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  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: Mobile, AL
Any advice...
Posted by RotorHead10 on Friday, December 23, 2011 2:24 PM
trying to scratch some exhaust/intake plugs...

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, December 24, 2011 9:56 AM

You might be able to make them from sheet styrene okay, but I would use the original model airplane scratchbuilding material, wood.  I'd try maybe 3/32 or 1/8  basswood.  That gives you some thickness for a contoured edge and some friction for a friction fit.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by Boba Fett on Saturday, December 24, 2011 10:11 AM

Somebody I know has used foam. Cut it roughly to the size of the intake,shove it in. Then trim any excess that peels up on the intake insides with a sharp knife. You can't use the foam with BIG cells, like the white packing foam. Something with a very small cellular structure works best, a good example is Dollar Tree Foam-core-board. It takes away most of the work, just get the shape approximately right. And plus, no damage if you ever want to remove it. It's friction fit.

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    July 2010
  • From: Tornado Alley
Posted by Echo139er on Saturday, December 24, 2011 10:29 AM

I read an article were this guy made his out of coffee cup lids (McDonald's).  The thin plastic is a good scale. I've been trying to find the article but no luck yet.

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