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Old 02-05-2012, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sbs0011
The last think i knew was they were bought out by Damon and Cox but from then on i have just heard bits and pieces!
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The Damon purchase was decades ago, when they purchased both Estes and Centuri. Since I don't know the exact dates, I'll just say that in recent years, Barry Tunick ran the show more like a toy company than a hobby company, which probably made good money, but wasn't good for us folks that had been in the hobby for a long time. The company has recently been purchased by Hobbico and is in the hands of people who understand the hobby side of the business and are trying to balance the high volume toy side with the hobby side. They have expanded their products beyond RTF toys in response to our small but vocal hobby core.

Someone else should drop in shortly with a more detailed timeline.
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