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Old 03-30-2009, 05:21 PM
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Old 03-30-2009, 06:56 PM
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He lost his wife to cancer, and has lost his job ... I think he has lost interest in a lot of things along the way.

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Wow, sorry to hear about that. We had a club member some years back (Calvin W.) who also
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Old 03-30-2009, 08:00 PM
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JimiD,

Welcome to the forum. I've bought a few things from you over the years and always had a great experience. I've also lost a few auctions to you but was always glad to know my valuation of something was shared by you.

I personally have paid way too much for kits at times, for example, a Centuri Phoenix Bird. What was the logic behind my extravagance? I grew up in Phoenix and all I flew as a kid was Centuri. And at last summer's Old Rocketeers Reunion I learned from Betty Piester that she and Lee used to occasionally shop at my parents drugstore which was located a few miles from the Centuri plant.

So the words "Centuri" and "Phoenix" each bring back a lot of memories that were worth paying too much for.

On the other side of the coin, I was terribly embarassed when some old Centuri parachutes I was selling went for WAY more than what was reasonable. It turns out the buyer was a friend plugging a tiny hole in his collection. Had I had any inkling he needed that particular item I would have happily just given it to him. The item meant almost nothing to me (which is why I sold it) but to him it meant a lot.
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Old 03-31-2009, 01:54 PM
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JimiD,

Welcome to the forum. I've bought a few things from you over the years and always had a great experience. I've also lost a few auctions to you but was always glad to know my valuation of something was shared by you.

I personally have paid way too much for kits at times, for example, a Centuri Phoenix Bird. What was the logic behind my extravagance? I grew up in Phoenix and all I flew as a kid was Centuri. And at last summer's Old Rocketeers Reunion I learned from Betty Piester that she and Lee used to occasionally shop at my parents drugstore which was located a few miles from the Centuri plant.

So the words "Centuri" and "Phoenix" each bring back a lot of memories that were worth paying too much for.

On the other side of the coin, I was terribly embarassed when some old Centuri parachutes I was selling went for WAY more than what was reasonable. It turns out the buyer was a friend plugging a tiny hole in his collection. Had I had any inkling he needed that particular item I would have happily just given it to him. The item meant almost nothing to me (which is why I sold it) but to him it meant a lot.



Hi Gus, Thank You for your kind words. 1960s and 70s, the good old days. Centuri Great company, built many of there fine kits. Now that you brought this up I also collect there kits. I have some of theres in the very first packaging from the early 1960s Mint Unopened. I will now have to see if I am missing any 1960s kits by them and list them in the wanted section of what I need. It's a small world, Lee and Betty Piester shopping at your parents drugstore.

Take Care Gus, Jimi
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Old 04-30-2009, 12:08 AM
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Just finished my Roachwerks 1:37 Little Joe II.

The Centuri version is nice, but IMHO there is no comparison to the Roachwerks version.

This is a truly beautiful model.

Thanks Sandman.
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Old 04-30-2009, 12:23 AM
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and more some!

Very nice indeed.
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:46 AM
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This is a truly beautiful model.

Thanks Sandman.


Sweet! Very well done. Thanks for posting the pic.

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Old 04-30-2009, 07:55 AM
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Gus, that is freakin' BEAUTIFUL!.

It puts my rag tag veteren of 5 or 6 flights to shame.

I may have to rebuild.

Hopefully I can find the time to do more of those kits.
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Old 04-30-2009, 08:03 AM
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Just finished my Roachwerks 1:37 Little Joe II.

The Centuri version is nice, but IMHO there is no comparison to the Roachwerks version.

This is a truly beautiful model.

Thanks Sandman.


That rocket looks terrible! However, it would look AWESOME sitting on my desk. I think you need to move it south a little.
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Old 04-30-2009, 08:35 AM
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Gus, that is freakin' BEAUTIFUL!.

It puts my rag tag veteren of 5 or 6 flights to shame.

I may have to rebuild.

Hopefully I can find the time to do more of those kits.


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Just let us know...yesterday would have been good..............
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