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Tip on making plastic canopies and cowls from plastic drink bottles and a simple wooden plug (mold) over which to form the heated plastic.
AERO MODELLER #700 May 1994 (v.59) pg. 5

How to make plugs and molds for fabricating model components (cowls, wheel pants, etc.) out of fiberglass.
MODEL AVIATION Feb 1990 (v.16#2) pg. 56

Making a round cowl for model aircraft from fiberglass. Shows how to make a pattern for the mold, make the mold from plaster, and then use resin and fiberglass cloth to fashion the cowl.
MODEL AVIATION Mar 1990 (v.16#3) pg. 64

Make it with paper. An alternative to fiberglass and ABS plastic for making cowls, wheel pants, and other molded parts for models.
MODEL AVIATION Jul 1992 (v.18#7) pg. 38

Louver punch. Using a drill press and homemade punch/die set to reproduce louvers in the thin aluminum cowl of a scale model aircraft.
MODEL AVIATION Jul 1996 (v.22#7) pg. 75

Add dummy rocker covers to a radial cowl by using the bowls of plastic spoons.
RADIO CONTROL MODELS & ELECTRONICS Mar 1990 (v.32#3) pg. 234

Tip on avoiding too-tightly cowling a gasoline engine in scale models which may lead to excessive heat which can harm the engine.
RADIO CONTROL MODELS & ELECTRONICS May 1990 (v.32#5) pg. 375

Engine turning made easy. How to make realistic looking rotary cowls for World War I scale model aircraft.
RADIO CONTROL MODELS & ELECTRONICS Feb 1994 (v.37#2) pg. 68

Tip on forming thin plywood cowls around glass-jar forms using a microwave.
RADIO CONTROL MODELS & ELECTRONICS May 1994 (v.37#5) pg. 75

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