Early horizontal engine Cox Corsair

rsv1cox Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:55 pm

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Cheap ebay buy from a couple of weeks ago. A spray of Easy Off and the "silver" finish just wiped off. Red Postage stamp engine shows little use, clean but the prop is bent. Want to paint if but i got used to that yellow Tyco Cosmic Wind. I need a canopy if anyone can help?

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Kim Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:48 pm

Yo Bob,

A few years ago, I had this forlorn bent-wing almost forced on me at a Swap Meet. The guy kept dropping his offer, so at $2, it became mine, and has been collecting dust in storage since.

It's missing its lower cowl, but looks like someone loved it and tried to keep it flying.

It may not be what you need, but if you can use it, I can have it on its way (along with Rene's equally distressed P-38 ashtray) tomorrow.

"Kim's Forlorn Property Exchange LTD."

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rsv1cox Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:55 pm

Thanks Kim, I greatly appreciate it, and..........it looks better than 90% of the stuff I buy on ebay.
Bob

Kim Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:00 pm

rsv1cox wrote:Thanks Kim, I greatly appreciate it, and,,,,,,,,,,,it looks better than 90% of the stuff I buy on ebay.

Bob

Wow!!!! And I thought I was the "Rough Stuff Magnet"!!! Damn!

It shall head out tomorrow!

rsv1cox Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:50 pm

Kim wrote:
rsv1cox wrote:Thanks Kim, I greatly appreciate it, and,,,,,,,,,,,it looks better than 90% of the stuff I buy on ebay.

Bob

Wow!!!! And I thought I was the "Rough Stuff Magnet"!!!

It shall head out tomorrow!

Thanks Kim. YIPPEE II the Corsair version is complete!

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Ima' gonna leave it as is. Maybe have a YIPPEE II decal and stars and bars made up.

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crankbndr Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:04 pm

The red one is the Thompson Trophy Racer! Crank like!!

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rsv1cox Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:36 am

Thanks CB. Maybe instead of YIPPEE checkerboards and 74..............

Kim Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:22 am

Yo Bob!

Your Orphaned Corsair is on its way!!!! Looks like you should get it Tuesday.

Happy Bent-Winging!

NEW222 Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:47 pm

Well, thanks for clearing that up Crank! I was just going to ask if they made the Corsair in two colors for a reason, then saw your post.

BTW Bob. Yours looks truly amazing, and relatively clean and shiny, minus the canopy.

rsv1cox Wed May 04, 2022 12:25 pm

Kim wrote:Yo Bob!

Your Orphaned Corsair is on its way!!!! Looks like you should get it Tuesday.

Happy Bent-Winging!

Got it today Kim. Thanks

When I first saw your picture of it (above,) I thought wow, I don't have one with that vertical stab insignia. Got to do something about that. Can't let it go for just a canopy. So I came up with this on ebay for really cheap money. A little aerosol Corsair blue, some new stars and bars..............