Gary Murphy 1 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 After a couple of "practice" builds my latest i feel is good enough to cover,a magnatilla. I suppose this will be my first "practice" at covering ! The tail parts seem the best to start with but i am not sure about the elevators.In this case they are joined with a bent wire,each elevator drilled and slotted to accept the wire. Is it best to cover them then glue the wire in OR glue the wire then cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Berriman Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi There To make life simple cover the elevators individually it will be easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I would join them first Gary, pin them down to make sure you get no twist, then cover and it will look tidier. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi Gary, I'd fix the joiners in place with epoxy. I'd then cover, and finally slot for the hinges. That way, the glue, and the joiner wires are covered, also, the covering gives a wee bit extra strength ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Either way works, but if you join-then-cover, just make sure it won't stop you fitting the elevators when you come to assemble the model. Sometimes you need to feed the joiner through a hole in the fuselage or fin before hinging the elevators to the tailplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 thanks guys,i think i will go with joinning first then cover.my slot work was not the best so glueing first will give me a chance to neaten up somewhat. on a after thought the plans show a bevel of 45 deg each side of elevator,is that much really needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Bevel them, then dry fit them Gary and check for full movement if you have it, jobs a good un John p.s try to keep the gap to a minimum, it look nicer and is also more efficient Edited By john stones 1 on 22/08/2014 13:32:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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