Horrace: Thanks for the compliment. The paper we delivered was the Olean Times Herald on Mon. thru Sat., and the Buffalo Courier Express on Sundays. We got the "Grit" in the mail. It was delivered once a week, and we called it the "Pennsylvania Liar", published in Williamsport, PA.

STL: I agrtee with you on the magazine. I like it a lot. Back in 1976 when I put the Quadra 35 engine on the market in the USA, I advertised it in MAN, RC M, and MA. I paid twice as much for an ad in both MAN and RCM as I did in MA. One day I woke up to the fact that everybody in AMA got the MA magazine, and only about 10% of them in total ponied up for the other two magazines, so I dropped my ads in both MAN and RCM - and my business never slowed down.
I appreciated the lower ad rates in MA, and ran one monthly for eleven years. I too would pay extra if necessary to keep MA magazine coming my way.

RED: As Hoss says - you are probably a snob, because you had a hand drill, but I know that really isn't true. I remember getting one of those later in my modeling career, and using it to wind rubber models. We flew rubber in competition, and my best model was a Clodhopper with a single blade folding prop. Believe it or not, I still have that very same prop hanging with my trophies, but the model is long gone. Attached is a photo of that prop. Note the loop on the front for winding. Also one note - your models look quite professional. Who built them for you?? (joke).

Second photo attached is a Clodhopper, for those of you that aren't familiar.

And finally, an ad and a photo of a model that I am currently building - about 95% complete. Still needs the windshield and wheels. It is a "Sparky" from 1941.

We're way off track with these posts, but to me they are a lot more interesting. I hate to argue. I'd rather tell and read other peoples stories that got them into modeling.