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FRANK |
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Posted on: Jan 27, 2010 - 6:33am
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Hey Guys-
It's been a while since I've been on the board, so I thought I'd chime in.
Waaaay back in the mid '60's I remember when I was into controline model airplanes. Remember, we used to call them "bricks on a string"? I must have had a dozen or so .049 Cox model airplane engines back then. They were only like $4.00 a piece. I built every single Scientific airplane model kit that Fishkin Brother's Hobby store carried. Those kits were only a buck and a half a kit back then. Do you guys remember the model airplane dope and rice paper over balsa. Yeah man, that was modeling back then.
Recently, I went on e-bay looking for some of the old controlline stuff from my youth. Those old Scientific kits are like gold now and a .049 airplane engine in top notch shape goes for $30.00. It's just a sign of the times guys!
Frank Ryczek, Jr.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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 Posted on: Jan 27, 2010 - 6:43am
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I think about all those discount bins that carried every darn WII airplane. Some were discounted to 50 cents, I mean we are talking new kits, sealed kits. Today, your lucky to get one for under $20.00. I remember buying an Aircraft Carrier (although I do not remember which one), that thing had to be 20 or more inches long. I paid $1.00 for it at the HOBBY SHOP, which had just opened up in our home town. The guy at the counter said it was a discontinued Kit. They had everything, but as I remember they were not in business very long, may 4 years or so.............
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Jan 27, 2010 - 7:19am
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Gee Frank, you made me get out my old Tee Dee engine to look at it... seems like it would still run. I have several other .049's buried somewhere. I remember an Indy .049 tether car I got as a present that would run fine on the back patio but never ever would run at the parking lot.
I too built the stick and tissue planes. What a pain the tissue skinning could be. Later on silkspan was a comparative joy to work with.
I turned 12 in 68 and beat my Dad in a game of bowling. A standing promise was that he would give me his ball if I ever beat him and I traded it back for an Estes rocket starter kit. That was great fun and always gathered a crowd.
I'd buy any model kit I could afford that had an electric motor or working parts like steering. My building skills were limited though. I thought the Big Daddy Roth Rat Fink cars were the cat's butt but they lost something in my hands. Maybe it was the lack of paint.
I still have a metal Hubley Duesenberg kit from decades ago with only the chassis built. One day I'll dust it off
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Jan 27, 2010 - 9:44am
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Now that I have my juices flowing, I went in the basement, and cheked out my old model box. I have several Kits inside never even opened. I have 1/48 SBD DAUNTLESS BOMBER, which comes with the LSO OFFICER, BOMB CART, some BOMBS. Really cool. I haven't looked at this stuff in years, and pretty much forgot what I have in there. I even have a nice 1/300 DE-589, USS TINSMAN, Destroyer Excourt. This is an old Lindberg Kit.
The boxes are in great shape too. I doubt I will ever build these old kits but they are fun to remember when. I bet I had these things since I was 14 years old. Heck, I even found my old TRANSISTER RADIO. Later Iam going to see if it still works.........
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FRANK |
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2010 - 10:59am
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Hey Jeff-
I was poking around on e-bay the other night looking for some odd and old kits, and son-of-a-gun, somebody is selling a bunch of the old Revell Big Daddy Roth Rat Fink kits from the '60's. He had Mother's Worry, Beatnik Bandit and a bunch of others. I know I built them all. There is Surfer Dude that I remember building for my cousin back then. I added a blown Hemi on the front of the surf board. It came out pretty neat!
I do wish that Revell would re-issue some of those old classic kits. I know that Lindberg is always re-issuing their old kits all the time.
I just found my old Fox .35 stunt motor in an old sock in my tool box the other day. It still has the old aluminum spinner and prop on it. I flipped the prop and it still has terrific compression. Hummmm, I just may have to build me another stunter some day. Don't know if I can spin around and around like I was when I was a kid anymore, even with a set of new knees that is! Just a thought!
Thanks for the memories Guys!
Frank A.- I'll do some checking for those Testor's PT's at my local IPMS show. They are going to have a ton of vendors there!
Frank Ryczek, Jr.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Jan 29, 2010 - 11:17am
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I have called many of the Hobby Suppliers in my area, and this Testors PT BOAT MODEL has been discontinued and they can no longer get tem. I sure would appreciate if anyone might have an in for these models. Some must be out there. I need six of them for a future project.....
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Jan 29, 2010 - 1:43pm
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This is the only likely place I found Frank, $5.59:
http://www.sandsdistributors.net/products/MPB/boats.html
One review site mentioned that he saw them selling for $30... for the original Hawk kit not the Testors re-release.
Frank R, we would have had fun together as kids. I have a McCoy .29 around somewheres... I remember the 1st time with non-Cox powered u-control. I got so dizzy I stumbled and hit the bag of starting supplies. It came across and whizzed close by me until it hit the end of the lines then wham into the ground. Balsa and silkspan sure don't take the hits like the Cox jobs. The worst part was that my friend had "borrowed" it from his Dad. I don't remember if I knew that before the wreck or not but the plane was trash and we got in a lot of trouble.
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Jan 29, 2010 - 7:24pm
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Jeff;
WOW that brings back some memories had all of them when I was a kid. I know my local hobbytown had them about 1-2 years ago, I will take a look if were not snowed in this weekend, they are perdicting 12"-16" for VA BEACH!
Take care,
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Jan 30, 2010 - 8:45am
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Cool Ted, you can play with Frank and me! Got any Missile Mist?
That's a lot of snow man... haven't seen that stuff in a long time. I'd miss it if I were still young.
Some of my best memories as a kid are from Fairfax. What beautiful country, We'd hike all day following creeks, clambering over rock outcrops. Now I live in the middle of a 100 mile long city, bah.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Jan 30, 2010 - 10:21am
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I can remember putting model planes together (1965) and taking them outside to play with. To add realisim to my planes, I would light a wing tip on fire, or the engine and fly the thing around, pretending it was hit in Combat. Remember the sound plastic used to make when it was on fire and dripping. It was pretty cool, although I did get burned a few times, and that hurt like hell.
I wish I had stuck with the building of models, and instead of having my friends build Museum Models for me, I could do it myself..........
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