RE: Magic VF3 building thread
Been lookin at them there Bolly CF wheel pants real close, mate. I don't want to be thinking about the extra several ounces of a painted plane at the 11 o clock position of the knife edge loop. Really looking forward to ultracote at this point, but am still open to options for a few more days before the iron takes itself to the balsa. Been debating whether a thinned coat of balsarite will stiffen the balsa surface a bit. Its really light, but also really soft on the surface. Somehow the front end and canopy will be painted. My 2003 NATS winning focus was all balsa iron on covered by Dave Guerin and I tell you after probably several hundred flights the covering still looks like new. I'm studying the elevators he covered on the workbench tonight. How best to mimic his magic touch.