Author Archives: Bredehoft

Weekend Update – Small Steps and Small Successes

Posted on 28 March 2022 by Bredehoft

It seems like forever since I posted, but the calendar says its only been 10 days.  I did take a bit of time off to visit my brother in Alabama.  Then, I had to concentrate on filling orders from those … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got the Power! Electric Scale

Posted on 18 March 2022 by Bredehoft

I am a dedicated rubber-power guy.  I don’t do gas; I’ve thought about compressed air and CO2; and electricity just seems to be too hard (assembling circuitry isn’t for me). But a year or so ago, Vincent Merlijn, in the … Continue reading →

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NEW PRODUCT – Fleetwood Flyer Old Timer Short Kit

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Bredehoft

I decided to take a short break from my Jumbo Focke-Wulf to build a tiny Old Timer – the Fleetwood Flyer.  This was one of seven “Victory Models” designed by Louis Bucalo in the war years.  The wing is the … Continue reading →

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NEW PRODUCT – Comet Fokker D.vii Dimer!

Posted on 17 February 2022 by Bredehoft

My recreation of the Comet Fokker D.vii Dime Scale kit A26.  I have had this kit on the drawing board list for several years and I finally bit the bullet and did it up this winter.  I finished the plane … Continue reading →

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NEW PRODUCT – CONTEST BALSA!

Posted on 13 February 2022 by Bredehoft

3-Pound to 7-Pound Density IF YOU ORDER 5 OR MORE SHEETS OF ANY COMBINATION OF DENSITIES YOU WILL RECEIVE THE “NORMAL” PRICE. Each sheet (1/16″ – 24″x3″) is weighed individually, the weight in grams written on the upper left corner, … Continue reading →

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Meteors, Tissue, and Chalk

Posted on 21 December 2021 by Bredehoft

Trying to work two short articles into one… PART 1:  Gloster Meteor In the middle of my building doldrums, I put together this small JetCat – a 10″ span Gloster Meteor.  I thought about a Canberra, but everybody does a … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season for Trimming

Posted on 13 December 2021 by Bredehoft

Trimming the Model, that is; keep your models away from trees! While I have a degree of success in getting models to fly, I do not consider myself an “expert”.  After 30 years of flying Free Flight, I still have … Continue reading →

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Volaré 2021 Year in Review

Posted on 10 December 2021 by Bredehoft

Well, yesterday was the last contest (for me) in 2021.  I flew in four events and won one of them – and I “could” have won all four.  I almost feel like karma followed me to Pontiac yesterday:  I’ve been … Continue reading →

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I Build Peanut Warbirds – the Bf-109

Posted on 10 November 2021 by Bredehoft

Let’s add the Messerschmitt BF-109E to the Peanut Warbird stable, which now includes the I-16 (first built by me in 1991, then 2020), the Barracuda (1998, then 2015), the Stuka (2013), the Corsair (2019), and the Yak-3 (2020)! I am … Continue reading →

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SIX (!) New Kits! Comet’s 20″ Dimers!

Posted on 8 November 2021 by Bredehoft

It all started when John Koptonak announced that his Glastonbury Indoor group would be doing a one-design for their Indoor season – the 20″ Comet Taylorcraft.  Wow, what a neat idea.  Some of us Cloudbusters kicked it around informally and … Continue reading →

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