Re: Wally's Wings

EXModelEngines Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:09 am

nitrosmeller wrote:any updates on making reproductions td pins ? matt, bernie, reggie? plastic would be fine
to give kids after flying

That's a tough one given it would require a mold for plastic or metal.

I suppose one could also stamp it from steel, but it would still be tough to properly do the markings.

Matt

Cox International Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:55 am

Get a MicroMark catalog or go to the web site:
http://www.micromark.com/casting-and-molding-supplies.html
lol!

To mould something commercially, one needs a commercial mould. This is what a mould for the reed retainers looks like:

Wally's Wings - Page 2 Reed_r10

ahrma_581 Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:42 pm

Doesn't look like something you would want to drop on your big toe.

pkrankow Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:56 pm

While volume does matter (especially in pursuit of low cost and profit), if you wanted to make resin wings you could probably find a maker who can accommodate runs of 100 or so.

There are makers out there who would happily run a batch of 100 in resin. Several webcomic artists sell custom pins with their characters on them for around the $20 price point, and I doubt they are having several hundred pins made.

This might qualify more as "art" than "manufacturing" in the limited volume.

Phil

Cox International Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:11 pm

Phil,

I am sure that you are correct but a resin replica of a Cox pin would likely only sell sub-$10, IMHO probably for not more than $4.95 and I doubt one could get a 100/pcs run for sub-$2/each.

WingingIt74 Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:28 pm

Sorry, I ment the wings LOL

14tylbow Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:25 pm

ahrma_581 wrote:Doesn't look like something you would want to drop on your big toe.

why would you want to drop anything on your big toe? lol

**Admin** Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:54 pm

I do believe the Wings would be a big hit. I know of 2 flying clubs around here that teaches kids how to fly RC, they used to start out with Norvels but they now go with Cox and I know they would buy the wings to give to the kids. I don't care how they are made, metal, plastic, molded, stamped.

nitrosmeller Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:46 pm

another pair on ebay this week

microflitedude Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:32 am

Link?

nitrosmeller Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:32 pm

under cox radio control hobbies Im bidding so i hope dont go above 40 again Sad

microflitedude Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:34 pm

nitrosmeller wrote:under cox radio control hobbies Im bidding so i hope dont go above 40 again

I tried reading the ad but couldn't. When will people ever learn that putting everything in condensed bold font is a BAAAADDD thing??

Smile

nitrosmeller Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:33 pm

sold for over 200.00 us dollars
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1960s-COX-T-D-PILOT-WINGS-DISNEYS-WALLY-WINS-HIS-WINGS-NO-RES-/140915070616 Small Cox Logo

WingingIt74 Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:49 pm

Dang.... looks like I need to list mine...

**Cribbs74** Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:54 pm

WingingIt74 wrote:Dang.... looks like I need to list mine...

No doubt! You have a small fortune in pewter!

crankbndr Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:58 pm

still going 211$

232.50 thats just bazaar

microflitedude Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:09 pm

Hot dang! Even Wally is is affected by inflation! The last pair I saw sold for $50.

I wonder what a mint condition pair like mine would be worth. (not that I would ever sell them, too valuable to me)

WingingIt74 Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:56 am

I put mine up there

nitrosmeller Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:26 am

another pair for sale
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COX-Model-Pilot-Wing-/300870430491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460d466f1b
starting at 60.00

roddie Sun May 11, 2014 8:11 pm

I found this tonight during a web search, and checked the forum here, to see if this vid was ever posted. I couldn't find anything.. so here it is. EDIT... I just found a post using the google search.. sorry about that... Oh well it's still very cool!!

original post by Shawn-https://www.coxengineforum.com/t2190-neat-old-cox-video

nitrosmeller Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:46 pm

another pair on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COX-TD-PILOT-Metal-Model-Airplane-Pin-1962-/291659495763?hash=item43e842b953:g:d2MAAOSwwPhWltpl

nitro Eyebrows

WingingIt74 Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:51 pm

Ya I know, I've been watching them Wink

**Admin** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:11 pm

I've been trying to get a set of wings for awhile now. I always get brutally outbid at the last minute LOL. I've seen them sell as low as $15 before so I suppose that's why I've been "cheap" with them. I'm working on replicating the wing pins for the forum and would like to have a set of real wings as an example.

happydad Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:04 pm

nitrosmeller wrote:another pair on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COX-TD-PILOT-Metal-Model-Airplane-Pin-1962-/291659495763?hash=item43e842b953:g:d2MAAOSwwPhWltpl

nitro

hey wiseguy. how are you doing out there in the valley?

happydad RC Plane

happydad Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:06 pm

Admin wrote:I've been trying to get a set of wings for awhile now. I always get brutally outbid at the last minute LOL. I've seen them sell as low as $15 before so I suppose that's why I've been "cheap" with them. I'm working on replicating the wing pins for the forum and would like to have a set of real wings as an example.

Admin: you should check with Coxaddict. He is a whiz with a mill. just a thought. And he loves to tinker.

happydad RC Plane

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