RE: Ed Kecks pattern planes
Vince, Ron,
I'll see what I can dig up. I do recall Jimmy's green and black ship. For some reason I always thought it was a Vertigo (don't know why). I know he was a member of the Radio Control Club of Chicago (RC3, my old club) but I'm pretty sure he was also a member of the Chicago Model Masters, which is still active at our old field (Kickapoo Woods in Harvey, IL). I have a bunch of old photos that I had scanned some time back so I'll have to dig those up. I'm finding stuff every time I open a box from the attic (like the NIB Goldberg field box just the other day and my Rossi 60 last month). I'm pretty sure that Jerry Worth actually painted a few ships for him too; I'm pretty sure Jimmy flew a Mach1 in the early seventies. I see you're from Joliet Ron, I was in the south burbs but I've been up by the Fox Valley area for 14 years now. I recall how jovial Jimmy was, a real gentleman who always smiled and had something nice to say to you.
On another note, I see someone got himself a really nice P-7 at a really nice price. I was tempted until I saw the note regarding the shipping, I had hoped you'd get it Vince. I'm thinking of getting myself a Tiger Tail short kit from Eureka, just to have 3 in the barn. Any idea if the EAC kits are good value?
Mark