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antonio:
OK, so next was covering. Again, something I've never done before, so I started with a scrap piece, then the elevator, then moved on to the canopy, and finally did the entire fuse. I have no idea about what "finished" is - I used just enough heat to activate the glue and get things in place, and then increased temperature to get the material to shrink and get the right shape. But how far is good enough? I don't want to warp the model, so no extra heat applied where things looked OK. Reasonable approach?  :?:

antonio:
My "least favourite" activity so far: cutting hinge slots. Grrrr... I'm sure there is a Dremel accessory that makes this a 30-sec job. Maybe it's time to get one...

Happy Days:
Glad to see you're sober enough to make an entry on the forum Antonio!

Yea, slot cutting is such fun! 8)  I love it. :D  (Not :( ) But look at it this way, wouldn’t life be boring if everything was easy? :wink:

Nice bit of covering by the way. You’re doing it the same way I do,….and as far as I know, just about everybody else does it as well.

Just one slight potential hick-up to warn you of. Black covering is a devil in hot sunshine. You might find it ‘bubbles’ or becomes loose if left in the summer sun, especially if left in the sun while inside your car. If we ever get another summer, best thing is to keep it in the shade until you come to fly it. (Just something to be aware of.)

So, what’s next? Tail feathers or wings?

Keith

Freedom Flyer:
Antonio,
 
Nice job, looks as if you are being very thorough.  I believe that Sig released that plane in the late '80's I always wanted one but never got one. I thought the colors were really cool and ended up actually using those colors on anotherglider I had scratch built, a "Ridge Rat."  It was great as long as I was flying during a bright, sunny, cloudless, bright blue sky day.  I loved the look and the way that I had done the color scheme but boy was it tough to see.  I eventually stripped it down and recovered it in White, dark red, and metallic blue, shows up much better now. I actually still have it, hard to believe that it's now 28 years old. :shock:

Don't mean to discourage you if you've got a color scheme worked out but you might want to try to work some lighter colors in with the black fuse. My older brother just finished his Ninja last fall, I'll see if I can aquire some pictures of it, he did a beautiful job.  He always does wonderful things with Monocote, but makes it tough when he has to do a repair.

antonio:
The plan is to have some bright yellow and red there as well. Unfortunately 2013 has been quite busy and there hasn't been any progress on the Ninja. But I'll keep posting as that touch of colour I had planned starts to show up. Thanks for the tip!

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