Anybody remember-

[Clammer]

Bobby pins were better >U-nails were deadly ><<>><<

[BigBo]

Here ya go Dave. Enjoy the memories.

http://www.hobbyplace.com/aircraft/toyplanes.php

[Raven]

i used to stick the wooden stick matches into the BB gun barrel and shoot them out across the driveway and light them/ skip them around
at night.... that was fun...

yeah Dave one time one of those planes caught the wind just right...

it had the rubber band motor and it went so far we had to get on our bikes to go after it...

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by BigBo

Here ya go Dave. Enjoy the memories.

http://www.hobbyplace.com/aircraft/toyplanes.php

THanks Big Bo.

Almost as good as looking at plugs.

I'm likin that Sky Launcher model.

Now your really joggin my memory.

Friend of mine had a model he made that had an engine.
It had a battery that hooked up to the "glow plug" and you had to prime the engine with fuel then flip the prop over a 1,000 times to get a response before it kicked over and konked out.

Guys would stand around offering their advice: " your turning the prop the wrong way, needs a new glow plug, battery is too weak, fuel is bad".
Don't think that thing ever got off the ground.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Bobby pins were better >U-nails were deadly ><<>><<

Clamma,how about staples ,or using marbles in your home made rubber tire tube sling shot.

[Backbeach Jake]

I was checking out the balsa planes in Michael's today. They have Estes rockets now, too. If you want to build a fearsome bottle rocket an Estes D engine on a dowel will nearly go supersonic...

[HESH2]

remember those from years ago when i was a youngster.also that dope sniff.have'nt heard or seen anything like those planes in years.the kids today have more hi tec stuff for alot of bucks and don't bother with things like balsa airplanes.

[fishaholic18]

I remember filling balloons with liquid paint stripper.....

[FishermanTim]

Glue a bottle rocket to the tail of a balsa wood plane, and when it dried, you lit it, flung it, and watch it go "Bye-Bye".

Or light a bottle rocket, toss it in the air over a pond, and have it either shoot into the water and explode like a depth charge, or skipp across the water like a smooth stone.

Filling a 'pringles" can with match heads and lighting it to create a mini fire-fountain.

[Swimmer]

Dewhurst lumber in East Bridgewater still sells them, two or three different models. Right there at the counter when the weather gets warm.