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05-24-19 | 04:31 PM

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hazetguy

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First: let me preface this by saying I am in NO WAY a Hi-E expert. Actually, I'm not very knowledgeable about Hi-E at all, other than what I have gleaned from forums, or reading pages of tech info and reviews found online.

Secondly: and this might make some people's heads explode: The following pics are of Hi-E items that I (and another guy I met) basically (cover your eyes if you are weak hearted), saved from being scrapped, but please don't think that this stuff was free to me.

Thirdly: here's what I know about the parts I have. These are all from Hi-E production runs years ago, and from what I have been told by Jeff Archer's son, is that when First Flight bought everything from Hi-E, they went through everything and assembled what they could from the parts they had. There apparently was some discussion about FF manufacturing the parts necessary to make more complete assemblies, but that never happened. So, apparently, a lot of what I have is just parts, not complete assemblies. However, just from my little bit of knowledge, I feel like a few more things can be put together.

Fourth: Now that this stuff is in my possession, it is not going to scrap. I have a lot going on in my life these days, and all of this Hi-E stuff is pretty low priority for me to do anything with right now. That being said, I don't mind getting parts to people, so if you see soemthing that you could use, send me a PM. I'm not interested in selling huge lots right now, as at some point in the future (perhaps this fall) I'd like to go through it all and see what exactly is there.

So, here are some pics................

Skewer wing nuts