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john44

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Billings Flyvefisken.
« on: May 20, 2014, 10:09:26 am »
Hi guys, could anyone tell me what scale the Billing Flyverfisken is please.

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Re: Billings Flyvefisken.
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 10:41:43 am »
Hi had a quick look on the web and found one for sale on ebay (but gone now) and the quoted scale was 1 :50.
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Re: Billings Flyvefisken.
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 10:48:14 am »
 :-)) roycv
I know the real boat is 54mtrs or 177ft at 1/50th would make it
42.5" long.

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Re: Billings Flyvefisken.
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2014, 11:22:09 am »
Found this on flebay...

RARE BILLING BOATS FLYVEFISKEN FLYING FISH KIT NO 598.
COMPLETE, BOXED, UNSTARTED KIT.
1/50 SCALE.
LENGTH 108CM.
WIDTH 17.3CM.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-BILLING-BOATS-FLYVEFISKEN-FLYING-FISH-NO-598-COMPLETE-BOXED-UNSTARTED-KIT-/321296699742
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Re: Billings Flyvefisken.
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 11:31:38 am »
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Re: Billings Flyvefisken.
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 12:57:39 pm »
Hi John44, 108cm divide by 2.54 = 42.519..
So it seems it is 1 : 50 scale agrees with what you posted.
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