Hey Darth,

I just got a new gear box and some fiberglass cloth, resin, and hardener from the hobby store. I would like to make a gearbox like you have, so I can bolt on different tail fins. I have never used fiberglass before… I was wondering if you could answer a few questions and give me a short step to step on how you did your gearbox.

1) Do I glue the small plywood piece onto the gearbox before fiber glassing? What kind of glue? Do you keep the small tailfin yaw angle molded into the gearbox, or sand that flat?

2) How did you keep all of the openings in the gearbox clear from the fiberglass?

3) How many layers of cloth did you use and in what orientations?

4) Do I apply the resin to the geabox first and then press the cloth into it?

5) How much resin should I be using / what should it look like when I am doing it?

6) How long does this stuff take to cure?

Sorry for the barrage of first timer questions, the instructions on the resin, hardner, and glass packages offer very little advice. The do recommend mixing the resin and hardner in a paper cup and not wax or plastic. They also recommend not using the resin over any CA glue. They never really say how to apply the resin or the cloth or in what order…

Thanks in advance,
Spiro

ps: if it motivates you, this is the last thing I need before I can toss the littlebird in the air and get some pics