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Useful hints from modelers ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON STRUTTING YOUR STUFF Here's a way to have functional wing strut and still have a quick field installation without tools. All it takes is a spring, soda straw and the struts (no, this is not a MacGyver episode!). Glue the soda straw in the bottom of the fuselage where the struts would be attached (this is where the spring will be). Add a metal or cable hook...

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