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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: cory colquhoun on July 23, 2017, 02:53:24 AM
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Guys ,would any of you have any tips for finishing off with monokote ,where wing and fuse meet.wondering how to to get that nice finish along that edge which is also fuel proof
Thanks cory
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- If it's an all-'coat finish, do the wing and then glue it in
- I really like Motorman's idea, but dunno where to find pigment. I might just use regular epoxy/microballoons, and Rustoleum trim.
- A thin bead of epoxy or even silicone might not look bad, but I haven't tried it -- basically no fillet, but waterproofing
- If it's a painted fuselage, then paint the wing root to match, do a "traditional" fillet, and overlap the paint with 'coat. This is how I do my Rustoleum-painted profiles; it works great.
- Just accept that a 'coat finish is never going to look as good as silkspan & dope, and to approach that is going to be as much work. At some point, you just need to break out the spray guns
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Thanks For your time gents,some good tips , just seem to make planes lighter with monocote from my point of view,mainly flying profile models so I think painting fuse and coat wings would be best for me,keen to try some of your tips.
Thanks cory
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I have used a few drops of dope to color the epoxy that I then used to make a small fillet between fuse and wing and fuse and stab joints.
I generally dope the fuse and use monocote on wings and stab.
Jim
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Not the best build thread, or the newest build thread -- but it's my build thread!
At least somewhat shows my finish method, starting at the indicated post.
https://stunthanger.com/smf/building-techniques/fancherized-twister-build/msg293123/#msg293123 (https://stunthanger.com/smf/building-techniques/fancherized-twister-build/msg293123/#msg293123)
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If you want to use all Monokote, use a band of about 3/8 - 1/2" width and cover the fillet area first. A bit of heating and stretching and using the curved or rounded trim tool. I gives an adequate Monokote covering. Similar at the stab - fuse joint. Examples
https://stunthanger.com/smf/gettin-all-amp'ed-up!/old-dog-new-trics-old-plane-new-rogerio-fiorotti-timer/
https://stunthanger.com/smf/gettin-all-amp'ed-up!/another-dog-another-'tric-fiorotti-v4-4-timer-with-accelerometer/
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Not the best build thread, or the newest build thread -- but it's my build thread!
At least somewhat shows my finish method, starting at the indicated post.
https://stunthanger.com/smf/building-techniques/fancherized-twister-build/msg293123/#msg293123 (https://stunthanger.com/smf/building-techniques/fancherized-twister-build/msg293123/#msg293123)
Turned out nice Tim ,how does it fly? I've been using sig koverall on a couple of models just can't seem to get that sought of finish though ,
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If you want to use all Monokote, use a band of about 3/8 - 1/2" width and cover the fillet area first. A bit of heating and stretching and using the curved or rounded trim tool. I gives an adequate Monokote covering. Similar at the stab - fuse joint. Examples
https://stunthanger.com/smf/gettin-all-amp'ed-up!/old-dog-new-trics-old-plane-new-rogerio-fiorotti-timer/
https://stunthanger.com/smf/gettin-all-amp'ed-up!/another-dog-another-'tric-fiorotti-v4-4-timer-with-accelerometer/
Nice Fred, I guess I need more practice, I have noticed each model getting a little better over time, thanks for the tip
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Turned out nice Tim ,how does it fly? I've been using sig koverall on a couple of models just can't seem to get that sought of finish though ,
Well, I built it thinking that it'd last less than a season before I crashed it, but while I was still mid-build I stopped crashing. It ended up taking me all the way to Expert -- although by that time I was being seriously limited by the plane.
I'd say that a Fancherized Twister would serve someone well up to about the middle of the pack in Advanced, by which time you really should be scheming on getting another plane (and no, I did not take my own advise here -- something about needing either time or money, and having neither).