Once this is all aligned and setup I want to finish up the tail wheel and to do this I need the rudder hinges glued. We are at point where I have everything I could with the rudder off for alignment of the axles, elevators and so on its time to finish this dude up and glue the rudder hinges.

The techniques are the same as we used on the elevators and ailerons. But this time I tried new glue. Bob Smith CA has a new glue product that is for CA hinges. On some urging from some other modelers I tried it out and its really good stuff. I recommend it over the regular thin (Blue) CA. This is called Insta-Flex Flexible Thin CA. The bottle has a greenish blue label. Its low odor which is cool, and its flexible. This means it works great for CA hinges as will not make them brittle. In fact on the label they call it CA hinge glue. This is the stuff to use.

http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html

Remember to drill that little 1/16’ hole in the center of the hinge slow to allow the glue to wick down into the joint. This new CA is not quite as thin as the Blue stuff and it wicks a little slower. But it works the same way and I’m sold on its flexible properties.

Center the rudder vertically using the ultracote stripes. If the overhang on the top or bottom is too much for your taste you can carefully cut the covering back and sand the balsa rudder top or bottom to fit perfectly. The pull the original covering back in place and iron it down. This should be done before hinging. Another thing I mentioned but had not done yet was I used some flame red ultracote to seal up the gap when the fin glues onto the fuse. This also should be done before hinging the rudder.

Rudder is now hinged let it sit for 10-15mins for the CA to fully cure. Toby gets a around the block to keep his energy level at the right spot.