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830.1 | 1-800-BALSA US | K::FISHER | Kick the tires, light the fires, and GO! | Mon Jan 09 1989 16:30 | 14 |
| > Can someone help me out?? I need the address and the
> phone # if possible for " HOUSE OF BALSA".... They have
Balsa USA
P.O, Box 164
Marinette, Wis. 54143
For orders only 1-800-BALSA US
For info 906-863-6421
Bye --+--
Kay R. Fisher |
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830.2 | wrong one, Kay! | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Mon Jan 09 1989 16:58 | 10 |
| Thanks for the info, Kay but that's not
"HOUSE OF BALSA". I called and the girl
who answered said that's another company!
Anyone who can help me, I'd be much obliged.
Thanks again,
Tom
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830.3 | HOUSE OF BALSA DOWN THE TUBES, I THINK.... | PNO::CASEYA | THE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8) | Mon Jan 09 1989 18:00 | 15 |
| Tom,
I really hate to bring this up but I don't believe House of Balsa
handles the Candy-man, .40-size Mustang anymore. I seem to remember
that it was bought up by another kit-maker, possibly Great Planes,
and is now provided with a fiberglass fuse. As a matter of fact,
I don't believe House of Balsa exists anymore...I seem to remember
it went out of business. To verify, you might try contacting Great
Planes @(217) 367-2069.
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| | 00 Adios, Al
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| Z__(O_\_ (The Desert Rat)
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830.5 | Tower has HOUSE OF BALSA P51 kit! | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Thu Jan 12 1989 08:46 | 12 |
| <<< Re: Note .3 by PNO::CASEYA >>>
AL,
I was looking at the TOWER TALKS this month and
there is a P51 kit from HOUSE OF BALSA in there.
I'm still wondering if they do still exhist.. I
know I've seen ads in other mags but I'll be damned
if I can find one now. Keep your eyes open. I'll
keep at it also...
Tom
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830.6 | I got it!!! | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Thu Jan 12 1989 11:30 | 9 |
| Al,
I took you advise and called TOWER and they
had an address and phone # for HOUSE OF BALSA!
I'll call them later......
Thanks again,
Tom
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830.7 | and on we go... | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Thu Jan 12 1989 13:16 | 10 |
| Well, I called house of balsa in California and
they told me that the P51 Candyman they sold is now
sold by PAUL'S FLYING STUFF in Escondido Ca. I also
found out that the HOUSE OF BALSA P51 in the tower talks
is not what Tower has in the description. The kit is really
a small 20 size plane and not a 40. the description was supposed
to have been changed awhile ago according to H.O.B. An interesting
run-around I've been thru! Hope this has been informative...
Tom
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830.8 | SO, NOW WHAT, KIMOSABE? | PNO::CASEYA | THE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8) | Thu Jan 12 1989 16:02 | 12 |
| Tom,
Well, that at least validates what I thought I remembered hearing;
that someone(?) had bought the Candyman P-51 from House of Balsa.
Looks like you've zeroed in on the _real_ source of the kit...now
do you intend to order one??
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| | 00 Adios, Al
|_|_| ( >o
| Z__(O_\_ (The Desert Rat)
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830.9 | I'll probably get one.. | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Thu Jan 12 1989 17:12 | 17 |
| Al,
After I got off the phone with you, I called
PAUL'S FLYING STUFF and the girl told me that
they purchased the CANDYMAN KIT from House of
Balsa, sometime ago. They actually have 2 kits
now. One is glass and the other is wood. They've
discontinued the wood kit but plan on re-introducing
it sometime in the future. She praised the glass kit
very highly. It has a glass fuse and a built up balsa
wing and is very durable and fit's together like a
glove. She's gonna send me the cataloge and I'm gonna
probably buy one. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for the info Al,
Tom
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830.10 | ...one more thing! | MPGS::PERCUOCO | | Thu Jan 12 1989 17:15 | 7 |
| ...One other note, the glass kit sells for
$135.00. They only work their business on a
part time basis so when the wood kits ran out
they didn't keep building them. They will be
building them in the future.
Tom
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830.11 | HOUSE OF BALSA | WILKIE::EDDINGS | | Mon Jan 15 1990 13:20 | 5 |
| no-one ever put the address and number of HOUSE OF BALSA in
yet .6 phoned them.
So what is it
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