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HOW TO MAKE A BALSA & FOAM ENGINE COWL

PHOTOS BY GERRY YARRISH & PETE HALL Do-it-yourself scratch-building made easy When you scratch-build your first model airplane, you quickly learn that there are accessories that you either have to buy or make yourself. Besides the usual hardware and fittings, items such as formed canopies and engine cowls are commercially available, and you can buy them ready-made. But if you draw your own plans, chances are good that you'll have to make an engine cowl....

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