ORIGINAL: ThunderBoat42
Yeah, we're a bunch of ole guys now.. *laughing* I will say that MANY of our National 'Hero's'' (remember when this country had ''Hero's'') started out building and flying model airplanes. AMA keeps a list for the kids program.... it's impressive. I wonder if kids these days know who Armstrong, yeager, Hoover and the likes are? My 10 yr old Daughter does and we build Gillows kits together. I have her a cox PT19 we will start flying this summer. You guys reminded me about all the really awesome older CL kits that were in the 049 class. She will have good memories when Daddy's gone I hope. <div>love reading these stories and seeing the pictures. </div>
I'm far from being old. I'm 56 and my Dad is 82 and when he weaned me off the baby bottle he put me in a highchair next to his building board and gave me a tube of plain "No Brand" cellulose glue and some balsa scraps to glue together. He kept an eye on me with the glue but I learned to glue parts to my arms, hair, and clothes. With his help I built my first successful HLG at the age of 4. After that the sky was wide open to my own imagination. I have literally been in the hobby since birth.
1st picture: Me at age 5 with a HI-Flyer rubber job
2nd picture: I still have a tube of "No Brand" glue that is still intact and usable! "Super Glue" ????
3rd picture: One of my current profile Stunters with engine removed for winter. Engine going back in very soon....yeeeh hahhh!
4th picture: Entitled..."Once a Doper...Always a Doper!" A full gallon of AERO-KLAD clear dope. We used to go to the airport and buy by the 4 gallon case.
That little kid in the 1st picture is still inside the man in the 4th picture.