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Build a Detailed Gnome Rotary – Producing a competition-grade dummy engine
Editor’s note: In the December 2020 issue, longtime MAN contributor and scale expert Martin Irvine showed how he painted scale markings using vinyl painting masks. But he hasn’t stopped working on his 1/3-scale Thomas Morse S4B "Tommy." His next step was filling out the engine cowling with a scale rotary engine to cover up his RC engine installation. Here’s what he’s done so far. As the base for this project, I used a molded fiberglass...
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