{"id":11680,"date":"2026-01-06T20:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:27:15","slug":"new-years-nocal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/new-years-nocal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years NoCal News!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Change is in the air and for me and the first change of the year is to a couple of things that have to do with NoCals!\u00a0 NoCals have always been a favorite of mine; I&#8217;ve built and flown a ton of them and I am always looking for ways to improve them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Mini-GG for NoCals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, I have refined the NoCal version on my VPS Mini-GG Nose Bearings.\u00a0 This change came from personal usage and experiences.\u00a0 You might recall that I offer mini adjustable nose bearing &#8220;kits&#8221; (I provide the parts, you put them together, following instructions).<\/p>\n<p>If you are unaware, I was given permission by the owner of the Gizmo Geezer products to produce the small versions.\u00a0 This brings thrust adjustments to Peanut (other version) and NoCals in a much smaller and lighter package.<\/p>\n<p>The old NoCal version had a base that was a two-piece affair that you glued together and mounted on the motor stick.<\/p>\n<p>Well I didn&#8217;t think the original design through enough and I had some in-use breakage that caused me to redesign the item.\u00a0 I doubt that it will break now, and that&#8217;s a good thing.\u00a0 Here are a couple photos that show the new product.\u00a0 Read below the photos for some really exciting NoCal Short Kit news.<\/p>\n<p>These VPS Mini-GGs are available for $6.50 each <a href=\"https:\/\/volare-products.myshopify.com\/products\/3d-printed-mini-gg-nose-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11684\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11684\" class=\"wp-image-11684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew-1024x948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew-768x711.jpg 768w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the new VPS Mini-GG for NoCals.\u00a0 The kit includes three 0-80 nylon screws and assembly instructions.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11685\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11685\" class=\"wp-image-11685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew2-1024x969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew2-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew2-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew2-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LightNCbuttonNew2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the VPS Mini-GG for NoCals installed on one of my NoCals<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Big NoCal Short Kit News!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a long time now, I have been including a Pigtail as a standard part of my NoCal Short Kits.\u00a0 Every one offered comes with the Pigtail.\u00a0 The NoCal Short Kits have been priced at $13.<\/p>\n<p>As a side, if you have ever played Euchre (a regional card game), one of our family superstitions is not to keep score with the &#8220;6&#8221; card on top of the &#8220;4&#8221; card as the heavier &#8220;6&#8221; will hold your score down.\u00a0 Well, similarly, the &#8220;unlucky&#8221; $13 might be holding back my NoCal sales &#8211; haha!\u00a0 To correct that, I am implementing two changes:<\/p>\n<p>The first change is a DROP in price (who drops prices???) from $13 to $12 for all my NoCal short kits.\u00a0 After that, I got to thinking&#8230;What if people don&#8217;t want the Pigtail?\u00a0 They are paying for something that they are just throwing away.\u00a0 What if they want something different &#8211; like the VPS Mini-GG for NoCals?<\/p>\n<p>So, here the second change:\u00a0 Every NoCal will be offered as standard with the Pigtail &#8211; BUT &#8211; the buyer will now be able to opt out of a provided Nose Bearing (subtracting $1 off the price &#8211; $11 was the price of my NoCal Short Kits before I added the Pigtail) &#8211; OR &#8211; the option to include the VPS Mini-GG in place of the Pigtail for an additional $4 (remember, these sell for $6.50 separately!)<\/p>\n<p>All my NoCal Short Kits are available <a href=\"https:\/\/volare-products.myshopify.com\/collections\/vps-nocals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is in the air and for me and the first change of the year is to a couple of things that have to do with NoCals!\u00a0 NoCals have always been a favorite of mine; 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