OliverW
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If I was there, I would have bought that extra! I need a new 50cc plane
Scoring Planes at Swap Meets, Estate Sales, and Online
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OliverW
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I just dropped on offer on this. It is going to be a parts plane most likely. $25 For just the plane with everything in it. https://corvallis.craigslist.org/tag/d/corvallis-rc-plane/7062500169.html
Nice find. If that engine is still in good condition you could sell it and make a profit on the deal.
OliverW
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I am going to keep the engine for my ultimate biplane project
Bricks
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This is why when we go to swap meets we take my nephews mini van much more room with a board in it. Nothing worse then finding that great deal and then to not take advantage.
This coming Saturday Febuary 2 one of the biggest auctions up here in the Midwest,
I traded a receiver for an Eflite valiant airframe. I’m pretty excited to get it up in the air!
OliverW
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The guy said it was sold weeks ago and that he didnt feel like taking the add down lol. I just got a deal on a mini ultra stick instead. Probably will pick it up Sunday
What was the plane?
OliverW
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The one that the guy said sold already was a tower hobbies tower trainer.
OliverW
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I'm going to cut flaps into it as he opted out for them. Sounds like a pretty good chance that I will see my new bird a week from today!
chris398mx
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Where is this swap meet? and what time?
Haha!No, to teach you at huckfest
Ahh, I see. So is that the fate for the mini ultra stick?
Grifflyer
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That's kinda the fate for all of his planes...
OliverW
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Nope. This one should fit the extremely cramped spaces I fly out of better than the valiant. The valiant flies within them easily, but a plane that expensive in that small of a space stresses me out
OliverW
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Correction, an explosive death!!!That's kinda the fate for all of his planes...
OliverW
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Has the Quaker flown yet?I picked up this beautiful 84" Quaker at our club's RC auction for $40! And it had a 4 stroke engine on the front when I bought it - but before I left I already traded that engine for a similar sized brushless motor that I'm going to swap in.
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I also picked up the ugliest 3D trainer plane I've ever seen for $20 - I intend to fly this one hard!
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Who wouldn't love to get a "grenade launched glider"?
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I had a little bidding war on this kit and ended up paying $60 for it - but have never seen anything quite like it and haven't been able to find any online info about it either. I really like the idea of a "pattern trainer" though! The plans (which aren't at full building scale) inside have a 1969 date printed on them, but there is also an application for a "citizen band, non-stationary radio transmitter station" in Hawaii dated 1948 in the box too - and the full size templates inside are printed directly on cardboard!
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I also got a Retro RC Baby e'Moth for only $10 - will be a great companion to my bigger sized Retro RC Moth kit.
And my last catch of the day was a Telemaster 40 kit that someone started but only built one wing panel. I hope all the parts are in the box - it had been opened and repacked a bit messily and couldn't be closed anymore. Picked that up for $30 - as long as all the plans sheets are in the roll (at least one sheet is there) this will be a great deal!
Overall a great auction for me!
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