Tim C, I admire guys like you that have the patience to do it, but isn't it more expensive to rebuild an engine than just to buy another one? I know there are a bunch of guys out there talented at such things as model-building and engine rebuilding and I reckon you're one of them. Waldo too, has been on his soap box about building for as long as I've known him, so there must be something to that as well.

I was learning morse code (dit, dit, dit, dah, dah, dah, dit, dit, dit) once from an elderly ham who told me never to become an "appliance user". What he meant by that was...he wanted me to learn the hobby from the ground up, not just to get licensed in 2 meter and use radios solely for the purpose for which they were intended, but rather learn how to design, build, maintain, and use them instead. Well, sorry to say...with regards to RC, I'm an appliance user. (I never became a ham either...well at least not the radio-using type, anyway!) My hat goes off to you fellas that know this hobby inside and out. So far, the only words this dog has been able to bark is "ARF, ARF", but I'm setting my sights on joining the builders ranks soon. I have a few kits and a pile of balsa and covering ready to go. With words of encouragement from the likes of Waldo, I may yet add to the enjoyment I'm already experiencing in RC flying.

We need guys that are dedicated to all aspects of this hobby, so that the lessons of the past are not soon forgotten.

Peace

Downtrodden


*The above was a materialized brain fart* *pardon*[sm=tired.gif]