What are Model Balsa Planes in the first place, you might ask? Well quite simply, they are miniature scale models of planes with their inner frame comprising of balsa wood, such as this: Photo by Guillow’s However, Model Balsa Planes (MBP) aren’t bought; they’re built . Seems easy enough, right? Not really. If you take off the outer tissue covering, you get this: Photo by BUDK In my experience, I have discovered a few tips for making a MBP look professionally made; tips which a MBP kit, depending on its quality, may or may not give. I don’t guarantee that these tips will work for you, or that you won't find others elsewhere. But here they are regardless: Tip #1: School Glue is Fine Most MBP kits will recommend that you use a wood glue for gluing the wooden frame together, and a plastic cement for the plastic parts (ex. wheels, propeller, and exhausts). However, I’ve found that school glue is a good substitute for both types of glue. It isn’t ...