Component Assembly/Painting

[John G. Jedinak]

Curious what you all out there are doing. When all the parts are constructed, do you all usually assemble all (rud/stab/wings, etc.) the component parts before doing any of the painting?? If the model is all one color and no real paint details, this procedure would be acceptable. I'm thinking when one is going to paint on details such as stripes or split painting wings, etc., two different colors, it would be difficult to have to handle the entire model.......such as painting on fuselage stripes. I'd appreciate any feed-back you all would have. Thanx, JGJ

[Xanadu]

Myself, I have always painted it all once assembled, but others like David Duckett do it while its apart.
To each his own I guess...........what evers easier.

[John G. Jedinak]

Xanadu.............appreciate your input...Thanx, JGJ

[cdwheatley]

Myself, I have always painted it all once assembled

Same here John.

[John G. Jedinak]

Thanks for your input, CD..........Model I am working on now more or less dictated to me to do the painting before the assembly.

[cdwheatley]

What model are you building?

[John G. Jedinak]

Spring is here so I am trying my darnest to get it done........I only build during the Winter months.............in any event I am working on an Easy-Built Stinson Reliant.....18" W/S. Strictly display..no guts for flying...............JGJ Got 2 Guillows on que...Stuka and Mitchell B-25

[supercruiser]

working on an Easy-Built Stinson Reliant.....18" W/S. Strictly display..no guts for flying...............JGJ Got 2 Guillows on que...Stuka and Mitchell B-25

JGJ,
I feeled compelled to urge you to build a Guillow model for flying. I suggest the Fairchild 24. Think of it this way, you go and buy a nice dinner, about $15.00. In about 20 minutes, you've eaten it and it's gone. You can buy a Guillow F24 for about $15.00. Just have it in mind that the thing is going to be
"gone" after a couple of flights. In reality, it will probably do just fine. I have flown my F24 many, many times and it's still flyable and looks good. I am by no means an expert am still learning about these models.

P.S. Don't let the Stuka, Spitfire, or a twin engine airplane be your first flying model.

Paul

[John G. Jedinak]

DD hit the nail on the head.....pre-plan and think ahead is the only way to avoid the frustration!!!!

My situation is that I am old (wear headband maginfying lenses to see better) and shakey and got fat stubby fingers, so masking for detail "in the air" is a challenge I try to avoid. Actually I pretty much use basswood for all the stringers and spars.......I keep breaking the kit balsa in handling. In fact, with my current model I tried the kit wood on the square fuselage.....and cracked several times in handling. So, I had to start all over again with the basswood.

Supercruiser...Ah, I don't know about flying. You make a good point about dinner being gone in 20 minutes...the time may come and don't worry it will be something like the Fairchaild.


As long as I am being long-winded, need to make a point I feel strongly about. Over the course of several years I have built kits from a number of companies....and always some problems with plans, instructions and clarity. AIN"T no one like Guillows for ease of build and prompt and accurate tech support.......thanks Mark!!!!

Anyway, Thank you all for your input. Your comments make the challenges and "snafus" so much easier to deal with........Thanx, JGJ