Need help with fuselage covering

Just use a glue stick on the corners where the tissue will touch. 

A word of warning- the stabilizer and rudder on the 900 series are very prone to warping when you shrink the tissue. I would add a gusset at a few of the corners to strenghten them. Pin them down when right after applying tissue, while you're shrinking, and if you paint. Go easy on the water and paint, apply in stages if necessary. 

They design the tail very light for better flight, but the trade off is they are touchier to build. 

I had forgotten about punch cards and tape and all that tiny confetti,.

UnwaryPaladin- thanks for the warning about stabilizer and rudder, I was thinking about substituting 1/16 square balsa with 1/16 square bass wood along with some gussets.

My 140 mile round trip to the hobby store was a bust, they had no dope nor did they where to get it, at least the guy didn't look at me as if I was trying to buy illicit drugs, so we will get some Testers clear matt and call it good.

So as not to waist a trip, I picked up a model of a O1 bird dog. The last time I worked on one of these was late 1966 in Nam. We would get a few fuselages, a couple of crates of winds and other crates with additional parts. I bet it's going to take longer to put the kit together than that real thing.

Thank you all for the great advice and if you think of anything else please post.

One thing that is great about this thread- it shows how many of us are still building stick and tissue flying models!  Even if we don't fly them.

Yes it would be cool to build the big Guillows B-24 or PBY Catalina!

Hi ;

 I have just recently built the P.B.Y. That's a moster size . Flys terrible . Broke the wings off .Well she makes a BIG impressive static model !

Tanker - Builder

Hi ;

 I have just recently built the P.B.Y. That's a moster size . Flys terrible . Broke the wings off .Well she makes a BIG impressive static model !

 

The larger scale Guillows kits are not really intended to fly.  They are too heavy, due to too much scale detail.  Plus, the multi-engined ones do not allow enough length for a rubber motor, though the plans on most of them show how to mount an IC engine or electric motor.  The smaller scale Guillows kits are better flyers, but the Dumas kits are better yet.

It seems no matter what the size, the landgear is going to be damaged when it lands.

Picked up the 1/32 Hellcat of their's...along with enough 1/32 balsa sheet to cover it (won't be a flyer).  Planning on clear to seal the wood then paint.  Don't think I'll do much for a pit in it, but mightgo with a radial and prop from something else.

One of the shops here has the 'Cat and Mitchell, but just way to big for where I'm at, but keep having to jam hands in pockets to keep from buying either or both of them....

Heres a stck and Ultracote model I just finished, a 72 inch Comet Clipper Mk II.

Monokote used to be the best, but something has changed about it and Ultracote is a much better material now.  There are lighter weight film coverings that would be better for the smaller models, such as Coverite Microlight and Ultracoat Light.  You apply these with heat, the adhesive is already there.

Nice looking bird.

I know that the Aero Gloss is still available at some local hobby stores and is still the same nasty smelling stuff. You just have to keep trying. I picked up 2 bottles last year at what used to be a very good local shop. The shop only lasted for about 3 years as the location was terible. It was in an industrial park and was very hard to find. Took me a couple tries to find it. Went there when he was going out of business and one of our club members and I almost cleaned out our wallets. He admitted that he had made a bad call on the location. Didn't know where he was going to open a new one. He had lots of stick & tissue kits, covering materials and parts. He promised to call the guys in our club when he got a new location set up. Hope he follows through as he had a really nice shop there with good supplies of all types of models and supplies. 

Jim  

Sig sells dope, but I usually buy mine from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty.

Thanks, I will have to check it out.