I was cleaning out a closet in the back of my model room. As I got to the back, I was pulling out the boxes from old kits that I've built. I often use them to store parts, plans and other junk. I reached in to get the box from my 17 year old Super Kaos 40, a plane I still enjoy flying, and the box was heavy. Man, there was lots of junk in this one.

Much to my surprise, when I opened it I found a complete Super Kaos 40 kit!!!!! I don't remember ever buying a backup but the recipt and credit card slip from 14 years ago don't lie.

I've often seen the box hiding back there through the years but thought it was just full of misc. junk. Oh man, What a gift to myself.

Dave

I guess bad memory sometime has benifits. My latest bad memory caused a credit card I thought to be closed out to carry a balance of over $30 to go unpaid till the bill collector called.

Man, that's almost like getting christmas early!!!!! I had the same thing happen not too long ago, but it was with an engine. Going through where I keep my empty engine boxes and found one with a brand new engine in it that I had forgotten about!!!

Ken

I know people who hoard kits and engines on purpose, but by accident?

Dr.1

I have heard that when you get old, the first thing to go is your mind. I forget what the second one is.

Hey, it's like having christmas every other day!!!! Look all this new stuff that I have now!!!

Ken

Dave, Good for you on the box of junk find. The same happens to me
from time to time. What was the price you paid for the kit back then?

Ron

Thats sweet! Cool thing to find

Howard, I think you maybe a little mixed up but if you don't remember
then it's okay. Now if I could only find that pool with those alien Cocoons.

Ron

In 1992 the kit cost me $79.95.

The ironic part of this is that recently I pulled out the plans from the one I built in 1989 and was looking at scratching and bashing another.

Dave

What luck. I normally put a box full of good stuff away in the closet, and it comes out a box full of junk.



Layne

Wait a minute............................................ ..I put a Kaos kit in the closet 14 years ago and now its gone !!!

LOL!

Rats, he's on to the old worm hole in the closet trick.

Dave

If they have closets that teleport, or have a worm hole..couldn't they have closets that cut kits from bulk wood, or build them? Maybe his bulk wood EVOLVED into a kit ?

Hey...just maybe you guys wanted to hide that new purchase from the wife!!! I bet that has happened. If your wives new about all the RC suff you bought....it may be the end. Huuuuuuum!!! Capt,n

Howard:
With old age, the mind is the first thing to go???? Now that ain't exactly been my experience, I can still THINK about the first thing that went......

A similar thing happened to me when I was going to purchase an Airtronics Aquila glider...checked the storage space up in the garage and to my surprise, I already had one! It's a great feeling....

Now what am I doing here...can,t seem to remember...I will walk back...and start over again. You said what....I already did that. I donot remember you saying that!!!!

About two months ago, I was going to order an engine for a project, happened to find a new one sitting under my work table with the other boxes crammed under there. Still had to order other stuff though, didn't want my credit card to get dusty.

the only thing i'll find when cleaning my garage is a credit card receipt for something long goooone!! lucky you.... kaos, old skool.

I still have many old kits, FF, rubber, CL and mostly RC along with both used and new engines, from .049 to 4.2 gas burners, that I cannot live long enough to ever use. I have managed over the past several years to get rid of some of them. Included are old time ignition engines such as Bantam .19, NIB Super Cyclones, and NIB Anderson Spitfires.
Now here is a problem slightly different than most stated here. Each time I go into the barn to start placing items on eBay, I simply fall in love all over again.
I have to keep this one, this one this one... this one..... this one.....this one....... and on and on. I may need help, but I ain't gonna' get it! [>:] They're MINE, ALL MINE! I tell you they're all mine!!!!

i have a question... how do you guys keep your wives/girlfriends from knowing that you bought an entire kit, engine, or anything else that isnt exactly a "small purchase". I need to take notes!
right now i dont even have a plane to fly, and she doesnt want me buying anything r/c related until after christmas. I dont think that i can handle that! i need to fuel my addiction! or build a new one first!.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Andrew66,
Find a buddy, who is single, and have it shipped to him.....c'mon fella, be resourceful..

I don't recommend my solution. I was divorced about 5 years before I purchased the kit. The divorce would have paid for a very large fleet of giant scale airplanes!

Dave

I don't "hide" any of my purchases from my wife. She trusts me that I won't over spend the budget. In fact, if I haven't bought anything in awhile she'll usually bring it up and tell me to go order something from Tower!!!!

Ken