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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Dane Martin on September 03, 2018, 10:52:20 PM
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Possibly useful if you're building an ARC and you've monokote'd the fuse.
I like to lay out the sheet and mark where the doubler goes and where it'll line up with the bottom panel LE. Then just line it up against the fuse. Push on it to make sure it has a little pressure on the fuse as you iron it in place.
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This is the pushrod side. I cut an I shaped flap so the pushrod doesn't interfere with laying the panel out.
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That doesn't look like a stuka....
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That doesn't look like a stuka....
I was foolish enough to belive I could wrap up some projects over the long weekend. I got a total of an hour and a half.
This little ringmaster was actually supposed to be finished for last year's ringmaster event.....
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Dane,
I do about the same thing, but I leave a 1/8” gap between the fuse and wing covering. You need a fillet in that joint to guard against vibration, promote better engine runs, and increase longevity of the model. After the fillet is made, cut a 3/8” strip of covering and iron that to the fillet attaching the covering of the filler, fuse, and wing covering. The other option would be to paint the fuselage and fillet then cover the wing overlapping the fillet slightly.
Later,
Mikey
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Yes sir, on these cheapy planes, arf or ARC stuff I'm just throwing together, I'll usually just do CA and baking soda fillets. That stuff sticks to the iron on covering very well.