Bonzo Moon Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Here's a tip I wanted to share. Maybe some of the old modellers know this anyway! But may be useful to some. My cheap RC Lidl twin fusi will be maidened soon. PS I made a short! 🙂 link here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I also do it by sticking a couple of small strips of masking tape at the correct CG, which I can feel under my fingertips when I’m checking the balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Add a small piece of string under tape to improve accuracy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Or shorten a modelling pin with a round head and glue it in, giving a spot-on position and scarcely discernible but easy to pick up “blind” and realistic for using two fingers to balance. BTC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Moon Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Bruce Collinson said: Or shorten a modelling pin with a round head and glue it in, giving a spot-on position and scarcely discernible but easy to pick up “blind” and realistic for using two fingers to balance. BTC Why didn't I think of that! 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 A drop of white glue also does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Bullit Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Yeah ,hot glue blob for me.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Moon Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: A drop of white glue also does the job. Some good ideas here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Spitzner Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 A drop of canopy glue in my case.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Wolfe Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I have a sheet of these stick-on CG symbols so I can move them around on the model if the CG is not exactly in the right place 🙃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 A thin strip of self-adhesive velcro, stuck onto the underside of each wing, also does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 5 hours ago, John Stainforth said: A thin strip of self-adhesive velcro, stuck onto the underside of each wing, also does the job. How does the model fly with the balancing stand hanging on...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Jonathan M said: How does the model fly with the balancing stand hanging on...? No balancing stand! The velcro is just to mark the CG position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Sorry... I forgot the 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john davidson 1 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Too many wise guys on this forum , you dont get away with anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Vanessa for me. Quick, easy, free, no stands to make, and shows spanwise as well as nose-to-tail balance... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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