Lots of 1/2A deals on EBay

Some of my best memories from growing up are the ones of flying control line model airplanes in my friend's front yard. We built Sterling Beginner series planes and stood in the gutter. Half the circle was over the street and half over his front lawn. I'd guess we were flying on 15 or 20 foot lines. The Sterling kits were a lot of fun. Most of them only had about 8 or 9 pieces to assemble so they were quick to build. They were also easy to repair when we crashed them. They used Cox 1/2A engines so they weren't noisy enough to bother the neighbors. My favorites in the Beginner series were the Cherokee, Eindecker, Focke Wulf, and Thunder Jet. I still have the Focke Wulf I built when I was a kid and I picked up an Eindecker kit off EBay last year. I've been looking a long time for the Cherokee and Thunderjet kits and not having much luck. A Thunder Jet popped up on EBay once in awhile, but every time I either didn't have the money or I got outbid. Last week though someone listed bot a Cherokee and a Thunder Jet (along with several other Sterling Bieginner Series kits). Not auctions but "Buy it Now" listings. I got both. I'm going to clone them so I can keep the original kits. Should be easy, just a few balsa pieces. Brodak sells an engine mount and ball crank that will work. Now I just need a Cox Babe Bee or Black Widow so I can fly these once they're done. Need to save up a little money for a nice one. Should be easy to find though - EBay always has lots of listings for Cox engines for sale.