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Old 04-15-2003 | 10:56 PM
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Default The Lightning Bug Project

I won't give up on the pro-bond, if nothing else, I can use it with my SPAD's, those SPAD guys love that stuff. If you run over the Coroplast with one of those "wood peckers" and punch a million tiny holes in the coro and then use the probond, the foam goes up in the little holes and makes an unbelievably strong bond.

I am really happy with the Super 77, the key is letting it set up for about 5 or 6 minutes before putting it down. It has worked great for me and now that all of the big sheet pieces are on the wing the curves are true and everything is sticking well.

Guys, I love foam wings, I do, and these 1/32 sheeted ones are just so great. The amount of work that it cuts off of building is immence and I really thing that they are as light, if not lighter than the built up ones. These ones that I am working on now came out about half as heavy as the first set I made. A lot of that has to do with the foam itself being lighter, but I think that I haven't gobbed epoxy all over them also has something to do with it.

All I have left is to glue the cap strips, and the wing tip pieces, both of which I am going to use epoxy for, then I'll sand it all up. glues then in the center and be donew with it. I'm not going to put a leading egde on these, it might be a mistake in the long run, but it just looks so good now that I don't want to mess it up.

More pics will follow...



the prole