Category Archives: Customers

Peanut P-40N Warhawk RELEASED!

Posted on 13 April 2025 by Bredehoft

A couple years ago, after I did the Peanut Corsair, a friend asked if I could do a P-40.  Well, I did a P-40 way back when (18″-20″?) and it wasn’t an easy design, so I had to give this … Continue reading →

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April Fool’s and Lucky 13

Posted on 1 April 2025 by Bredehoft

Today, 01 April 2025, marks 13 years since I took over Shorty’s Basement (2012) and then converted it to Volare Products.  It is still a one-man shop and I work on it every day that I am at home. A … Continue reading →

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Out of Town for a bit…

Posted on 17 August 2024 by Bredehoft
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Year End Report – Good Riddance 2023

Posted on 8 December 2023 by Bredehoft

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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Summer 2023 – Unbelievably Busy

Posted on 10 June 2023 by Bredehoft

I don’t know how I am going to manage the rest of this summer.  All of a sudden, nearly every week from now until mid-August is occupied. Next week, I am visiting my brother, who is suffering from cancer.  My … Continue reading →

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Moving Right Along…

Posted on 9 August 2022 by Bredehoft

Well, “busy July” is over.  Of course, that the busy-ness overflowed into August.  Being away from home for two weeks means orders pile up.  Here are some quick status updates. 1 – AMA Outdoor Free Flight Nats:  I won Dime … 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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The B.A.T. Monoplane – Something Different

Posted on 14 October 2021 by Bredehoft

This is a little different than my usual postings.  In early 2020, I received an email for David King in the UK.  He had asked for information and data on my Dime Scale B.A.T. Monoplane (read about it HERE) in … Continue reading →

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Back from the Nats – Ups and Downs

Posted on 5 August 2021 by Bredehoft

IMPORTANT NEWS BELOW THE NATS REPORTS Wow – it’s been a week since I returned from two weeks of Nats flying; first the AMA Indoor Nats in Pontiac, MI and then the AMA Outdoor Nats  in Muncie, IN.  Apparently, I’m … Continue reading →

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April 1st – Anniversaries

Posted on 1 April 2021 by Bredehoft

As I have noted before, April 1st has become a landmark day to me in my life.  April 1st, 1996 was the first day of my new career in Battle Creek, MI.  It was a wise choice to move to … Continue reading →

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