[simpits-chat] Website update...

[Sean Galbraith]

At 07:41 PM 7/15/03 -0500, you wrote:
>The escapac on Ebay is specific to the Martin B-57. The seller has thrown in
>many other models which indeed used Escapacs, but this is a sub variant
>which has a wider bucket, different face curtain handles as well as lower
>ejection handles.

Even model detail makers get that wrong ;-)  I have seen sooo many super 
detailed A-4 models which are absolutely exquisite, but have canopy 
breakers on the Escapac... AND they never get picked up by the "expert" 
judges! <sigh>

>I did get the call today that confirms the equipment, and cockpit that I
>mentioned before. I am going to go pick it up sometime tommrow ( if that
>works for the folks sending it our way)
>I will take many pictures upon them being in our possesion. There are other
>objects behind this lot, so I am fairly excited. I am also quickly running
>out of space.

.... awaiting the pictures, just so that I can confirm once and for all, 
that I am in the wrong job/country/hemsiphere!

Oh and, before anyone else offers... I have a ton of space here... an F-111 
module would look good about <points> there ;-)

>Sean, can you email me a picture of your ARC-159?

Well when it *looks* like an ARC-159 I'll do that... at present it is a PC 
board with LED's on it.. oh and an un-painted face plate.

Sean.