WHEELS THAT WON THE WEST®: 20 Mule Team Borax Wagons: Throughout America’s history, there are certain early horse-drawn vehicles that have attained a legendary status… even among the gener...
I wonder how many of us had a Twenty Mule Team model? I did.
I loved models as a kid. I don't think building them is as common as it once was. Most of mine were military models, ground equipment and aircraft, but this one, a Twenty Mule Team, was an exception. Wish I knew where it was today.
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I had one of those 20 Mule Team models as a kid, and if I'm remembering it right there was some sort of promotion where you could get it for free with enough proof-of purchases.
I found out that along with Mom, that both of my grandmothers also used 20 Mule Team Borax, and I thought I'd hit the jackpot because I was able to quickly get enough proof-of-purchases.
I used to build airplane models, then I started building rockets when found out that I could build rocket models that actually were functional little rockets (they used little rocket engines with 12V igniters).
For a few dollars, I could buy a rocket kit, a few engines, and I could eventually shoot that rocket hundreds of feet up into the air. I quickly found out that rockets were much more fun than airplane models.
I built some Estes model rockets as well, they were neat. Probably because I had to hike to a field where I could launch them, I never got in to that quite as much, although I did have several. At one point, we used to build our won out of paper towel rolls and balsa wood, and use the big D model engines to launch them.
My son was quite into rocketry for awhile and his model rockets were much more successful than mine.
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