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Useful hints from modelers ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON LOCK DOWN In the past, I have been plagued by broken servo gears caused when I've bumped the control surface against a hard object while carrying the airplane. So, I took a clue from the full-sized aircraft control surface arrestors and made a model version out of plastic clothespins and some self-adhesive neoprene weather stripping. Two short neoprene strips are taped to the inside of the clothespin...

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