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Add a Curved Checkerboard Scheme

This month, we are going to show you how to add a checkerboard design to an already-existing color scheme. I used the E-flite Shoestring and UltraCote covering. Because we are using heat-shrink covering, this technique can be applied to any balsa-covered ARF that you have. This is especially useful for club events, such as fun-flys, Club 40 pylon racing, or (in this case) NMPRA (National Miniature Pylon Racing Association) EF1 racing, where this plane is...

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