Re: USPS delivers Cox TD-1 bent and cracked.

rsv1cox Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:31 pm

Levent Suberk wrote:Hi Bob, a little acrylic gloss clear varnish on canopy crack will be good. Crack also need to be filled. I meant Testors plastic model acrylics.

Thanks Levent, I may give it a try. The crack didn't quite make it to the canopy but it is crazed at the tab. Usually these are difficult to remove but I just pinched it and it came right off. A little Windex cleaned it.

Size perspective. Everyone is familiar with the Stuka, and the little Wen Mac is the model that George mentioned. The TD-1 is half again lighter than the Gilbert.

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I keep trying to take a picture of the cracked fuselage, it's there but you really have to look even if you know where it is. The photo shows it up even more than it is to the eye. I found a Kaysun prop, robbed it and the original spinner nut. TD=1 is now back close to factory. You can see on the nose where decals were once applied.

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Levent Suberk Wed Aug 16, 2023 5:23 pm

If I can find a good photo of any TD1 with decals then I can make them. It seems that TD1 with bee stickers. Searching photographs on net.

rsv1cox Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:02 pm

Levent Suberk wrote:If I can find a good photo of any TD1 with decals then I can make them. It seems that TD1 with bee stickers. Searching photographs on net.

Thanks Levent, that would be great.

This fellow has about nine TD-1's hangng from his ceilings that shows most of the color variations, a video though not pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKuNbQwcJ6k

Seems they had a couple of applications.

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Got this one coming NIB

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rdw777 Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:39 am

Really nice job on the restore Bob…. I’m sure these were excellent flyers for their time…. Looks like the TD-1 and TD-3 were aimed at hobbyists…. Not long afterward to include scale models to broaden the market…. Smart guy Small Cox Logo

rsv1cox Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:55 am

rdw777 wrote:Really nice job on the restore Bob…. I’m sure these were excellent flyers for their time…. Looks like the TD-1 and TD-3 were aimed at hobbyists…. Not long afterward to include scale models to broaden the market…. Smart guy

Really smart guy, planes, trains, and automobiles.

From the AMA history:

Roy pulled a real bonanza of advertising for his company when he took over the flying circle in a
caged-in arena at Disneyland in 1957. There several of his employees would perform hourly
flying demonstrations, teaching young modelers how to fly Cox planes or watch Cox cars zoom
around the track. Often his “pros” would fly two different planes at the same time in the small
space or ask one of the spectators to try flying one.

batjac Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:31 pm

rsv1cox wrote:The TD-1 is half again lighter than the Gilbert.

Everything is lighter than a Gilbert...

The Heavyweight Mark

latole Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:24 am

pman1111 wrote:At least it doesn't look like the wing got crumpled, I'm not sure what is worse, Ebay sellers packaging, or the USPS handlers.

Poor E-Bay sellers packaging. I see that many times.
Too many sellers did not know how to post safely.

latole Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:29 am

Levent Suberk wrote:If I can find a good photo of any TD1 with decals then I can make them. It seems that TD1 with bee stickers. Searching photographs on net.

Hello Levent , what about a decals for Cox Shinn ? I send you pictures fews months ago ?
And I'm looking for 2 set of decals for a Wen mac pea Shooter P-26

Sorry to hi-jack the post

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