Author Topic: The ads that kept us going!!! (Read 2609 times)

Robert McHam · « **on:** April 03, 2009, 04:03:50 PM »

OK folks.
I guess it is time that a thread for the ads came about.

If you have an old one, post it here!

I'll kick things off...

A 1940 Scientific ad

Robert

Robert McHam · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2009, 06:19:20 PM »

Yeah, not enough control line action in that first one...

How about this rare thing?

Anyone remember this kit? The custom Ringmaster kit? Or the contest?
Does anyone have ant info on the entries or winners of this contest?

I like the twin shown.

Robert

George · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2009, 07:40:03 AM »

OK. Here's the Cox ad from MAN Aug 1952. Note that the artist had shown a standard plug. I don't believe those were ever released.

George

George · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:13:02 AM »

Here's one more. The Cox ad from MAN Dec 1956. The "brand new" Babe Bee .049! Actually, it was the first Cox that mounted flush so you did not have to drill holes for the intake.

I think I still have one of those planes out in the garage. It featured adjustable engine thrust line and rubber banded-on wings. The theory was if you flew slow, you could use the down engine thrust to be able to fly at a positive wing incidence thus softer "landings". That wing, by the way, had an open underside sorta like a frizbee.

George

Robert McHam · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:26:41 AM »

Those are two really good ones George!

Here is another. From the 1958 Air Trails come the Pee Wee from Cox.

Robert

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2009, 01:33:54 AM »

Here are a few:

1) The Dooling .29. We lived 2 hours from the Chicago "Loop", and my parents took me there several times each year. My itinerary was pretty much the same and included Kroch's and Brentano's, the "world's largest bookstoor"; Carl Fischers (music); The Berghoff (lunch); the ABZ bookstore, where I could get old magazines like Air Trails; and several other places. However, one store I always visited, just for a few minutes, was the Fair Store, where I would walk in and go straight up the escalator to the mezzanine, where there was a glass case full of hobby items. One such item was a plastic case with a Dooling .29 for the usual price of $21.95. That was a pilgrimage for me. I finally got one in a trade - pretty much run out and without a needle valve. I built a Harter's "Royal Rodent" rat racer for it. Since it never flew, it rests on a file cabinet over my left shoulder now, having survived for perhaps 45 years. The Dooling is probably why I still keep it. - sort of my "Holy Grail" as a kid.

2-3) I was always intrigued by Harold DeBolt's ads. I finally bought a "Speedster", but have never yet built it. NIB and I do intend to build it and a "Hall Razor" before I depart.
4) The first or second CL plane I built.
5) Image of Bob Palmer for Pactra - One of the earliest things to attract me to CL Stunt.
6) TD RTF - 'probably should have posted in the 1954 thread.
7) This one appeared in many issues of AT and its successors.

My great running last half-A, before the TD's.
9) In AT and a reminder of where imagination often arose.

Did I mention that I had no on favorite ad?

SK

George · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:19:07 AM »

Quote from: Serge_Krauss on April 05, 2009, 01:33:54 AM

1) The Dooling .29. We lived 2 hours from the Chicago "Loop", and my parents took me there several times each year. My itinerary was pretty much the same and included Kroch's and Brentano's, the "world's largest bookstoor"; Carl Fischers (music); The Berghoff (lunch); the ABZ bookstore, where I could get old magazines like Air Trails; and several other places. However, one store I always visited, just for a few minutes, was the Fair Store, where I would walk in and go straight up the escalator to the mezzanine, where there was a glass case full of hobby items. One such item was a plastic case with a Dooling .29 for the usual price of $21.95. That was a pilgrimage for me. I finally got one in a trade - pretty much run out and without a needle valve. I built a Harter's "Royal Rodent" rat racer for it. Since it never flew, it rests on a file cabinet over my left shoulder now, having survived for perhaps 45 years. The Dooling is probably why I still keep it. - sort of my "Holy Grail" as a kid.

A few years ago an old friend gave me a Dooling .29 (apart, in a box, needs rings) and a Royal Rodent (LS mounted to pan, remainder in box). That must have been a good combo.

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2-3) I was always intrigued by Harold DeBolt's ads. I finally bought a "Speedster", but have never yet built it. NIB and I do intend to build it and a "Hall Razor" before I depart.

I have Hal's Stuntwagon 30 plans...someday. Ditto for the Sportwing with a 2.5cc diesel)

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4) The first or second CL plane I built.

I always liked the lines of the Dil-Bod, but never built one. I'm guessing that the shade and the SNAP was for the 1/2A Snapper, which was a great seller for that company. Have Snapper plans but still have not (yet) built it.

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5) Image of Bob Palmer...

The only time I saw Bob Palmer in person was at Brodak 2000. He was wearing a T-shirt from a contest in his honor that said, "The older I get, the better I used to fly".

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6) TD RTF - 'probably should have posted in the 1954 thread.

I remember lusting over a TD-1 in my LHS back in those days...WAY out of my price range.

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My great running last half-A, before the TD's.

I have one of those O&R's. Got it used, the intake system is too old to work. BTW, if you get one of those, check that the lower conrod has the bearing intact.

