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Title:Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS
Created:Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1706
Total number of notes:27193

830.0. "House of Balsa" by MPGS::PERCUOCO () Mon Jan 09 1989 13:29

    Can someone help me out?? I need the address and the
    phone # if possible for " HOUSE OF BALSA".... They have
    a "P-51, CANDY MAN" kit I would like to get some info on..
    
    Thanks,
    
    Tom
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830.11-800-BALSA USK::FISHERKick the tires, light the fires, and GO!Mon Jan 09 1989 16:3014
>    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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830.2wrong one, Kay!MPGS::PERCUOCOMon Jan 09 1989 16:5810
    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
    
830.3HOUSE OF BALSA DOWN THE TUBES, I THINK....PNO::CASEYATHE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8)Mon Jan 09 1989 18:0015
    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)

830.5Tower has HOUSE OF BALSA P51 kit!MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 12 1989 08:4612
                      <<< 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 
    
830.6I got it!!!MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 12 1989 11:309
    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
830.7and on we go...MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 12 1989 13:1610
    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
830.8SO, NOW WHAT, KIMOSABE?PNO::CASEYATHE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8)Thu Jan 12 1989 16:0212
    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)

830.9I'll probably get one..MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 12 1989 17:1217
    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 
830.10...one more thing!MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 12 1989 17:157
    ...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
830.11HOUSE OF BALSAWILKIE::EDDINGSMon Jan 15 1990 13:205
    no-one ever put the address and number of HOUSE OF BALSA in
    yet .6 phoned them.
    
    So what is it