Builder Coaxes Steel into Masterpieces

By Luann Dart
​Note: This feature is in the May TF 2026 issue.

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First comes the vision, then the penciled sketch mapping geometry and numerals into the next creation. Finally, coaxing stubborn steel + brass into a new existence.
​Ron Volesky, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has spent decades shaping steel into 1/16 scale masterpieces with working parts.

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