Babe Bee Box Question ? yes

getback Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:37 pm

Does the BB come with a insert ??

mine is either wrong or i am just too stupid to work it ?!?!?

**Admin** Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:43 pm

Those Cox boxes did have a cardboard insert that was behind the printed cardstock insert. The engine is twist-tied to the insert with the cylinder centered in the cylinder opening on the insert. They made those inserts to be used with both 5cc and 8cc tanked engines as well as with the Dragonfly and RC Bees.

Here's some pictures stolen from some eBay auctions.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Box-Cox-Babe-Bee-049-Model-Airplane-Engine-Mint-B/292386270475

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Box-Cox-Babe-Bee-049-Model-Airplane-Engine-Mint-C-/302560813774

The Babe Bee you have there would've originally came on a blister pack, pre 1969.

getback Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:16 pm

I new the time frame was not right , THanks, but i have never seen a BB with a slotted cly? in that pic . This Site Rocks!

**Admin** Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:31 pm

They started installing slit cylinders on Babe Bees (as well as many other engines) starting in 1978. They even had a Black Widow on the market for awhile that had a slit cylinder...

getback Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:21 pm

Thank You then that BB is waYYYY off from 1986 the card date and thats funny as many a BB as i have seen repaired sold for service i can't believe that is the first one i have seen or can remember seeing ??!!? Personally i dont care for them tongue

Jason_WI Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:31 pm

Make sure that thin wall cylinder babe bee doesn’t have P40 stamped on it if you sell it. Even later medallion .049 had slit cylinders.

Jason_WI Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:14 am

Here is my babe bee with slotted cylinder.

getback Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:01 am

No P-40 marking #1 cly. I may end up switching it out for another engine more period Box i 1986 stamped.

Mark Boesen Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:45 pm

A #1 dual port thin wall cylinder is pretty rare in itself, used on Black Widows, RR-1 and Space Hoppers and i think a car?

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