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Forum: Kit Building

08-24-2018, 10:02 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

My friend built several Byrons kit for a wealthy...

My friend built several Byrons kit for a wealthy flyer in NE Oklahoma back in the 1980s. I think the last one he built was the 1/4 scale Staggerwing which had a brand new Quadra 35cc engine and it...

Forum: Kit Building

08-15-2018, 08:27 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hey Matt, are putting 3 glow engines in this bad...

Hey Matt, are putting 3 glow engines in this bad boy?

Forum: Kit Building

08-13-2018, 01:05 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

Matt, Eddie Taylor told me the other day that the...

Matt, Eddie Taylor told me the other day that the club might not have a swap meet next year because the city is charging $3000.00 a day to use the meeting hall. I patched that hole in the easy sport...

Forum: Kit Building

08-12-2018, 01:56 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

I didn't see you leave the swap meet the other...

I didn't see you leave the swap meet the other day but did you sell your airplanes that you brought down there?
I am lot of free time coming up and I am going to fix my easy sport and assemble the...

Forum: Kit Building

08-12-2018, 05:56 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

So the other day I was at a swap meet and sold...

So the other day I was at a swap meet and sold three engines in 30 minutes! I was walking around and this guy had the tower hobbies Kaos ARF Yikes I know i hate ARFS too. He had a ton of kits for...

Forum: Kit Building

07-29-2018, 07:01 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hey Matt did you go flying today? I went down to...

Hey Matt did you go flying today? I went down to Dallas yesterday and bought some parts and picked up a covering iron and put it back and when I picked mine up last night it would not come on! I...

Forum: Kit Building

07-29-2018, 09:13 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

Matt, before the advent of laser cutters my...

Matt, before the advent of laser cutters my friend actually made several balsa Kits for ACE Hobbies In Missouri. I think he hand cut everything in the kit for them but this has been more than 30...

Forum: Kit Building

07-28-2018, 05:21 PM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi Telemaster, That looks great today I ventured...

Hi Telemaster, That looks great today I ventured to two hobby store about 150 miles from my home and bought all kinds of hardware and picked up a covering iron and put it back and now when I get home...

Forum: Kit Building

07-28-2018, 03:19 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi Telemaster, I did hear about Solarfilms demise...

Hi Telemaster, I did hear about Solarfilms demise and I had just found two sources for it here on this side of the pond (USA). My favorite color is the Metal flake red. I bought two rolls of it from...

Forum: Kit Building

07-27-2018, 06:35 PM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi Matt, Hobby town has always been that way. I...

Hi Matt, Hobby town has always been that way. I went into the original Hobby Town in Lincoln Nebraska back in 1978. The first thing I remembered was tons off stuff piled up everywhere and very...

Forum: Kit Building

07-27-2018, 05:34 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

I got the new Tower Talk yesterday and I didn't...

I got the new Tower Talk yesterday and I didn't see any kits listed and all the top flite kits are gone! Its sad to say the writing is on the wall.
Michael Johnston

Forum: Kit Building

07-26-2018, 11:58 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

HI, I thought RS was a dead horse in the 90's...

HI, I thought RS was a dead horse in the 90's when I worked for a mom and pop outfit in Missouri. They treated me like I was part of their family and i worked off on for them about 4 years total. I...

Forum: Kit Building

07-26-2018, 06:29 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

I really don't care for them and I am a builder...

I really don't care for them and I am a builder and with the demise of hobbico there are no kits left at tower! My philosophy is if I didn't build it from the ground up its not worth it to me!
It...

Forum: Kit Building

07-25-2018, 02:56 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi don't they let people compete with ARF's in...

Hi don't they let people compete with ARF's in Scale events? I just picked up a EasySport from GP and I looked how cheap this kit is and I dont see how anyone made any money on it what so ever!...

Forum: Kit Building

06-27-2018, 06:22 PM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Good Evening, Today I received a Great Planes...

Good Evening, Today I received a Great Planes Easy Sport 40 ARF from Tower Hobbies after pulling the darn thing out of the plastic bags I found that two of the ribs are damaged in the right wing...

Forum: Kit Building

06-20-2018, 05:53 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi Mike, the shipping from steven's of Calhan...

Hi Mike, the shipping from steven's of Calhan Colorado was $7.90 for three rolls of Aerofilm. Yes they are selling out what they have left and what I got was not even marked and didn't even come...

Forum: Kit Building

06-19-2018, 08:30 AM

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Posted By mkjohnston

Hi Mike there was an thread where someone from...

Hi Mike there was an thread where someone from the company that made Solarfilm, and all the types said that they where ceasing operations the first of the year. I found something called aerofilm at...

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