11-19-2013, 02:04 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted by vigilante
Don't quote me but I believe the kit I had was the Logix one. I recognize the kid on the top of the box. I also got this kit as a xmas gift and am pretty sure it came out of the JcPenny catalog as that is the store that had an "outlet" in my home town. I remember going thru those huge winter/xmas catalogs every year looking at all the cool toys.
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Thank you for this information. That sounds familiar...my parents bought mine (also in 1977, if memory serves) out of the Sears & Roebuck Christmas catalog.
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Originally Posted by vigilante
I can also positively say that my nosecone was black plastic. I say this because I was doing some sanding on it recently and got enough of the old paint off to see it.
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That color doesn't surprise me, as it is also used for rubber-powered model airplanes' plastic wheels (and sometimes their propellers as well), although red seems to be the most common plastic prop color, and yellow (and "silver plastic") ones are occasionally seen.
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Originally Posted by vigilante
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Now *that* box lid looks familiar, even though I never had one; I think I saw one of those in our local Radio Shack in Miami back in the 1970s. I'd love to see someone (maybe Estes, as they also offer a limited selection of model airplanes and gliders) offer a similar Aeronautical Lab Kit, as I found mine very fun and I learned a lot from it. Also, the manual makes a great reference and project guide (which schools, Scouts, 4-H Clubs, and other youth groups could use) even by itself. |