Another great modeler and SAM legend has passed on. Sal Taibi died peacefully in his sleep on December 14, 2012. He was 92 years old, and his health had been in decline for some years. He will be remembered as a legendary designer, a great and constant competitor, a SAM President, and an all around good guy. There'll be extensive coverage of Sal's life in the modeling press in the next few months.There's a photo of Joe Elgin and Jack Hin-er in this column taken at the 1999 Musko-gee Champs. Joe Elgin was being honored there with two of his designs, the Cleveland Gull and the Playboy as models of the year.
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