eagle talon
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I picked this unitron up today from my son inlaw and was wondering the efforts one may give to restore this model. is it worth the time and effort or should i just part it out to those who may need them? i think most of it is there, but not really sure. any how your info or feed back is greatly appreciated.thanks ps. what model# is this scope?
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eagle talon
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here`s a picture of the mount, a bit paint chipping.
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Happy-Idiot
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My advice is to leave it just the way it is. If the paint chips bother you too much i would sell it before parting it out.. Parting a whole scope like that would be a sin. If you have the patience and talent to restore it than 100% go for it. You may even find you enjoy the restoration. So pull up a chair and stay awhile, the archives are filled with Unitron information. I am guessing it is a model 128 since you say it is a 60mm eq but i am no Unitron expert. These have been known to be very good performing scopes. Good luck i hope you stay and add some more pictures whatever you choose to do with it.
But my vote is to leave it and use it as is, the chips and patina paint give it character.
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A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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eagle
From what I see it's a keeper.
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akman1955
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 Yes its a model 128 and I agree with brian...leave it alone and enjoy. Also what eyepiece's do you have and picture of lense please  John
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Doug76
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Agreed, use it as is after cleaning. Careful doing that.
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Preston Smith
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Hi Eagle,
I definitely agree with the others above to keep the entire scope together.
....but if you DO decide to piece it out, I would be very interested in purchasing the mount! 
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Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
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Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
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eagle talon
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thanks for your knowledgebel input fellas. here`s another picture of the eyepiece`s. i`am really not sure if i would use this scope. no disrepect, i just dont have room for a showpiece. and not sure really what to do with it,it was given to me, "just sitting there" maybe some one could put it to good use, i have no idea of value,maybe some one here could place some direction, any how the pic contains ep`s and barlow.all unitron.
k12.5mm
symach.9mm
symach.7mm
ortho.6mm
ortho.5mm
ortho.4mm
moon filter
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just filling the void the best way i know how.
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tim53
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Before continuing... My gawd, man!!! don't let Preston talk you into selling just the mount!! ;oD
Keep this puppy intact and complete!
You won't have to search far OR wide to find price estimates for this. It could be worth quite a bit to a collector.
-Tim.
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Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
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Before continuing... My gawd, man!!! don't let Preston talk you into selling just the mount!! ;oD
-Tim.
Hey Tim, I wasn't trying to talk him into selling me the mount - I only said "if.." 
FYI: I just looked more closely at the picture of the mount. The declination lock rod and knob are there but looks like the mount is missing the declination adjustment rod and knob. Do others agree?
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Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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Happy-Idiot
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k12.5mm
symach.9mm
symach.7mm
ortho.6mm
ortho.5mm
ortho.4mm
moon filter
Wow look at all that telescope candy!
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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Doug76
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Yeah, that's really nice. Look at all those Ortho's.
Eagle Talon, if you think you are not going to use it, then respectfully, sell it intact. You are sure to get buyer. JMO.
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akman1955
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thanks for your knowledgebel input fellas. here`s another picture of the eyepiece`s. i`am really not sure if i would use this scope. no disrepect, i just dont have room for a showpiece. and not sure really what to do with it,it was given to me, "just sitting there" maybe some one could put it to good use, i have no idea of value,maybe some one here could place some direction, any how the pic contains ep`s and barlow.all unitron.
k12.5mm
symach.9mm
symach.7mm
ortho.6mm
ortho.5mm
ortho.4mm
moon filter
My guess for value would be in the $500.00 to $700.00 range depending on the condition and if all parts are there. Are all the rods / cable too mount there  Your manual should show all parts that go on it. Also is main tube lense in good shape/no chip's/scratch's/mold If it is complete and nice shape you should have no ploblem selling. John
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akman1955
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Also do you have the wood legs for mount
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Preston Smith
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FYI: I just looked more closely at the picture of the mount. The declination lock rod and knob are there but looks like the mount is missing the declination adjustment rod and knob. Do others agree?
Reposting this with picture. See arrow.
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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mustgobigger
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should look like this,
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Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
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mustgobigger
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should be 4 rods and a slo mo cable.
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Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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AlienFirstClass
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Let the market decide what it is worth...put it up on auction and sit back.
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eagle talon
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Good Morning Fellas.all i have been able to tale so far from your input of things to check, yes all the glass is good but needs cleaning,the overall scope needs cleaning.
the legs are all here,one leg screw missing,also missing a focus knob on one side i think.i only have the sleave to the manual so i`am not sure what to look for on the mount.i tried to find pictures of one here on CN but can`t really tell,the tube has a small dent/ding on it with some scratch`
the wood box veneir has delaminating issue top&bottom side ok.so over all it looks like it need some serrious restore. but again maybe with all the great input here it could be a nice scope one day i will continue to try and figure out how the whole mount thing should look/work  i will also continue to look for new post`s
thanks again for all your feed back,very much appreciated.
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semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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Let the market decide what it is worth...put it up on auction and sit back.
Well, the Original Poster asked what is the effort to restore this so all of us are just trying to give him a straight forward assessment. His call if he wants to restore it or sell it.
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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...also missing a focus knob on one side i think.
Hey Eagle, that's the way they come - with just one focus knob so you're good there! 
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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mustgobigger
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after closer inspection i think this is a 114
with a 128 mount.
a true 128 has collimation ears on cell.
the focuser has 2 wheels and the box has tube mounted close to front edge so you can store legs in box.
unless of course its a early 50's model then it would look
different yet again.
here is a picture if scope in box.
if someone makes you a good offer on the whole thing
i would sell, but i would not think twice about selling mount, scope and eyepieces separate.
