Thanks for posting this Greg! It sure takes me back! I believe at the time it sold for $1.98 (a bunch-o-money for a kid with a weekly allowance of 25 cents).
Great job, Phil. I remember having one of these when I was a kid. I fiddled, fiddled, and fiddled some more...
I think I finally had enough fiddling and blew it up with firecrackers.
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