jonathan harper

I have just finished building my Wot 4.  I have glass covered it and then painted it with Flair enamel paints.  To my shock and dismay I discovered last night that it weighs 6 lbs!! Is this a complete diaster?  Will it still fly?

I've now committed to a WOT 4.  The whole model is solid except for the wing tips which are made up of a framework.  How do I deal with this?  Is it possible to use the glass cloth like tissue or do I have to modify the tips to make them solid?

Thanks again for your quick response.  I read somewhere that the weave could be filled with filler primer (from halfords) which would be easier to sand/finish.  Have you ever tried anything like that?

Thanks for such a quick response.  A couple of points:  If you can't wrap the cloth round sharpe edges how do you deal with the joint between, for example, the fuselage bottom and side?  Are the 2 pieces just butted up against each other?  Secondly how do you deal with complex curves like wing tips?

I am thinking of glass covering my next model (probably a Wot 4) - has anyone got any advice on how best to do this or does anyone know of any articles or web sites etc that give good instructions?