It's a great thread.

Btw, I'll add that after flying combat for a few years since that thread started, I went away from low-temp heat-shrink for covering a while back. I now juse use clear or white packing tape instead. The tape is about the same weight or lighter, and it's a lot stronger, espeically at resisting prop cuts. I get my tape from uline.com, but I don't mind buying a case at a time. Other guys get their from places like fastpack.com (I think that's the url).

I do still use the soda-bottle cowls though. It's the way to go, the cowls are strong, light, and easy to make, and the plugs aren't hard to do either.