Where it all began! - Page 3

JG52Krupi · #21 12-30-2011, 01:34 PM

Update 3

So for the first time ever I have attempted to tissue/skin

Its bloody finicky

So here is the upper wings skin been attached.

Very delicate work.

And this is what it will hopefully look like once the top side has been completed.

I have misted it already (Misted basically means I have given it a light spraying of water to make it shrunk), you can get a sense of the scale of this beast by comparing it to my hand

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The trailing edge did not come out as good as I had hoped but it will have to do for the moment, once the upper wing is complete I will be ready to dope them... and no, its not that kind of dope

. Like the covering doping is something I haven't don't before and yes this will be my only doping experience

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arthursmedley · #22 12-30-2011, 03:15 PM

Great work Krupi. Giving me the urge to have a go at this myself.

ATAG_MajorBorris · #23 01-04-2012, 03:32 PM

Ahh yes the vaunted Guillows kits, some of my first balsa models were Guillows

hevier the led and stronger then steal (purportionatly lol) they always crashed better then they flew, great stuff but that balsa grade was tuff to make a great flyer hehe

JG52Krupi · #24 01-04-2012, 03:41 PM

I have been too busy to get started on the other parts ATM and I am still debating what to do about the elevator.

Will have to work on it this weekend.