C3GM is a small company located in Southern Oregon with its headquarters in the City of Medford, the heart of the Rogue River Valley. The company started in 2001 when Carl L. Myers and Dan Waggoner began the manufacture of wood toys and model airplane accessories.

To make these products they selected the modern manufacturing method of CNC router material cutting. The Computer Numerical Controlled equipment, operated by the company, is capable of making large volumes of their proprietary designed wood, plastic, and metal products. The CNC equipment is the cornerstone of the manufacturing capability of the company.

In addition to the manufacturing capacity of the company, C3GM is also a major mail order Distributor of hobby tools and equipment, that have been designed for the Hobby and Crafts Industries by the staff of the company.

The first new products selected to be produced by C3GM in 2001 was a line of Model Airplane flight line support items. A Field Box called the Big Chief went into production and was an immediate sales success at trade shows and direct mail. A second new item was designed for mail order sales; this was the Folding Work Stand. It became the big seller for our small company and has continued to be a high volume item to this day. Soon to follow was a large group of support and accessory products.

In 2002 the product line of a major and long time American manufacturer of tools, PanaVise Products of Reno, NV. was added to the Company mail order business. This 50-year-old product line has an extensive line of Tools, CCTV Equipment, Commutations Mounts, and General Electronics holding devises. This extensive product line is over 200 part numbers in scope. And PanaVise is known for high quality, and that matches our other product philosophies.

To this interesting mix was added a new type of product in 2003, Rubber Band Toy Guns. Using the excellent CNC equipment C3GM designed and began producing a complete line of the American made toys. The complete line of gun designs range from Derringer pocket pistols to rifles and machine guns of all types and even a ¾” size “Tommy Gun”. Over 40 different rubber band gun models make up the selection at this time. Added to this large line of Rubberband guns is a complete line of accessory targets and rubber band ammo.

In the spring of 2004 C3GM also added a new line of tools for the hobby builder and crafts person called Handi-Hands. These clever work holding and placement tools blend well with the PanaVise line and the Model Airplane products made by the company. Manufactured in Maple Valley WA. The Handi-Hands product line continues to grow and has become a solid seller in the C3GM mail order catalog.

The year 2004 also saw the addition of two other products to the manufactured line of C3GM products. The first of these new items was the Model Railroad Cradles that were a combination of CNC cut wood parts and selected PanaVIse mounts to achieve a unique workstation for model railroad builders. Designed in three sizes to fit model train sizes from the Mini-sized “Z” table top sizes, thru the well known “HO” sized rolling stock, to the Major-sized “G” garden layouts.

Next came the design and release of the Tru-Surface building boards. The building boards are created for model airplane builders who want a flat and true building surface to construct their models and be sure that they are easy to assemble and fly. Available in sizes from 16” wide and 24” long to 48” wide and 120” long. Built with specially selected materials to give the best surface for construction using pins and fasteners and be re-usable for years and not show wear. Built like a bridge the Tru-Surface Building Board is made adjustable so that a “flat” surface can be obtained for years and model after model.

The last of the new product releases came in the spring of 2005 with the introduction of a unique ride-on toy airplane for young pilots from the ages of 1 thru 4 years old. Called the Bi-Plane Rocker and sold under the Brand name of Sidewalk Flyers, this ride-on is a kit of quality parts cut on the CNC router and combined with selected hardware that when completer will give the builder a collectors quality toy. Designed to last years and will survive ruff use. To top it off, this neat little airplane design has the ability of removing the airplane partition from the bottom rocker in a few minutes and converts the airplane into an independent “Scooter Plane” for outdoor use.