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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Tent protects antennas
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:57 AM

I am building an A320 and an Embraer 170 on bench now.  Both of them, like many new kits, have fragile centerline antennas molded as part of the fuselage halves.  have been worried about knocking these off (already knocked off one on the belly of the 320).

I had to mask the tops of both recently- the bottom color is darker than white top. I was terrified to mask over those antennae.  For the solution I cut some card stock to about an inch wide long enough to cover all the antennas. I folded it in half to make a tent, plus angled the ends to make it easier to fair tape down to rest of fuselage masking.  I put the tent in place over the antenna areas with bits of tape, then proceeded with the masking.  Seems to have worked.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by CrashTestDummy on Friday, August 28, 2015 2:16 PM

I'd probably break the antenna off removeing that tent, but do you have a quick snapshot of what you've done?  Thanks.

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

G. Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, August 29, 2015 9:27 AM

I did leave the tent on when I removed the rest of the masking, to take a picture today.  Should have it up by tomorrow.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, August 31, 2015 8:33 AM

Okay, here is a pic.  Was going to show the one on the Embraer, but I destroyed that unmasking fuselage.  One on A320 stayed on, however.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by CrashTestDummy on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 12:58 PM

Perfect!  Thank you.

 

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

G. Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

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