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11-16-2019, 02:41 PM

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VincentJ

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OK, I couldn't resist taking the fuselage over to the wing and see how the initial fit would be.

With a little sanding, I'll get the fit between the wing and fuselage even tighter.

OK, back to work! I'm ready to finish the sheeting. I thought I would show you what the unprepared edge of the sheeting looks like. The gap is huge! If your butting up your sheeting without tuning up the edges, that's probably why you're not happy with the fit between sheets.

After a few passes, here's what it should look like. Much better!

Builders Tip: Now that the edges of the sheeting are jointed, you still have one more thing to do before you start spreading the glue. On the inside edge that will be butted up to the next sheet, sand a small bevel. The reason for doing this is to give clearance to the very small bead of glue that squeezed out and dried on the other sheet. This bevel will allow the two sheets to more closely butt up to one another.

You have to look pretty close to see the minor bevel...

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