XP67_Moonbat
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This last weekend, I bought an old "Air Progress" at a swap meet. It's the 1957/1958 edition. However, upon opening it, I now know why it was only a dollar. The pages were crumbling to the touch as I tried to read them. So I'm laminating the pages.
The crumbly pages were quite distressing. But I like looking through it. It's a relic from a long gone era and the artwork by Matt Jeffries is a special treat, especially the three-views. Some other treats include:
-art from Northrop for a delta-winged nuke job meant to tow airliners, designed by Lee Ohlinger.
-art of a wingless VTOL arliner from Lippisch called the "Aerodyne". It's basically just a fuselage with a Coleopter intake at the tail.
-an article and drawings of the Coleopter
According to my brother, I should have just left the magazine as-is and bagged it up, due to the age and any possible collectible status.
But I wonder if I'm doing the right thing with the laminating or should I have just bagged it after all? Too late now, I guess.
Maybe I should have asked around here for input first. What do think, guys?
BTW- I don't have working scanner for the time being. Otherwise I'd post the stuff I just mentioned. Sorry guys.
The crumbly pages were quite distressing. But I like looking through it. It's a relic from a long gone era and the artwork by Matt Jeffries is a special treat, especially the three-views. Some other treats include:
-art from Northrop for a delta-winged nuke job meant to tow airliners, designed by Lee Ohlinger.
-art of a wingless VTOL arliner from Lippisch called the "Aerodyne". It's basically just a fuselage with a Coleopter intake at the tail.
-an article and drawings of the Coleopter
According to my brother, I should have just left the magazine as-is and bagged it up, due to the age and any possible collectible status.
But I wonder if I'm doing the right thing with the laminating or should I have just bagged it after all? Too late now, I guess.
Maybe I should have asked around here for input first. What do think, guys?
BTW- I don't have working scanner for the time being. Otherwise I'd post the stuff I just mentioned. Sorry guys.