Re: Stan Chilton Indoor Estate Sale

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:42:38 -0800

I may be jumping ahead in the process, but I would be interested in
anything related to microfilm (solution, frames, syringes for pouring,
etc.). I couldn't tell from the photos if any of the boxes contained these
items.

Jake

On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 10:19 AM, john_kagan_at_hotmail.com
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Here is the process for the first set of items. It makes sense to me, but
> I've been mulling this over for more than a month, so there very well may
> be parts that I have not adequately explained (or thought through). Let me
> know what questions you have.
>
> - Nominations solicited from the community, along with a
> discussion of why the nominee is worthy. You can nominate yourself, or
> someone else.
>
> - Yahoo Groups poll created with all the nominees
>
> - Voting (you can vote for more than one nominee)
>
> - Top nominee offered an opportunity to purchase one item
>
> - Work down the list until all items are sold
>
> - Ties (such as a group of nominees with 1 vote) settled via a
> raffle website like www.randompicker.com
>
> - Leftover items offered on eBay
>
> I was going to do the winders, torque meters, stripper, and scale as a
> second phase, but I've gone ahead and created a poll for the Leeson
> stripper. Make sure to go in and vote for yourself.
>
> I also envision discussion of why the nominee should be chosen (see my
> example with Zaluska), which will help the community vote, which will
> ultimate decide who is given the opportunity to purchase.
>
> I like your proposal to put your Oppegard back into the community. I
> meant to include this in announcement, but forgot. The idea is that some
> of Stan's tools are better suited for the more experienced fliers rather
> than beginners, but that can cascade into make other tools available.
>
>
> ---In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, <wdgowen_at_...> wrote :
>
> I'm not sure I understand the system but I nominate myself to buy the
> Leeson stripper. If I'm successful I'll put my Oppegard up for sale so
> there will still be a quality stripper available to someone else.
>
> On 12/23/2015 12:33 PM, john_kagan_at_... [Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>
>
>
> This is the kick-off of a social experiment.
>
>
>
> Stan Chilton is retiring from Indoor FF. For those who don’t know him,
> Stan was an Indoor powerhouse, known for his extremely precise approach to
> building and flying (you may have accurate jigs, but do you build on a
> granite block that required a crane to place in your workshop?) David
> Aronstein has written a nice biography of Stan’s accomplishments that you
> can see below.
>
>
>
> Stan has a collection of valuable Indoor supplies, tools, and other
> supporting paraphernalia that he wants to go to people who will use and
> appreciate them. My personal observation of recent similar distributions
> is that either the first person contacted quickly grabs everything (as I
> was tempted), or someone with cash to spare makes a closed-door deal for
> the whole lot.
>
>
>
> There is nothing really wrong with that process – and it seems to work out
> well for the person offering the goods – but it got me wondering if there
> was another way to reach a larger audience while still providing
> appropriate benefit to the seller. This could help get more people
> involved in Indoor, get the people already involved building and flying
> more, and overall be good Karma.
>
>
>
> After pondering some different approaches, I talked Stan and David
> Aronstein (who is the helping Stan) into trying this experiment. There
> will be a different method for each of several groups of items. I am open
> to suggestions for modifying the processes, and I expect almost everyone to
> have an opinion (and Leo to have several J), but there will probably only
> be changes for glaring problems or for something that will make a dramatic
> improvement.
>
>
>
> The first set of items include rolls of Y2K/Y2K2, 2 Wilder winders, a
> Leeson stripper, 2 Ferdie Uban torque meters, and some other items. It
> also includes an outdoor Wilder winder that should go through a similar
> process with the Outdoor crowd (Don D, message heading your way soon).
>
>
>
> The price Stan is asking for each item is listed, with pictures, in a
> separate document that I have uploaded to the files section in the Indoor
> Construction Yahoo group, and hopefully have attached in the Hip Pocket
> forum. The prices are very reasonable.
>
>
>
> The process for the first set of items will be:
>
>
>
> - Nominations solicited from the community, along with a
> discussion of why the nominee is worthy. You can nominate yourself, or
> someone else.
>
> - Yahoo Groups poll created with all the nominees
>
> - Voting (you can vote for more than one nominee)
>
> - Top nominee offered an opportunity to purchase one item
>
> - Work down the list until all items are sold
>
> - Ties (such as a group of nominees with 1 vote) settled via a
> raffle website like www.randompicker.com
>
> - Leftover items offered on eBay
>
>
>
> We are going to start with the rolls of film (8 rolls of Y2K ($100 each),
> 5 rolls of Y2K2 ($100 each), 3 rolls of Polymicro 2L ($25 each), and some
> partial rolls and remnants). Discussion and nominations begin now. Poll
> closes on January 8 2016 .
>
>
>
> I nominate Max Zaluska for a roll of Y2K/Y2K2 so that he can build another
> Hand Launch Stick and complete his quest for an hour+ flight. Max flew
> over 58 minutes at Lakehurst during the Labor Day contest before losing his
> plane in an irretrievable spot on the wall (which is so unlike Max)
>
>
>
> The second set of items includes boxes of tools and supplies, books and
> plans, and scales and other equipment. These will be posted on eBay and
> announced on this list. This will work like the Storage Wars TV show – you
> get a photo of the box contents and as complete a description as possible,
> offer what you think is a good deal, and look for some great treasures.
>
>
>
> The last item is Stan’s collection of cut Indoor wood. He and David
> wanted to clear this out as one unit, so I have purchased it and will
> re-sell individual sheets. My goal is to get the wood into as many hands
> as possible, so that it can become as many models as possible (rather than
> it all just sitting in one workshop). More info to follow.
>
>
>
>
>
> From David Aronstein:
>
>
>
> “If you have been flying Indoor since ~2005 or earlier, you probably know
> Stan already, or know of him. If you do not, here is a brief
> introduction. The purpose is not to boast, but to let you know that his
> tools, materials and equipment are absolutely first-rate.
>
>
>
> Stan Chilton is best known as a highly competitive Indoor Free Flight
> modeler but has also flown Outdoor Free Flight and Control Line in earlier
> years (back to the 1950s).
>
>
>
> His modeling accomplishments include, but are by no means limited to[1]:
>
> · Model of the Year - 1983 and 1990
>
> · Author of “Chilton’s Corner” column in Indoor News and Views
> (INAV)
>
> · Author of “Packing In The Turns,” a classic and definitive
> article on winding techniques
>
> · Has designs in *Indoor Winning Designs 2002-2005*
>
> · 41 National and World indoor records between 1965 and 2005, most
> recently:
>
> o CAT 1 Mini-Stick, 11:13 , in Wichita in 2002 (still stands)
>
> o CAT III F1L, 22:32 , at West Baden in 2004
>
> o CAT 1 F1L, 16:05 , in 2005
>
> · Free Flight Hall of Fame (2014)
>
>
>
> In addition, he is a World War II Veteran (Army paratrooper) and husband
> of Judy for 70 years (so far).
>
>
>
> For a more comprehensive introduction, please see the National Free Flight
> Society’s *Symposium 2014*.
>
>
>
> Parkinson’s disease has curtailed his modeling activities and he is now
> looking to hand off most of his materials, tools and supplies to people who
> will make good use of them. A portion of the proceeds from items sold will
> be donated to the National Free Flight Society’s Indoor fund.”
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> [1] Symposium 2014, 47th Annual Report of the National Free Flight
> Society. Hall of Fame nomination for Stan Chilton.
>
>
> (Cross-posted on the Hip Pocket forums)
>
>
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