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Forum: Kit Building

05-11-2018, 04:34 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By Stikum

Not all change is progress, my friends.

Not all change is progress, my friends.

Forum: Kit Building

04-26-2018, 04:01 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

The RCU server was in "suck" mode. Someone just...

The RCU server was in "suck" mode. Someone just flipped the switch, and it's blowing out a bunch of notifications. It made a real mess in the Classifieds. There was an engine for sale that another...

Forum: Kit Building

01-30-2015, 09:12 AM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

God, I hope this works!

God, I hope this works!

Forum: Kit Building

01-27-2015, 03:12 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

A decade before I started, many guys assembled...

A decade before I started, many guys assembled their own radios - Heathkit. Kraft was the top dog when I started, and the K&B .40 and Veco .61 were great engines. Zenoah was the only major gasser,...

Forum: Kit Building

01-27-2015, 02:53 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

We brought them back about 20 years ago as a club...

We brought them back about 20 years ago as a club racer, using OS FP40 motors and APC 9x6 props, 10% fuel. The local hobby shop sold a kit/motor combo for $79, and we got several guys started...

Forum: Kit Building

01-27-2015, 02:07 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

The original Quickee 500 pylon racer was designed...

The original Quickee 500 pylon racer was designed by Glen Spickler as a club racer for the first club I joined. One of the members designed and built a set of jigs so that he could frame up Quickee...

Forum: Kit Building

01-27-2015, 01:46 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

Heck, Joe, when I started flying R/C we were...

Heck, Joe, when I started flying R/C we were using AM radios on 27mHz. Some trucker with a linear amp on his CB 50 miles away would shoot you down....

Anyone remember the Cox foamie Cessna...

Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2015, 05:14 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

I did not intend to imply that mine demands my...

I did not intend to imply that mine demands my time - she doesn't. In fact, she was completely supportive of my hobby, and even suggested I get back into it after we married. She was insistent that...

Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2015, 05:06 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

I understand and agree - but it is about...

I understand and agree - but it is about maintaining balance. EVERYTHING in life involves tradeoffs - and perspectives are different for each person. There was a time in my life when I could afford...

Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2015, 02:00 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

The most valuable thing we have is time. We only...

The most valuable thing we have is time. We only get so much - and we don't get to know when it will end.

If you were suddenly taken ill, and the doctor came in and told you that you only had...

Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2015, 01:35 PM

Replies: 1,726

Where have all the builders gone

Views: 235,988

Posted By Stikum

Sometimes builders just move on. I started...

Sometimes builders just move on.

I started kit building in 1972, at the age of twelve. Goldberg Falcon 56 Mk. II, Titebond glue, and that new-fangled Monocote iron-on covering. A terrific guy...

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