Crimson Crux

Last week, I requested a free catalog from AirplaneShop.com, a site I regularly visit, being a collector of miniature aircraft models. The site offers tons of great models, many of which are sold at discounted prices (50%!). Still, I haven’t made a single purchase.

I just might, very soon.

To my pleasant surprise, the free catalog arrived just this morning. A surprise, because I really didn’t expect them to send me a free magazine halfway around the world from New Jersey. Add to that the fact that the site footer reads “Copyright 2004″, which I took as a sign of stagnation or even company death.

I’ve just barely skimmed through the catalog’s pages (which smell a lot like Magic: The Gathering cards — I used to collect and play them a lifetime ago). Already I feel my hands’ nerve endings pulsate wildly, as if coaching the brain, “Reach out for the wallet and pull out those rarely-used credit cards!”

My geekeries are limited to buying stuff from local shops. That ceased to be the case a few weeks ago, when I placed an order for ten backissues of D&D magazines and several dragon miniatures. (Why? My post on Gadzooki has the answer.) When I buy from AirplaneShop.com (Cebu Pacific models?), it’s going to be the second online purchase I’ll make, and it looks like it won’t be the last.

Now, where do I put all these planes? Time to buy a new house.