ORIGINAL: mike31
Back in 1980 I built a VK Fokker Tri-Plane. Covered with real silk and butyrate dope. 2 coats of clear, 2 coats of silver and 14 coats of Fokker red. Absolutely beautiful finish. Still have the plane altho the fabric is torn and cracking from sitting for the last 25 years. You have to like building and finishing to do something like this!
Hi mike31,
The first coats of dopeshould benitrate for adhesion and reduced tightening.
Let me think that the silk was not genuine.
I have here models that are over 50 years old with finishes just as nice and tight as when applied.
Zor