who has the biggest collection of cox engines and plastic factory cars and planes

Dan Sitter probably is the winner of this category.

Myself I have a couple of engines.......

jsesere wrote:

That's pretty impressive. I have a couple of questions. I see the Aurora B-25 and the .15 Commanche, but what is the rarest model you have? Also, what is the model to the left of the Rivets? Last question. Where do you keep your family? Thanks, Andy

The truth be known this is not my collection. It belongs to a friend of mine in Texas who is a rarely heard from CEF member.
I use the pictures for shock value when anyone mentions collection size. He is currently selling off a lot of his Cox items including spare plastic and other parts for anything Cox. Hit me up if you're looking for something and I will ask him.
Joe

i think this fellow should get some kind of award it looks like he is trying to reserect the original cox factory!more cox power to him!

hers a pic of the blue plane in question from the photo above, It a Cox p-39 from the eighties:


Here's what's left of my plastic collection, there probably 12-15 more packed away.

The top row are Comet planes, the rarest is the far right, its called a Snark.
Middle row: The all camo p-40 is pretty rare, the Helldiver I've has since 6th grade, the corsair is NIB, but of course I sold box!
Bottom row: Spit and Stuka are restored basket cases as was the TD-1, the yellow TD-3 only needed a scrub! not Shown, Aurora Bonzo, Aurora D-7 (basket), several Testors and Cox that don't fit or make the grade.

Top row: Early Aeromite with Atwood Wasp, Wen-Mac's from mid fifties, not real valuable, but I like 'em.
Middle row: Rare blue Wen-Mac Cutlass (lol, not Olds) P-38 ('61-'62, you can date Wen-Macs from engine series) Wen-Mac 'Wings' Trainer and 'rare' but not real popular the Testors Skyraider, not to be confused with the Cox version.
Bottom Row: Theses are the planes that I had as a kid and started my 049 engine/RTF hobby, Testors SNJ, Mini Stunt, Rivets, Pennzoil Pitts, Miss America, Early 70's PT-19.

anm2 wrote:

jsesere wrote:

That's pretty impressive.  I have a couple of questions.  I see the Aurora B-25 and the .15 Commanche, but what is the rarest model you have?  Also, what is the model to the left of the Rivets?  Last question.  Where do you keep your family?    Thanks,  Andy

  is that p40 flying tiger for sale ? says thimble dome 049?? thanks eric o yea how much  

Mark Boesen wrote:
Top row: Early Aeromite with Atwood Wasp, Wen-Mac's from mid fifties, not real valuable, but I like 'em.
Middle row: Rare blue Wen-Mac Cutlass (lol, not Olds) P-38 ('61-'62, you can date Wen-Macs from engine series) Wen-Mac 'Wings' Trainer and 'rare' but not real popular the Testors Skyraider, not to be confused with the Cox version.
Bottom Row: Theses are the planes that I had as a kid and started my 049 engine/RTF hobby, Testors SNJ, Mini Stunt, Rivets, Pennzoil Pitts, Miss America, Early 70's PT-19.

Mark very nice !! indeed the only thing I see I HAD is the pt19 that thing was really something with all the rubber bands I hate now that it became trash , but I did learn to keep one in the air [most the time]   

When you think you have heard of them all one comes out of the woodwork a p-39 aero cobra i guess this is a little rare i have never heard of one till now!

beautiful collection mark i guess your being buried with them. IF they were mine i would be!

no, i'll probably sell it off or down to one case when I get time, keeping the ones like I had as a kid and maybe the Comets.
That the problem with collecting, when do you stop and what do you do when you're done?

here's some more pics of stuff I had/sold:

wow you have some awsome peices. The one that is orange i think they called it acurtis it looks like wright brothers plane. Have you ever flown it?you have some that look new right off the hobbie store shelf.do yyou fly alot of these or just admire them?  

most of those in photos have been sold off. the 1911 curtis pusher would shatter in a hundred pieces. our buddy kim does fly plastic, i think theres some videos on youtube.

OK...I apologize IN ADVANCE for the Rivets Video !!! I know that it is an atrocity to all those who love RTF's...both the Flying Types AND the Hangar Queens...that it should pay because hooking up a set of flying lines was apparently beyond my technical abilities on that particular day...

This picture is over a year old so there may be 1 or 2 engines missing from it.....

i like your collection but why so mmany im only trying to get one of each.how many engines do you have?

According to Cribb's Law an engine lasts 3 years so I have 900 years worth of engines.

Jason_WI wrote:According to Cribb's Law an engine lasts 3 years so I have 900 years worth of engines.

300 engines is a nice start, but if you use three each year, then you only have 300 years worth of engines. Doesn't that make you want to go out and buy some more?

I'd surf ebay, the Cox version is nicer and probably cheaper, they were made in Navy blue and gray and reintroduced in the 80's.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COX-GAS-ENGINE-TETHER-PLANE-WWII-P-47-1964-NEVER-FLOWN-/381081811307?pt=US_Radio_Control_Control_Line&hash=item58ba3ef96b

Cribbs law, now that's funny.

Actually they last longer than 3 yrs. depending on how you fly and what fuel you use.

Cribbs law states:

One engine for use now, one engine if it breaks, one engine for the future.

It's the law of threes... Now that being said Jason can easily hit the 1000 yr mark!

I still only have 2 TD .020's and it's irritating me.

Ron