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"Herb Schaltegger" wrote in
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We loaded pellets into our Crossman airguns, but the principle was the
same. :-)

My brother and I used to sink battleship models that way. Once surfaced and
dried out again, a piece of paper coated with glue made it seaworthy again.
We had many models that started with styrene and ended with paper mache.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:58:43 -0600, Scott Hedrick wrote
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"Herb Schaltegger" wrote in
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We loaded pellets into our Crossman airguns, but the principle was the
same. :-)

My brother and I used to sink battleship models that way. Once surfaced and
dried out again, a piece of paper coated with glue made it seaworthy again.
We had many models that started with styrene and ended with paper mache.



We also used to use bags full of those green plastic army men as BB
targets. I will never forget my favorite lucky shot. You remember
that guy who was standing up, arm hauled back with grenade in hand
ready to throw? I once managed to hit one of those guys dead-center in
the head, causing the plastic to extrude into a perfectly circular ring
around the guy's brand-new copper face. :-D


--
Herb Schaltegger
"You can run on for a long time . . . sooner or later, God'll cut you
down." - Johnny Cash
http://www.angryherb.net

Scott Hedrick wrote:

My brother and I used to sink battleship models that way. Once surfaced and
dried out again, a piece of paper coated with glue made it seaworthy again.
We had many models that started with styrene and ended with paper mache.


There is a group of ship modelers who build radio controlled warships
out of balsa wood, plywood, and Silkspan fabric that are themselves
equipped with remote control BB guns and go out sailing around sinking
each other.
The radio gear is kept in a BB protected waterproof container so that
it doesn't get damaged when the ship goes down.
http://www.modelwarshipcombat.com/
This must be a _lot_ of fun! :-)

Pat