Create Scale Aircraft Louvers: Realistic details add functional cooling
When I built a scale model of a World War I German Albatros D.V, I needed to make some functional louvers. I powered the model with an Enya .53 4-stroke engine, and it was almost completely enclosed in the fuselage. To add sufficient cooling, I needed to make the louvers function, but at the same time, I wanted them to look scale. I made the louvers using 30-minute epoxy glue and 2-ounce fiberglass cloth. I...
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