ORIGINAL: Nathan King
Just trace the good side and cut another out. If for some reason you can't trace then take measurements (good side) from the length of sides and size of angles in the "lightning bolt" and make another that way. When tracing from the good side, just make sure you trace the outline on the BACK of the covering so it will come out the correct direction. There's no need to order another fuselage for something so small.
Working slow = done faster.
Working slow= done faster... So true. I'm going to trace the other side, I have extra Piper stickers on hand, so I'm [8D] there. I'll have my wife help me, I have a large cutting board so I can cut straight lines. By the time I'm done... I'll be ready for building kits or ARC's!
When I was cutting the hole, my knife cut too close to round opening in the plywood on the right side... resulting in slicing the Ultra. Later I cut out the whole plywood piece, and got the other one from my spare Fuse that has the Charge Jack hole already cut.
Should I use CA Glue or AP to repair the plywood part on the fuse? CA is lighter... right? Plus I need to fill and sand so my cut won't show when I re-cover.
Man, I was soooo mad when that happened! I guess these nightmares of mine are all learning experiances. Once the repair is done... I guess my plane will be more special to me.
cut the old stripe from the covering if possible then tape it to the black you are planning on using and use it as the pattern to either trace or cut around.if you are using ultrakote you need to apply it with a solvent and not use heat as the shrinkage will cause distortion along a straight line
What kind of Solvent would you use? I figured if I had my Iron on a lower setting with a sock I'd be OK?
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