Thursday, September 21, 2006

Is it a bird? Is it a plane.....er yes it is actually!

Ok Trade 6 - P51 Mustang Candyman Plane Im very excited about this one. I like toys and gadgets and this thing is a beauty! I was shocked when I saw how big this plane was. I have an estate car and it nearly wouldnt fit in the back because of the wing span. Im not a plane enthusiast myself so bear with me on the spec for the plane etc but here we go! Wing Span : 57.5 in / 1460 mm Wing Area : 585 sq in / 37.4 sq dm Flying Weight : 6.0 lbs / 2700 g Fuselage Length : 49.5 in / 1260 mm Engine Required : 2-stroke 0.4 - 0.46 or 4-stroke 0.6 - 0.7 Radio Required: 5 Channels, 6 heavy-duty servos I traded with a guy called Andie that spent 2 and a half years building this baby and has flown it once to make sure he did a good job. Andie has built dozens of planes and is building another one already. He's addicted! The plane comes with all this too: Starter, Charger, 6 Channel radio Gear with all servos. Also has retrack servo for landing gear, Has all associated batteries for plane servos and remote, plus the charger for that as well. The plane will hit speeds of about 150 miles per hour but with the spare 0.6 engine (that cost about £200 no less) the plane should reach speeds of well over 200 mph. This is a serious remote plane folks. Its had well in excess of £750 spent on it to get it to this beautiful state so let me know what you got to offer.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Site Updates

Lots and lots and lots of people keep asking me what am I going to swap the current item for next. Well to be quite honest I obvioulsy never know! I have no idea what people are going to offer me! So what I have done is set up a new page so you can see what offers I currently have in my paperclip swap adventure!
  • See Current Offers Here
  • Also If you want to be included on the mailing list which informs you when a new trade has happened then drop me a request at my email address

    Sunday, September 10, 2006

    Sean Butler - Read this and weap!

    I had a few offers for the golf bag. I was offered a picnic set with a combined table and seating thing. I then had a mocking offer of some leaves from Sean Butler! (a friend from my running club) I dont think he quite believes in my quest???!! But fortunately I had the courage to hold out on the leafy offer and instead I have just made a trade for a multi gym!! I made my best trade so far with a woman called Fran from Wootton Road Runners. She was given the multi gym herself by a guy who likes golf. The gym was taking up too much room so she wanted to get rid of it, the golf bag was perfect because she gets to give a gift to the person who gave the gym to her in the first place. Thats what I love about this swapping malarky.... everyone gets happy! Right so on with this item. Its a massive... and I mean massive multi gym. It took two trips to dismantle and get the thing away. It has all sorts of facilities and loads of pulleys all over the place! Your best bet is to have a look at the picture and see if you like it. If you want any information then e mail me for the info you need. Otherwise get those offers in to the usual address! One last thing! Sean........ apology accepted!

    Monday, September 04, 2006

    Trade 5 Coming Soon!

    The golf bag is under offer. You have until friday to get your offers in before I go ahead and trade! Check back soon to see the next item!

    Friday, September 01, 2006

    It just became a competition folks!

    Ok now it just got serious! My good friend Riaan Storm wants to make this paperclip swap a competition and this guy thinks he is going to swap to a boat before I will. In the interest of fair play his website is www.boatchallenge.blogspot.com and you can access his site from my links. I really couldnt take his gloating if he was to swap to his goal before me so get them offers flying in. Did I mention its a really nice golf bag? Its time to get my game face on!