Originally Posted by
Rapid13
I got the elevator and the rudder hinged today. It turned out better that I thought it would. I used the great planes center line tool and a #11 xacto blade for the slots and a razor plane and a bar sander to make the bevel. Everything is straight and even. I also glued the fuse sides. They look good but I did notice a couple of spots where they didn't fit together perfect and can see light through the joint. Can those spots be filled with thick CA? Also, I epoxied the wing bolt plate and firewall. The pieces don't fit together perfect but I figure they can be cleaned up later. Is that normal?
I usually try to get the parts to fit well before gluing, but I arrived at this decision after building quite a few models. The gaps in the fuselage joints can probably be filled later, using light weight spackle, from the hardware store.
Pics of the wing bolt plate and firewall would help. Most likely, if you are satisfied with the joints, and they are solid, they'll be fine.