I had a Controline classic's Ares years ago and first attempt was using heavy silkspand. I rushed it and silkpand just peeled away from fuse. I did latter use coverite and worked well. CLC kits had heavy wood as kits were made by Bridi RC kit fame. I sold the plane as it was getting heavy. I plan on using polyspan instead of fragile silkpand. There is only small area to attach covering at widest part of wing. Any input will be helpful.
Thanks,Dan

I had a Controline classic's Ares years ago and first attempt was using heavy silkspand. I rushed it and silkpand just peeled away from fuse. I did latter use coverite and worked well. CLC kits had heavy wood as kits were made by Bridi RC kit fame. I sold the plane as it was getting heavy. I plan on using polyspan instead of fragile silkpand. There is only small area to attach covering at widest part of wing. Any input will be helpful.
Thanks,Dan

Call Whitely, follow his directions exactly.
Chris...

Dan:
I post a similar question awhile back - got lots of responses from people who were very successful with beamers.  The topic was called "30 coats of paint?" use the search window (near the upper right of the forum page) to find it, or I THINK this link will take you there...

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=7391.0

As for my beamer - I took the lazy man's way out..!

Thanks guy's I see what I did wrong. Future plans are Ballerina 111/ Argus.
Dan

What I have found highly amusing is the number of people who know more about I-Beamers than Billy Werwage does.  I mean he only built them for close to 50 years and won two World Championships with an I-Beam model.  But, hey, what does he know??   

Good point Bill!

I wish I had listened to Billy when I built my USA-1. It would probably still be flying. 

Recieved my Ballerina 111.  I had one before but sold it and soon regreted doinf so. Luckily found another and will build this one. To many Ares, nothing wrong but want something different. Plans are really very poor quality. Bad copy of a bad copy. Kit looks good.
Cheers,Dan

Many years ago Fred Carns asked me to send him all the pictures I had of I-beam's that I had built or describe them to him. He had heard I had built many and grew up in a area where they were common. He was doing a  award at VSC that year for those who had built a large amount of them since the 50's. I could not go to VSC for the award but when they added all the I-beam models up, I had built more than any of the others. That was not counting the hundreds of sheeted I-beam wings I built and sold in the late 70's. It was great to have so many people see the pictures of the models I built so many years ago. I was a prolific builder of I-beam models in the 50's but didn't enter many CL contest as FF was where my contest energy went.
Ed

I have built three I-Beamers in the last years.  Two Jack Sheeks design and one by Rollie McDonald.  In fact Rollie sent me plans for his design in which one had regular rib(D-tube) construction.  Both of them are very great gentlemen.  Dankar, as stated already, make sure you have plenty of dope on the wood surfaces before attaching the covering.  Now for me I have quit using carbon fiber and stay with real light fiber glass for the fuse.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday

You are so right, but he never comes on here to give us any advise. I just pass on what I have  learned, the hard way, hoping to be of help, but....I have never, ever claimed to be an expert in building nor finishing nor anything about CLPA.    I guess I'll just stop it and wait for him or others to jump in here with all their expert advise.

Ty,

I didn't call you out, my reply simply came after yours.  You know me well enough that I would contact you PERSONALLY if I had anything to say to you.

My comment was ill timed, but it was aimed at no one in this thread. 

To the others, I have known Ty for a while now, and I wasn't referring to him.  He knows his way around a model plane be it a D-Tube, I-beam, or whatever.  He's been doing it for more years than many people on this board have been alive.  Plus he's an old Navy Chief, and it would take more than a comment from me to run him off.  Fi not, thing I don't know the Ty that is posting here.

So, no Tom, or Dan, I was not, nor I am I now having a bad day.  I read an see every post on this entire site as the main moderator.  I see people who read a *little*, or see something and think they know what it is, and become instant experts.  These are the ones who cause more trouble than good.
Everyone, understand: If I have a problem, I am in no way afraid to call out a name in a heartbeat.  So relax.

Bill Little