It will be covered and trimmed with Monokote. I did consider fibreglassing the fuselage and then painting it so that it will be a little more resistant to the fuel and hanger rash but decided against it for the sake of saving some time.
Actually, they are two different kinds of glue but they have the same name. The stuff I use is Probond Wood Glue. I've used Elmers Wood Glue and similar but Probond seems to be slighty better than the others. I have developed an alergy to CA and epoxy after years of smelling the fumes that they give out and they now give me an instant headache when I get even the slightest wiff of the fumes. In anycase, it fits my building style because I can only afford an hour or two in the evenings to build so I don't lose much time by using Probond. Within that time, I can only fit, glue and pin a few parts at a time and then leave it overnight to dry. For me, using CA does not speed up the process by much.
The other kind of Probond is for foam repair. You pump a bit of the stuff into any crack or crevise in the foam and it will foam and expand in contact with moisture in the air to fill the crack up. Makes for joints that are stronger than the foam itself. I've had it used on an E-Starter trainer I bought to teach my son to fly (yeah we all start out with noble intentions) but ended up flying it myself........but that is another story. Back to point .......the foam Probond is incredibly strong once its has cured. Don't know where to get it though.
I'll start on the covering soon. Once I have hinged and mounted the ailerons, elevators and rudder. Need to buy some Dubro hinges from the LHS first.
Actually, they are two different kinds of glue but they have the same name. The stuff I use is Probond Wood Glue. I've used Elmers Wood Glue and similar but Probond seems to be slighty better than the others. I have developed an alergy to CA and epoxy after years of smelling the fumes that they give out and they now give me an instant headache when I get even the slightest wiff of the fumes. In anycase, it fits my building style because I can only afford an hour or two in the evenings to build so I don't lose much time by using Probond. Within that time, I can only fit, glue and pin a few parts at a time and then leave it overnight to dry. For me, using CA does not speed up the process by much.
The other kind of Probond is for foam repair. You pump a bit of the stuff into any crack or crevise in the foam and it will foam and expand in contact with moisture in the air to fill the crack up. Makes for joints that are stronger than the foam itself. I've had it used on an E-Starter trainer I bought to teach my son to fly (yeah we all start out with noble intentions) but ended up flying it myself........but that is another story. Back to point .......the foam Probond is incredibly strong once its has cured. Don't know where to get it though.
I'll start on the covering soon. Once I have hinged and mounted the ailerons, elevators and rudder. Need to buy some Dubro hinges from the LHS first.
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