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Old 08-04-2003 | 05:29 PM
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Default Reviving the old planes
I agree with everyone who said that the old birds don't fly like the new 2M ships... but.. you've got to love how they fly !!

I have recently gotten into "restoring" old pattern birds and have a Taurus, a Tiporare, and a plane called a Taurion which is a Taurus wing on an Orion fuselage. When I first started flying R/C in 1963 the "Taurion" was the first plane I had ever seen w/retracts... obviously a starship compared to my Jr. Falcon/Controlaire combo. I recently acquired that plane after not seeing it since 1965.....and am restoring/rebuilding all of them to like new...yes silk/dope/filler/talcum....everything!!..

Glad to know others are out there that still love these old birds. I just got a line on an Eyeball that needs TLC....so.I will post some pics as they are restored...

If you have an old bird, don't throw it out ... send it my way...


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