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Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 by Skyediamonds1985. Viewed 679 times. Build Thread Next Prev Click image to return. Image Comments Skyediamonds1985 03-Jul-15 20:29 Okay so far. Now comes a bit of imagination (at least on my part). What to use to simulate cooling fins? Wrapping threads or strings? Cutting out thin slices of plastic rings? Still thinking of "quick build" I visited the local arts & crafts store and....my cooling fins were neatly packaged and waiting for me. MMitch2782 11-Jul-15 15:54 That's the great part of scratch building. You look at the part you need to make begin thinking what can I use to make it. Once painted, could be anything underneath. Skyediamonds 11-Jul-15 18:03 Thank you for your input MM & JohnO, amazing how "Nessesity becomes the mother of invention." In my case, I just couldn't see myself spending hour after mind-numbing hour slicing wafer thin cooling fun pieces for nine cylinders. I've seen thread out to good use & it has its merits. But my radial on the PT-17 was left in the open with no cowl, no face plate, nothing even to partially conceal the engine. It's about in-your-face as possible. I have seen others (especially the British for some reason) resort to using alternating large & small thin discs piled on top of each other, with the smaller discs forming the core cylinder & the larger discs acting as cooling fins. But it's still the mind-numbing repetitive task. You should've seen the looks on the female clerk's face when told I am using those rings to make a radial engine! -Sky Please sign in to comment on this image.