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his month in text and in video, we are featuring the
models of Kim Hornbaker, Austin Kassmeyer, and
Mike Budde, plus some cool industrial structures
fresh off the boat and new to the U.S. market.
he video includes a prototype runby, along with a proto-
type Ice cream structure out in the field that matches a new
prebuilt model recently shipped to hobby shops.
We start with “The Blade Masters,” Kim Hornbaker and Austin
Kassmeyer, who have cast wind turbine blades from a hand
carved master, making for a fabulous looking and working unit
freight train fresh from the Siemens plant. Kim will take it from
here and explain his endeavor in his own words.
“The idea generated from the fact my youngest daughter
worked for the Siemens plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. She told
me they were going to start shipping them by rail. I took a day
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