ORIGINAL: Charlie P.

Good for you. That's (oh God, he got that glazed look) the way it used to be. Smash a cowl? Find a plastic or spun-aluminum salad bowl, Cool-Whip container or start gluing up balsa blocks. Crush a canopy? Carve a balsa mock-up and melt a piece of clear plastic over it in a 250° oven.

That's what gives 'em character. The old war horses held together with spit and twine that you can have fun flying.

PS - I have no problem buying from Vietnam vs. China. Half of them were ''friendlies'' and all of them will be better off with a market.