wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (02/11/86)
I tried to mail this info to the person who asked where the surplus stores in Denver were, but I couldn't get it through. All you others, please leave now. There are no naughty bits contained in the following, only two of the "Seven words you can't say on USENET," and everyone who doesn't live in Denver will be offended. Go away. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmmm, it's been five years since I lived in Aurora, so I don't remember the exact streets, but I'll try: I bought the attitude indicator at a small junk shop just north of Colfax, on Del Mar... at least I think it was Del Mar, 'cos I drove the Del Mar Parkway from 6th ave to the store. They have a lot of surplus stuff, but not too much aviation oriented. I was there just last September and bought a surplus Navy radio, and didn't see the *other* attitude indicator that was there when I bought mine. One thing on this store... DICKER! The attitude indicator was marked $30, and when I offered the guy $15 he jumped on it so fast, I know I could'a gone lower. The radio was marked $35, I offered $7, we agreed on $10. I tore out all the guts and installed an old tube radio, hooking up the tuner, volume, etc to the old controls. Looks and works neat. I bought a 25 pound practice bomb at a surplus place on South Broadway in Denver, just north of the main drag that goes to Cinderella City. I haven't been there in six years, so I don't know what they have now. Price was either $3.98 or $7.98, I don't remember. The 250 pounder (sniff!) is at a outdoors/surplus store on East Colfax, just east of Chambers Road intersection. But it's MINE! MINE, I TELL YOU! Once I figure out a way to carry it back to Seattle slung underneath my C-150, I'll go pick it up :-). Just look for the place on the South side of Colfax that looks like an old Bonanza Snake Pit. If you're going to Aurora anyway, check and see if the "Kent Aviation Gallery" is still in business. A real neat place, with authentic aviation collectables, albeit at collector's prices. Good prices on used aviation books, though... I bought a copy of "There I was... Flat on my Back" for $3.98, hardcover. Used to be on Kent street, just off Colfax, but they moved just before I left town. The owner was real neat, he had a painting of himself in a Spitfire hanging in the shop. He had never been in a Spit in his life... I hope this helps! Ron W. (ssc-vax!wanttaja)