Author Archives: Bredehoft

The WISP Old Timer Short Kit Now Available

Posted on 16 November 2014 by Bredehoft

I finally finished the packaging for The Wisp.  The Short Kit includes 2 laser cut sheets of wood and a large, newly-drawn plan for this 25″ span Cabin ship from the January 1946 Model Airplane News.  Find it in The Basement under … Continue reading →

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Laser Cutting the Volare Products Kits

Posted on 10 November 2014 by Bredehoft

I had a visitor yesterday; John Jackson from the Cloudbusters.  As I gave him a quick and dirty (the shop is a terrible mess) tour, he was very interested to see the laser cutter in action.  I gave him a … Continue reading →

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Models Do All They Can Do

Posted on 2 November 2014 by Bredehoft

It was a chilly, but nice, day for our last Outdoor contest of the year up here in Michigan.  When I got my Phantom Flash out of the box, I saw that it had a “potato-chip” stabilizer.  Oh well, it … Continue reading →

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Step Up Your Game! Join TEAM VOLARE!

Posted on 31 October 2014 by Bredehoft

Time to start promoting the business…I have a large lot of 3″ Vinyl Stickers and an initial batch of T-shirts in Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large.  The stickers are 50 cents each (maybe less!) and the T-shirts are $15 each.  … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Air Racing Photo Index

Posted on 29 October 2014 by Bredehoft

Years ago (nearly 20 years now!) , I published a hard copy photo index to the marvelous EEA book “the Golden Age of Air Racing – pre 1940” by Schmid & Weaver.  I created the index for my own use … Continue reading →

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October Work, Continued

Posted on 26 October 2014 by Bredehoft

It was a busy Sunday, today.  The photo below shows a little of what was going on – that’s about enough laser cutting for 20 short kits, all done today.  Included in that is the first set of production Wisp … Continue reading →

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Durham Mystery Plane EMBRYO Short Kit

Posted on 13 October 2014 by Bredehoft

Now available:  our Volare Products SHORT KIT for the Durham Mystery Plane Embryo.  The Short Kit contains the newly redrawn plan and two sheets of laser-cut parts.  Also, find out what is the mystery!  All this for $10 plus shipping.  … Continue reading →

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October Work

Posted on 6 October 2014 by Bredehoft

It never lets up here.  I’ve been packing orders, restocking supplies, and working on new products. On the Superior Props side, we are fine tuning the pitch templates and soon will have the best propeller blanks to date. In the … Continue reading →

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Last 2014 Muncie Contest – the Wisp

Posted on 30 September 2014 by Bredehoft

I was excited about the Wisp.  This was my first 2 Bit model (Old Time ROG models with 26″ span or less) and I spent a lot of time making it look beautiful (if I do say so myself).  In … Continue reading →

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Last 2014 Muncie Contest – Embryo

Posted on 30 September 2014 by Bredehoft

I was feeling very hopeful, almost confident, going into Saturday’s Embryo event.  My Tomahawk was dialed in.  With the 7″ Superior Prop and one long loop of 3/16″, I can pretty much get 90 seconds in dead air – and … Continue reading →

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