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ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON Useful hints from modelers PLUG IT IN Here's a simple way to set up a remote glow-plug connector. Buy a small, light, single wall receptacle at the hardware store. Connect one wire (the ground) anywhere on the motor and connect the other one to the top of the glow plug. Mount the receptacle plug in a convenient location (it can even be behind a hatch to maintain the plane's scale look)....

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