{"id":2829,"date":"2017-05-19T08:38:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2017-05-19T08:38:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T12:38:20","slug":"mid-may-meanderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/mid-may-meanderings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid May Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I guess it is time for an update.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been slow in posting one, so we will give it a go today.<\/p>\n<p>This past week, I have been trying something new on Facebook: I&#8217;ve been posting a Modeling Pic of the Day.\u00a0 No real articles or description, just something that I hope is of interest.\u00a0 If you have Facebook and you didn&#8217;t know there was a Volare Facebook page, you can find it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolareProducts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolareProducts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Probably the most interesting of those posts has been what amounted to an early new product announcement.\u00a0 We (my dad and I) are producing a reproduction of the popular Jim Jones Balsa Stripper.\u00a0 These have been out of production (twice now) for awhile and we are &#8220;this close&#8221; to selling them.\u00a0 In fact, I have three on hand, but two are claimed already.\u00a0 More are on the way and I will have them on the site shortly.\u00a0 When the link is live, you will find them under the category &#8220;Tools&#8221;.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a preview:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VPS-JBS-001-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2830\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VPS-JBS-001-3-870x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"753\" \/><\/a>Speaking of Facebook, they did a real number on the FAC-GHQ page.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know what happened, we were going right along, lots of usage and membership was over 200 with a lot of requests coming in every week.\u00a0 Then someone asked &#8220;what happened to the GHQ page?&#8221; and it was gone.<\/p>\n<p>I have absolutely no clue as to what happened.\u00a0 There was no notification or anything.\u00a0 When you went to the link, a message appeared that it was unavailable.\u00a0 I did see a cryptic message that said there was a dangerous link on the page and it referred to the GHQ web site.\u00a0 So, I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0 Facebook Help is just like going outside and asking the sky &#8211; no response to multiple help requests.<\/p>\n<p>So, this morning, I recreated the GHQ Facebook group.\u00a0 Here is the NEW link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/FlyingAcesClubGHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/FlyingAcesClubGHQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of my Pics of the Day featured a modification I did to my chase bike.\u00a0 Some of you might be interested.\u00a0 Now, it is specific to the Honda Ruckus, so &#8220;some of you&#8221; may be only two or three of you.\u00a0 I had a previous version of this rack, made out of 1\/2&#8243; PVC pipe, but it was simply duct-taped to the frame &#8211; it was loose and eventually broke.\u00a0 This is also pipe, but it is now mounted to hard points on the frame; it is bolted on and is rigid.\u00a0 Oh, what is it for?\u00a0 I bungee a banana box on it and use it to carry my models back to the base.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/RuckusRack02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2831\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RuckusRack02-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/RuckusRack03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2832\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RuckusRack03-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/RuckusRack01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2833\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RuckusRack01-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lastly,\u00a0 some of you may be aware that I am building another &#8220;secret&#8221; model for Geneseo.\u00a0 It is going to be big, but not nearly as big as my last two.\u00a0 Here is my latest teaser pic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2834\" src=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticks.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticks-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticks-768x587.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>I am just about ready to cover&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Geneseo &#8211; the FAC non-Nats are only TWO MONTHS AWAY!\u00a0 Get building and trimming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess it is time for an update.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been slow in posting one, so we will give it a go today. 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