Buy inexpensive puppy-training pads at your local pet store. These absorbent pads are backed by leak-proof vinyl, so they're ideal for messy jobs such as repairing...
I try to have enough batteries on hand so I can fly a plane most of the day without having to charge packs at the field....
Some foamie kits have a motor mount that's a 3⁄8-inch-square piece of wood stock glued to a carbon rod. If you use a screw to secure...
I like to use a three-hose setup for my fuel tank; this makes filling up the plane easy because I never have to disconnect the line...
To make inserting the servo eyelet into the rubber grommet when installing servos much easier, first install the grommet in the servo holes. Then slide the...
If you have trouble seating blind nuts on the inside of firewalls and your hand is too big to fit inside a fuselage, make this tool....
When mixing paints or epoxies and applying them to your model, it always takes one hand to hold the container cup and the other to hold...
If you fly off dirt or grass, you can keep your engine clean by using a filter over the carburetor intake. A simple filter can be...
Here's a simple way to make holes through balsa in tight spots. Just bend the tip of a soldering gun to 90 degrees, and burn the...
To repair cracks, splits, or crash damage to a cowl, tape the cowl back together using a low-tack masking tape on the outside of the cowl....
Old waterslide decals become hard and brittle and will most likely break apart if you try to apply them. To revive them, spray them with a...
This works great for planes of any size. Cut two pieces of triangular balsa stock, each about 1 inch long. With masking tape, attach them to...