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Category Archives: Products
New Year and New Stuff
Happy 2024! Yesterday, I decided to go through my books and am posting many duplicates I have for sale. I think I counted 19 books. (There’s some good stuff there!) You can find them in the BOOKS section!
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Year End Report – Good Riddance 2023
I am generally a man in good spirits – and that is true today, too, but this year has been one pain-in-the-ass after another. Most of these have been in the “real world” and not modeling related, but they have … Continue reading
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FOUR NEW KITS for Your Winter Building!
Summer 2023 has been a very hit or miss season with several personal stumbling points and roadblocks. Right now I am NOT at one of my favorite contests (FAC Outdoor Champs & Ted Dock) due to a kidney stone that … Continue reading
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Testing a New Prop
My Elmendorf Special Racer – video below. After I lost my Caudron, I remembered I have a nearly-new Elmendorf Special to fly. I had built this light-weight for Indoor Flying, but that never really worked out. So, maybe I could … Continue reading
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Planning and Preparing for Geneseo
Coming out of the McCook meet at Muncie (17/18 June), I knew I had some work to do on some models. I had neglected repairs, etc over the winter and it showed when I went to Muncie. One of the … Continue reading
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New Products and Products Delayed
There are TWO NEW Short Kits and some other product news. It is always a pleasure to see photos and videos from other modelers. In Connecticut, John Koptonak does a great job of documenting the Glastonbury Modelers’ indoor contests. While … Continue reading
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Marching On – 2023
New products and a short review and look forward. Wow, 2023 is (just about 1/4) of the way through. That means SPRING is coming to those of us in the northern hemisphere. I am sure us flyers are looking forward … Continue reading
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Filament Fun and Future Flying
3D Printing, Propellers, and Models. According to the old clock on the server, it’s been over a month since I posted on this blog! For Shame! Today, I’ll cover some things going on at the Volare Headquarters. Archie Adamisin (you … Continue reading
Pondering Peanut Power and Propellers
I’ve been building Rubber-Powered Free Flight Peanuts for just about 40 years. I imagine that I have built 50 or more Peanuts. And yet, I still am looking for better performance. Where can we find those last little bits of … Continue reading
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POW! Peanut Performance! The Bede BD-4.
I flew my Peanut Bede BD-4 yesterday and was surprised/impressed/shocked by the results. Photos and video below. I did something that I do not usually do: I released this short kit at the very end of December without my “obligatory” … Continue reading
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