Mark Kettle 1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Sorry to see the damage Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Repairs going quite well. Tailplane on, canopy glued but canopy glue not really good enough. Don't want to use superglue because it will leave a bad smear. I am debating what glue to use to put the fuselage back together. Aliphatic resin, or PVA would be OK, but I am concerned about gaps and am going to try gorilla glue which expands when it dries. Already used it to glue on the jets which seemed OK. I decided that epoxy would be OK but would be too thick to cover properly, and I would use loads. What think you chaps? Just to remind you what the halves look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Oh and good news. The missing side of the receiver was stil attached to the velcro in the fuselage. It just clicked back into position and works fine. Still don't know why it switched off. I think it was because the scale wire did not quite switch on the switch properly. That is because it is a simple 90 degree bend so i am going to glue on a washer or I may move it all together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Also good news. I had a spare piece of perspex and used the old one as a template but cut it better to fit. It had a covering top and bottom, so I could keep the top on and could see through to trim better than the original one which only had a film on the bottom, so got damaged and scratched. Also used the recommended glue - clear bostick contact which worked a treat and held the tightly curved screen fine. Edited By Peter Garsden on 14/01/2015 21:24:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Go for the gorilla! I've used it quite a bit on wood to foam joints on the A10 after building a couple of test pieces. It sands well and fills all the gaps wherever a bobble of foam may have popped out.Glad to see she's on the mend Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Well all done now. Just can't see the join can you? Gorilla glue worked a treat. I dared a gorilla to try and break it and do you know, he couldn't. Have glued a stop on the switch wire now so it shouldn't happen again. Let's hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Excellent Glad its all worked out with the repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McLaren Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 You're right Peter - I can't see the join. But maybe that's because of the yoghurt on the lens?! Glad it worked out OK. Well done. Now you can get on with that lost foam Tornado fuselage we're waiting for! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Am thinking of selling this, just because I never seem to get round to flying it, and my model store is full, so I need the space. Any takers before I put it on Ebay? It would come with all servos but no receiver. I have all the paperwork etc. Would be collection only and I am in Macclesfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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