I posted this in another forum but I figured I would try it hers as well. Does anyone know if they make an engine cwl for trainers. I have an alpha 9 trainer that I am modifying (long story) and one of the cheeks is cracked. I didnt know ifthey even make anything for trainer planes. Any info will be useful

Sure they do. Go to a Walmart and look in kitchen wares; look at the small plastic bowls and storage containers. You'll find round ones just the right size. Just clean it with dish detergent or alcohol and paint it an appropriate color.

A club member also used a round cashew can. You know the ones, with a tin bottom and lip at the top, the rest is cardboard. Once it was painted and mounted, you couldn't tell it wasn't made for the plane.

Experimentation and ingenuity is what makes this hobby great. Go try something!
Dennis-

you can probably find a replacement cowl for a .40 size cap, extra, edge, etc. i would say a replacement cowl for a .40 size cap 21 would look the best on a trainer.

One of the easiest ways to make whatever cowl you want is from 2 or 2 liter soda bottles. You can either use the bottle as-is, or, better yet, carve a plug from foam or wood (just about anything), then shrink the bottle down over the form with a heat gun.