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I have tried the new polyester fabric, and it works perfectly fine. It shrinks like Koverall and doesn't take as many layers of dope to fill the weave. Pics will come.

Good morning all in this wonderful time of the year. What model airplane related gifts did you find in your stocking this morning? I got an airplane stand (of the keyboard stand type) from the wife. I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas day. Best regards from me in Sweden.

Thanks, I will try to get a video of it. I'm waiting for my new JETI receiver for it. My good friend Börje has a Bestmann that is identical to mine except for the engine.

I can't see how? I have used SIG Koverall for several years now, and that hasn't lost the tightness, or lifted from planked surfaces? It is a polyester fabric as well.

I just ordered another fabric as a test. 100% polyester lining, 45 g/m². At €3 per meter at 150 cm width, it was really cheap. That fabric has a very tight weave. It is also lighter (the same weight as Koverall), and is described as being "like silk". The new fabric: The old with lots of structure.

It's tiny, an old Keil Kraft. Maybe 7 cm wide?

Hi, I have had a problem finding a good textile covering for my scale airplanes. Oratex is expensive and not as nice as Solartex. Koverall from SIG is good, but the weave takes a lot of material to fill. I got this tip to use polyester lining fabric. I visited my local haberdashery and asked if they had some, which they did (in several colours). I got a free small sample to try out. I have this small wing that I use to try various coverings on. I use Mod Podge matte as glue, it gets to dry thoroughly before I tacked the fabric in place with the covering iron. I shrunk it with the iron as well. I'll try to shrink it with the hot air gun tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see how the dope will work on it. And how the weave will fill in. If this turns out okay, it will be a cheap alternative. It's sold on 140 cm width, and costs £8 per meter.

Yes, it was a Bestmann in that movie.

I made a typo, the model is 2.6 m 😉 It's a quarter scale model.

The prototype:

Hi all, I just picked up this beautiful machine today. It's an ex F4C aircraft built by a very talented local builder. The prototype is the Swedish Sk-25 Bücker bestmann. The 2 meter span model is powered by an O.S. 30 cc fourstroke petrol engine. The details are really nice. This will be a back up airplane for next year if anything happens to my regular F4H airplane.

Water based acrylics with airbrush.

I have only the covering left to do. I'm going to use the transparent feather cover on it. I think it will look quite good with painted framework. At least the paint won't flake off so easy. 😜 Warm colours on top. Flames.... Hi visibility green on the underside. My registration is visible according to the rules.

This is going to serve as a slope machine as well. Im going to 3D print a nose to cover the motor.

Yes, I think that they did a total remake of the construction. Planked front of wing to half span, beefed up most parts, half ribs and more. I'm not going crazy with the motor in mine and will only fly it on 3S with a 7x5 prop.