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9) In AT and a reminder of where imagination often arose.

Didn't EVERYONE listen to "The Shadow" on radio?

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Did I mention that I had no one favorite ad?

SK

Oh, Yes... Here's an Austin-Craft ad from MAN Mar 1962. I still have both of those glow plug wrenches and the glue gun (somewhere).

George

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George · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:38:36 AM »

The other half of the "Austin-Craft" column has an ad for the Cameron .15. I had one of those as a kid butnever gt it running. It was given to me "well-used" and I didn't know about glow plug heat ranges nor fuels at the time. It probably needed more nitro and a hotter plug. Anyhow:

George

George · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:43:53 AM »

Can't resist one more. This is from that Aug 1952 issue of MAN.

Who among us did not drool over those old AHC (America's Hobby Center) ads:

George

Robert McHam · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2009, 07:26:14 PM »

George, those are great. Yeah, The AHC ads did me too. They were always in the front of the magazines I would read and I was always looking to see what great and wonderful money saving deals they had on stuff I still could not afford!

Here is another one or two. Now I know I was no dealer and could not buy from a distributor yet I somehow still noticed the ad. Aerogloss? I always have thought Aerogloss had the best sealer, color selection, fuel proofer...

OK, one with color! OK?

Robert

George · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:27:29 PM »

It just occurred to me that someone might like to see an old ad again, but does not have old mags. Perhaps if there's one someone would like to see, someone can come up with it.

George

goozgog · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:57:48 PM »

Hello George!
Yup, I'm hoping that someone will post
another Scientific ad or two.
Any magazine that I had as a kid was fingered by
every other kid in the neighbourhood until it was worn
back to pulp.
A friends dad flew R/C and had a subscription to M.A.N..
God bless him, he would "release" them to the waiting
hoards. (sooner or later).

Cheers!

Robert McHam · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2009, 04:47:55 PM »

Here is one not sure the year.

Robert

Robert McHam · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2009, 04:52:15 PM »

From 1968, Scientific! Or do you prefer blue?

Robert

Bootlegger · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2009, 06:50:34 PM »

AAAHHHHHH !!! The "sweet" memories of youth !!! Thanks for the trip...

goozgog · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2009, 06:57:44 PM »

Thanks Robert,
I remember those. I think it's strange that
a small part of my brain has been carrying those images
around for forty years.

I remember that Scientific would place these sheets in
the kits. After the model was built, you could still enjoy
ogling the kits you knew you'd never have.
I guess it was good training for meeting girls in high school.

Cheers!

nobler · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2009, 09:25:55 PM »

I think that the typical Scientific ad, showing a "checkerboard" of models, was one of the reasons they were so successful for so long. Often, they would feature one or two or four newly introduced models with a large image, and also provide the grid.

On the other side, I thought that Dmeco (All American, Sr, etc) did a poor job. It seldom changed, and the images of the models were poorly rendered.

Veco did something similar to Scientific, with typically larger models, of course, also effective.

Currell

George · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2009, 11:12:56 AM »

Quote from: nobler on April 06, 2009, 09:25:55 PM

On the other side, I thought that Dmeco (All American, Sr, etc) did a poor job. It seldom changed, and the images of the models were poorly rendered.

Currell

Agreed.

Robert McHam · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2009, 11:38:34 AM »

Thanks for sharing that one with us George.

This one is Scientific but from a catalog.

Robert

BTW, anyone have more info regarding the "Custom Ringmaster" kit or plans?

nobler · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2009, 04:03:34 PM »

This last one is an early one. Pre Walt, pretty much. Currell

Robert McHam · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2009, 04:56:38 PM »

Quote from: nobler on April 07, 2009, 04:03:34 PM

This last one is an early one. Pre Walt, pretty much. Currell

Since that was on the first page and shows the planes much larger you might think so...
when you see the back page...

I wonder what year this was? I also wish I actually had this catalog.

Robert

Robert McHam · « **Reply #21 on:** April 07, 2009, 05:02:39 PM »

One must also consider the inside pages as well. I did not intend to mislead anyone, honest! I was simply focusing on some lesser seen ( by myself for sure) designs sold by Scientific.

Could they have been pushing their older or slower stock?

Robert

Russell Shaffer · « **Reply #22 on:** April 07, 2009, 06:57:38 PM »

Robert, could you please send the big scans to my email? I have been thinking about those Scientific ads for some time. I always drooled over them and I did buy a few kits strictly because of them. It would be much appreciated. My email is in my profile. Thanks.

George · « **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2009, 06:25:42 AM »

Russell, you can right click on the pic, then select "save target as" and pull in the jpeg and file it where you want.

George

LARRY RICE · « **Reply #24 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:38:55 AM »

Our catalog used the Scientific catalog as a model. If anyone would like our entire catalog I can send attachments to an E-mail.
Larry

Robert McHam · « **Reply #25 on:** April 11, 2009, 07:16:32 PM »

I do like that Larry and I have one to show you for the Waco. My understanding is that this was part of a store front window banner to attract shoppers to come inside. I wish the resolution were better but at least the image is clear.

Also a full page ad from 1974 for the Stuntmaster.

Robert