Wrong on both counts, Frank...I cut the square holes with a square drill bit. haha no really, I cut them on my jigsaw--drilled a (round) hole, threaded the blade through, reattached it to the saw, cut away everything that didn't look square.
Copper wire I bought at the local hardware store. It's labelled "sculpting, wrapping, hobbies, crafts" and is 24 ga., 100 foot roll. That oughtta keep me supplied for awhile. I forget what it cost but it wasn't much, maybe a couple bucks.
You know I live to complicate things up, no such thing as a simple project. Gotta have a challenge.
Oh, to answer an earlier question: I do intend to laminate some soft 1/8" thick balsa on the sides, and maybe bottom, of the fuselage, to blend it into the round cowling. More complications but I think it'll look better. And if it looks better it'll fly better, right?
--Ray