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Old 02-21-2004 | 06:12 PM
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kdheath
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Default RE: First Kit Build, what to get?

Check out this link:

http://www.mindspring.com/~thayer5/f...c/macinfo.html

Talk about everything under the sun! The home page to this one is chock full of things that will make your build easier. BTW, one of the best glues for stick-and-tissue models is Titebond II diluted about 30-50% with water. CA is a problem because it is hard to get it to stay put, and because none of it evaporates, it is heavy. On small rubber, electric, and CO2 powered models, even the drops of glue cost you weight and performance. And on the Guillow kit, eliminate any parts that you can and replace the heaviest wood. (Overall, Herr, Peck Polymers, and Micro-X make better stick model kits.)

You can use nitrate dope for the entire thing, unless it needs to be fuelproof. Nitrate isn't. An airbrush is a good thing to have here, too.