spitfire
Toys
Peewee RC Spitfire Can Only Destroy Panzers Driven By Nanonazis
10:20AM Jesus Diaz | With a 6-inch wingspan and a military-style remote control box, I wish this minuscule 1/72-scale $US150 Spitfire actually had two micro-guns and a micro-camera to dogfight against wasps this spring. [Plantraco via Oh Gizmo] More »
Games
SpitFire 360 Controller Gives Xbox Modders a Not-So-Tactical Advantage
2:30AM Mark Wilson | I have no clue how I missed this great hack from earlier in the year, but AcidMods has released a tutorial on modding an Xbox 360 controller to do all sorts of neat, cheatie stuff–like adding rapid fire to pistols in Call of Duty–through programmable macros. But since I know that you have almost no interest in picking up that soldering gun, you can just watch this video to appreciate what hours of hard work can produce. [AcidMods via HackedGadgets] More »
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8:27PM Seamus Byrne | Flying enthusiasts with $150,000 to spare can now build their own Spitfire aircraft from a pack. The Supermarine Aircraft Mark 26 kit, a 90 per cent scale model of the iconic WWII fighter plane, costs $146,750 – not to mention 1,200 hours of construction time.
The flatpack fighter is shipped to you from Brisbane with 700 hours’ worth of construction already on the clock, but the rest is up to you. More »
Build Your Own Spitfire from a $150,000 Kit
8:27PM Seamus Byrne | Flying enthusiasts with $150,000 to spare can now build their own Spitfire aircraft from a pack. The Supermarine Aircraft Mark 26 kit, a 90 per cent scale model of the iconic WWII fighter plane, costs $146,750 – not to mention 1,200 hours of construction time.
The flatpack fighter is shipped to you from Brisbane with 700 hours’ worth of construction already on the clock, but the rest is up to you. More » 