Well it shows how small the world can be sometimes!! I had listed the 1/48 Monogram model of the F-105 Thud and when it sold I was contacted by the buyer, well we shot emails back and forth and I found out he lives in Colorado Springs and I live just south in Pueblo. Well his name is Don and I suggested I just meet him at the Air Force Academy where I work and just delivery the model and forget the postage.

Well the same day his payment arrives he emailed me to say he "he had a Doctors appointment at the Academy Hospital" and he could meet me somewhere on base, Of all the luck I told him I work at the Academy Hosptal and just meet me at my office. Now it gets good!!!! The Model is the F-105 THUD which has the box art that shows 2 planes and the front one say's "The Polish Glider" and he tells me to look under the the cockpit rail and there it say"MAJ. DON KUTYNA"

I look at the address label on his envelope "GEN.DON KUTYNA"!!!!!!! I email him and DAMN he is the pilot and THAT WAS HIS PLANE!!!!! can you believe it??? What are the ODD's?? Now I'm sorry I sold it and will have to get another one and build it and have him sign it!!!!!

I posted this in the General topics but felt it should go here too!

Dude that is freak'n sweeeeet!
You totally need to get another one of those kits! If only to have him sign the box!

You lucky dog....
-scott

a similar thing happened to me, when i was a civilian instructor with the A.T.C. we had a new member of staff join, as we were talking i mentioned the name of a guy i have worked with for twenty odd years, it turned out, he was the new guys uncle! not that big a coincedence you might think, but as part of my induction i had to do a weekend course at R.A.F. newton somtime later, and i was telling some of the people on the course about this, and i mentioned my workbuddys street, to which one of the instructors asked me "what streetname was that?" it then turned out that he lived opposite my workmate! it is a VERY small world if you ask me

I have the kit, but I'm afraid it aint for sale It will get built when I get through re-scribing it.
If you hadn't of sold it you wouldn't have met him and it is only fair that he has a model of his aircraft
Mal