They said it wasn't possible...

[Phugoid]

Mine flew ok, on the kit-wood but I cut a lot of it away to lighten things up.

http://balsamodels.com/phpBB/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0

Andrew

[MakMov]

enough of that other nonsense.

I think I found a new favorite way to cover the frame.

It still need to dry and trimmed but the fuse was done the new way and the tail was done the old dope it on way.

[MakMov]

oh then I forgot the photo

[MakMov]

I am hoping the wrinkle goes away when it drys completely.

[ADW 123]

If you are flying, you might want to pin down the tail surfaces, wings, and rudder during shrinking stages, and doping stages to prevent unwanted warping. Your hellcat looks good. keep it up.

[Phugoid]

If the wrinkle doesn't disapear, spit (saliva) works a treat on "spot wrinkles. Slightly disguting, but true!

Andrew

[MakMov]

It mostly has gone away. It looks pretty good after an over night of drying time, and the seems are almost invisiable. I like it.

I going to get a hair dryer today, I have been told that comes in handy when doing these things.

The other side came out better; I made some strategic relief cuts and pulled the tissue tighter, a little trick with wet tissue. It is turning out to be one of the best covering jobs I have done yet. Not that I have do a whole lot of them.

Let’s see I think it’s my 4th one.

I built a Gulliows little Stuka in about 1977, which lasted about 3 flights before being completely demolished.

1998 I nearly built a Peck Polymer Andreason but painted with Testors Cream out of spray can and the paint never dried.

2008 I built another Peck Andreason, which came out pretty good, but I built it wrong and, while it might fly I can’t get the rubber motor inside the airplane. out smarted myself.

And now this Hellcat, which was a test to see if I simply could do it. There is definately a craft and an art to building one of these, well.

Hopefully I will get the wing covered this evening.

I am trying a new technique with covering. I have always done it with dope, stick the tissue on with dope and seal it up with dope. I started to do it on this one two, did the tail with the dope method. However, I am not that happy with the results.

The fuselage I did in three sections, by laying down wet tissue (the kit tissue) and using 50/50 white glue and water. It seems to have worked out much better.

I am planing on going back and air brushing 50% thinned dope.

[ADW 123]

Thats some nice work.

[MakMov]

Thank you.

It's getting there.

I am figuring it out slowly but surely.