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TURNERTOYS FLIGHT CENTRAL Balsa Gliders & Wind-up Airplanes |
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| BUILD-&-FLY: LEARNING TO BUILD REAL BALSA MODELS - ages 7+ Made in USA | ||
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Ready-to-Fly
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After you have experienced the fun of flying Ready-to-fly balsa airplanes, what's next? |
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| Learn to assemble model planes from basic materials with these 2 series of entry-level kits. | ||
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ON THIS PAGE: 4 Guillows models: excellent materials, clear directions, for ages 7 to adult. Graded difficulty. 3 Midwest models: excellent materials, clear directions, for ages 7 to adult. Graded difficulty. Designed to be modified for learning aerodynamic priciples. Suitable for elementary enfurance flying contests. Super Delta Dart is especially recommended as a first model. If you are looking for competitive endurance flying models, our Science Olympiad Wright Stuff Endurance Flying Models and supplies section has what you need. Some kits include glue - we recommend Ambroid or Duco Cement for all models. Find Glue, assembly pins, cutting tools, winders, rubber motors, and all your model building supplies on our Model Supplies Page Special Value Package: * 4 Guillows kits for $41.95 Recommended Supplies: Xacto knife, glue, grip pins, pliers Optional: Hand-crank stretch-winder (electric winder for Flyboy) |
Building these kits motivates kids to concentrate and to read and
follow
instructions carefully in
sequence. Acquiring the skills and
disciplines of craftsmanship helps kids grow up! Read Selecting & Building a model Schools, Teachers, Coaches: PO's accepted, but ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE PREPAID. (Please read School ordering information below.) |
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Kitchens Dollhouses, Playhouses, Pretend Play Trains Trains |
SUPER DELTA DART single pack: $11.50 
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Delta Dart (click for complete information, larger image) Unique easy construction method makes the Super Delta Dart the ideal introduction to building kits. We recommend this kit for children as young as 7 with adult help. 21 1/2" wingspan.Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather. Also available in 24-kit class-packs Wind motor with our 5:1 hand-crank speedwinder. You will need Exacto knife, pliers, glue, grip pins. |
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See more Midwest Entry-Level Kits on
this page Specially designed in 8- and 24-packs for school projects and group activity |
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Series I - Guillows Build'N'Fly (4 kits) 
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No. 4101 Goldwing Trainer Build-time: 2 hours. Wingspan: 11.25" Ages 8+ Simple, clear instructions makes this an excellent beginner's model. No cutting tool required. Ready-to-glue parts (requires some sanding) of the finest quality solid balsa. Includes clay nose weight for perfectly tuned balance. Not recommended for endurance flying events. $10.95
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$11.95
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No. 4201 Cadet Wingspan: 14.5" Skill level 2 Ages 9 + Build-time: 4 hours Requires use of simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush. One of the first teaching designs when created in the 1940's, this is the
simplest model using stick-and-tissue construction. Includes propeller,
rubber thread (better quality than rubber band), glue , and sandpaper.
Excellent, clear instructions. Flies over 150 feet!
Recommended Model
supplies: Ambroid Cement, Grip Pins, Xacto Knife |
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$13.95
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No. 4301 Cloud Buster Wingspan:
17.75" Skill level 3 Ages 9 +
Build time: 6 hours. Flies over 175 feet. Requires use of
simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush. Features landing gear and a real airfoil for greater sustained flight. Uses all the techniques learned while building the Cadet, plus more care, dexterity, and patience. Read directions twice before starting! Includes all necessary materials. Do you need Model supplies ? Not recommended for endurance flying events. |
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No. 4401 Fly-Boy Wingspan: 21" Skill level 4 Ages 10+ Build time: 8 hours Flies over 175 feet. Requires use of simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush. All the skills you have acquired building the first three models are put
to good use here. This is a real box construction, stick and tissue
airplane, with a 3-dimensional airfoil for maximum lift and sustained
flight. You might consider this your senior thesis in model
aircraft construction! Cannot be used with Midwest stretch-winders.
Use electric
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Top Of Page Series II - Midwest Modifiable endurance flyers entry-level kits School ordering information Highly recommended for entry-level balsa airplane kit building for all ages. Money-saving class-packs for school and club use. These kits are modifiable for experimenting with aeronautic science and endurance flying contests. Designed for proper stretch-winding with our speed winders. You will need Exacto knife, pliers, glue, grip pins. |
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Delta Dart See image above. Single Pack: $11.50
Unique easy construction method makes the Super Delta Dart the ideal introduction to building kits. We recommend this kit for children as young as 7 with adult help. 21 1/2" wingspan. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather. Also available in 24-kit class-packs |
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Shoebox R.O.G. (click for complete information) 12 14" wingspan fits in a shoebox! The next step after the Delta Dart. Rubber-powered flying laboratory makes long flights of up to one minute. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather. Ages 9+ Designed for use with our 5:1 hand-crank speedwinder. Available in 8-packs only |
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Flyer Airplane Kit (click for complete information) 19" wingspan. The preferred choice for introduction of more complex principles of endurance flying. Cambered wing. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather. Ages 9+ Designed for use with our 5:1 hand-crank speedwinder. Available as 8-packs & 24-packs. |
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Special Value BUILD-&-FLY Series I Complete set of 4 Guillows Rubber Powered Balsa Model Airplane kits. Do them in sequence for the most thorough, longest lasting, and most enjoyable learning experience. Includes Goldwing glider, Cadet, Cloudbuster, Flyboy wind-up rubber powered airplanes. |
Purchase all 4 Build-&-Fly kits for only $47.50 $52.80 purchased separately
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We have glue, Xacto knives, assembly pins, glue, speedwinders, and paints
for these kits. Click here for construction supplies and accessories. |
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Craftsmanship Helps Children Grow Up A child with any aptitude for learning craft skills, who has a quiet place to work, a few necesssary tools and materials, and a little sympathetic, patient coaching when needed, is a fortunate child indeed. We want children to learn the life skills of successful and emotionally healthy adults: 1. to prepare for a task by gathering necessary information before starting, and controlling the impulsive desire to jump in head first. 2. to follow directions. This often means acknowledging the expertise of others, and realizing that he or she needs instructional help with a task, even if it seems easy and obvious at a casual glance. 3. to tolerate frustration. A difficult, new, lengthy, complex project will always go wrong in small ways. A mature individual sees these obstacles as temporary, as problems to be solved, and as natural, normal, and expected; not as tragedies or failures. 4. to know when to shift focus away from a compelling task. Inherent in any significant undertaking is the necessity of letting it go temporarily, whether to rest and regain a fresh enthusiasm for a difficult problem or just to let the glue dry. Avoiding a compulsive pounding at a project that is, for the moment, resisting progress, is a valuable emotional skill. 5. to finish a project completely. It seems to happen so often, that the attention to detail demonstrated at the start of a project is abandoned near the end, after the novelty of the task has worn off and is replaced by a desire to move on to something else. Real craft skills, those that are not casually or easily learned, can provide a child with instruction in all of these, and offers one thing more: pride in a true accomplishment. A child who has built a real stick and tissue model airplane, one that really flies and flies well, will feel pride not only in ownership and use of the new toy, but also pride in the ownership of a new, larger self. These are lasting experiences, the basis of genuine self esteem. back to top of page |