Soon after, Guillow designed a line of balsa flying model construction kits—scale ... ready-to-fly gliders and rubber-band-powered toy airplanes that made the business take off.

It used to be that if you wanted to make a nice scale model of an airplane, you’d be building the frame out of thin balsa ribs and covering it all up with tissue paper. Which incidentally was ...

Aeromodelers Swap and Show welcomed hobbyists and enthusiasts alike to Washington Square Mall on Saturday, April 5, 2025.