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Kirt Blattenberger BSEE - KB3UON My Engineering Web: RF Cafe Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!) Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...
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Thimble Drome Cox .049 Advertisement
1961 American Modeler Annual Edition

1961 American Modeler Annual Edition Cover - Airplanes and Rockets

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These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

This particular page is from page 3 of the 1961 Annual issue of American Modeler magazine. Thimble Drome is no longer in operation, and Cox no longer sells model airplane engines. Cox was bought by Estes, and recently sold its entire stock of engine parts to Xenalook. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Use the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator to see what items cost in today's dollars. For instance, that $3.98 "Bumble Bee .049" would be $28.84 in 2010 money.

Cox .049 Thmble Drome Ad - Airplanes and Rockets



About Airplanes & Rockets
Kirt Blattenberger BSEE - KB3UON My Engineering Web: RF Cafe Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!) Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...
Airplanes And Rockets Copyright 1996 - 2026
All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images and text used on the Airplanes and Rockets website are hereby acknowledged.
My Main Modeling Websites
Academy of Model Aeronautics Tower Hobbies Horizon Hobby Sig Mfg Brodak Mfg

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Thimble Drome Cox .049 Advertisement1961 American Modeler Annual Edition

Thimble Drome Cox .049 Advertisement
1961 American Modeler Annual Edition