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Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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captainmorgan said:
When I was a kid we had a place in Royal Oak,Mi., Tiny Tim's family hobby center,they had large slot car tracks that charged by the hour, you could bring your own car or rent one.
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When I was a kid I used to race 1/24 scale cars at the Revell raceway in Westchester, CA- they had 6 8-lane tracks and were the biggest commercial raceway in the country. Track time was .50 for a half-hour IIRC
They made all their money selling cars and parts

CatHedral said:
To me Brandon was the brand of an excellent refracting telescope from the 80s. I had the 130mm f/8 with an apo triplet from Roland Christen of Astro-Physics fame.

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Could you see Uranus?
 
CatHedral

CatHedral

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Sir Napsalot said:
When I was a kid I used to race 1/24 scale cars at the Revell raceway in Westchester, CA- they had 6 8-lane tracks and were the biggest commercial raceway in the country. Track time was .50 for a half-hour IIRC
They made all their money selling cars and parts



Could you see Uranus?
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I did! Bluish not quite point source at 216x.

But the scope shone on larger planets, and I have some good sketches of lunar crater Gassendi. The Pleiades in a 30mm eyepiece, specifically the Leitz 30/88 “oculus bovis”, were a celebration.
 
captainmorgan

captainmorgan

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Sir Napsalot said:
When I was a kid I used to race 1/24 scale cars at the Revell raceway in Westchester, CA- they had 6 8-lane tracks and were the biggest commercial raceway in the country. Track time was .50 for a half-hour IIRC
They made all their money selling cars and parts
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Yeah sounds about the same but I don't remember the prices, it was the late 60's early 70's, they sold all the different hobby stuff, used to build some powered model rockets too.
 
smokinrav

smokinrav

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Sir Napsalot said:
When I was a kid I used to race 1/24 scale cars at the Revell raceway in Westchester, CA- they had 6 8-lane tracks and were the biggest commercial raceway in the country. Track time was .50 for a half-hour IIRC
They made all their money selling cars and parts



Could you see Uranus?
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When I was 10, my step-dad made me a homebuilt, lawnmower sourced, 5 horse minibike. I think he was trying to kill me lol.
 
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