
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ORIGINAL: crasharama

Is it just me or do these Weston UK models look markedly like these new models from Nitroplanes........


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Picture 3 - "Fly Swallow?" Is that this thing's name? Doesn't exactly conjure up images of swift graceful flight, sounds more like bug guts [:'(] .

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Old 10-17-2006, 09:23 PM
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Crash- Is Nitro making a magnum clone? I did not find it on their site...
Old 10-18-2006, 12:20 AM
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Hi James,

Yep they sure are, its hidden in the aerobatic models section. Here is the link to the page.

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www.nitroplanes.com/4fa3034unsta.html
Old 10-18-2006, 01:00 AM
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....with wheels, no less !! [sm=thumbup.gif]
Old 10-18-2006, 10:47 AM
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I don't think that landing gear is forward enough...
Old 10-18-2006, 07:09 PM
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And a canopy!!!!
Old 10-22-2006, 06:36 AM
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These chinese have no morals. take it for granted !
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Thing is when you make a cheap copy of an already cheap plane, you really have a POS. Then you get to come on RCU and cry over it and get upset when we tell you what an idiot you are.
Old 10-23-2006, 05:05 PM
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So true, so true......
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So did everyone conclude that this plane is actually the Weston Magnum? In sheeps clothing?

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