Brian
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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eagle talon
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should be 4 rods and a slo mo cable.
thanks for the picture and while i was looking at it.
you definitley have more controls on that one than mine,DUH.
i`am a little lost in there. but i will try, first i see were the flex cable attach`s but no cable,i see were there shold be some sort of set screw possibly on the very bottom base about 1/8"dia there are two rods with knobs on them one short,the other a bit longer the opposite side of the longer of the two looks like there may have been one there aswell almost positive cause there some threading on this piece then ends it is the same size as the rods if this is correct and looking at it over all ther are no other empty thread holes,any how i`am getting lost trying to understabnd it i feel like i`am back in grade school.  any how kidding aside i will keep working at it. Chat with ya fellas in a while.
ps. thanks for all your time.
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semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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mustgobigger
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here is mount in box picture.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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mustgobigger
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from your pictures it looks like someone put a bolt in hole
where locking rod goes.
Brian
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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eagle talon
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now there`s a set up thanks for shareing Brian.
i think i will be putting mine up on the market.
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semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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eagle talon
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Hey fellas after further feed back from you and photos posted. it`s only obveius there are parts missing.
I`ve decided to put the scope on the sales market as parts or whole is the ? i just need to let my son inlaw know first. seeing he gave it to me, so till then i appoligize if i have to break this down in parts to sale. but if it helps some one else to complete their project then thats good. it should`nt be to long before i post. if i don`t sale this scope as a package deal,i think the eyepece`s may be sold. thanks again to all.
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Desert Vet. 1/502nd AirMobile inf.
semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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tim53
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I still think this scope is worthy of being kept intact!
-Tim.
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Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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eagle talon
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Hey fellas I`ve decided to sale this scope either intact or part out. I will be posting it in the classifieds.But before i do so! for those of you who have posted here pryor to this decision. will have first dibs we can communicate thru pm,followed up thru classifieds.I hope this is apropriate and i have not offended anyone, please let me know and i will delete. thanks again for all your help.
Clark sr
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semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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tim53
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Don't forget to post in the Swap and Shop forum.
-Tim.
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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Happy-Idiot
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.But before i do so! for those of you who have posted here pryor to this decision. will have first dibs we can communicate thru pm,followed up thru classifieds.
That is very nice of you. I know Preston is very interested but is on and off the computer for a day or two at a time. Would it be possible to wait for him to contact you?
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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eagle talon
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.But before i do so! for those of you who have posted here pryor to this decision. will have first dibs we can communicate thru pm,followed up thru classifieds.
That is very nice of you. I know Preston is very interested but is on and off the computer for a day or two at a time. Would it be possible to wait for him to contact you?
yes i figured it may take a bit before all have read. i`am in no hurry,preston has pm`d me. thanks for the note.
Clark.
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just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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Happy-Idiot
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you are a Gentleman
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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eagle talon
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you are a Gentleman
(team Player)yes (fellowship)yes . Gentlemen Blah!although i enjoy a Black & white Classic Movie now & then.
oh! and these wize Guy`s  Thanks Brian
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semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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eagle talon
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after looking at some of the pic`s posted here , i was able to figure how the legs fit in the box with scope,correct me if i`am wrong,
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just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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mustgobigger
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looks good to me,
Brian
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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Preston Smith
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.But before i do so! for those of you who have posted here pryor to this decision. will have first dibs we can communicate thru pm,followed up thru classifieds.
That is very nice of you. I know Preston is very interested but is on and off the computer for a day or two at a time. Would it be possible to wait for him to contact you?
yes i figured it may take a bit before all have read. i`am in no hurry,preston has pm`d me. thanks for the note.
Clark.
Brian and Clark,
Thanks to you both! 
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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BarabinoSr
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Yep!You add this one to your scopes or let it become a member of The Collection of a Telescopist!!! Dont part this one out-and I agree with everyone else in this thread-keep it in tact.G
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8" Hardin f/6 Newtonian reflector
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eagle talon
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Yep!You add this one to your scopes or let it become a member of The Collection of a Telescopist!!! Dont part this one out-and I agree with everyone else in this thread-keep it in tact.G
Hey Fellas it is nice to know that "some" of you have acuired these lovely scopes all intact and as for those of you that have been on the hunt to piece one together "cudos to you,i could also see the challenge to do so is part of the excitement/hobbie,during and after completion.haveing said that with all due respect please read/look at my previous post to understand my decision.finnaly i "qoute"
Hey fellas I`ve decided to sale this scope either intact or part out. I will be posting it in the classifieds.But before i do so! for those of you who have posted here pryor to this decision. will have first dibs we can communicate thru pm,followed up thru classifieds". well it seems that that know one jumped at the oprotunity to take it intacked I`am sure the reason is because this scope is not complete as i have posted. I do see however parting the scope out is allowing others to complete there projects, I`am the new guy on the block and don`t want to offend anyone here on CN`s i think it`s a great forum over all and seem to have found a cool place to hangout when the skies are closed for the night.enough said for now Chat with you soon
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Desert Vet. 1/502nd AirMobile inf.
semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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akman1955
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 So What Has happened too this set-up What parts went where Just wanting too know John
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eagle talon
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ok finaly got a chance to put parts up forsale in S&S
thanks again for all your help fellas wish the best of things to all of you.
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Desert Vet. 1/502nd AirMobile inf.
semi-retired
just filling the void the best way i know how.
Best Regards Fellow CN`eRs for all the great info.
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