Originally Posted by
GorillaToast
Alex, I just want to say that this build thread is very informative. Thanks so much for posting it.
One quick question... in the first page, you have pictures of the fuselage construction and it looks like you are holding the bottom pieces down to a melamine topped building board with straight pins. Is that correct? I can't even begin to get a T-pin to go into melamine.
Thanks, i'm glad you find this thread helpful.
You are right, it's a melamine topped board and normally the pins bend because the surface is pretty tough. That's why i shortened all the pins with a hand plier before hammering them into the melamine board. Some of the pins will still bend, but i think around 90% of them will stay straight because the length is around half than normal.
There are probably better materials out there, but this was cheap, straight and available everywhere. They can also cut them perfectly straight at the hardware store, so it's possible to create a nice straight building table using a few parts attached perpendicular to each other.