ORIGINAL: SeamusG
MA - lookin' good mon ...
When you build your covering panel what's your technique for ironing the pieces together? How much overlap? Do you start with the piece closest to the tip / trailing edge then overlap it (and each subsequent piece) with the inner / more forward piece continuing until you reach the center / leading edge? How about the iron? A big one or a trim iron? Temp? (I know that monokote and untracote have different heat ranges). Do you use any kind of guides that hold the pieces flat at the seam?
Enquiring minds are a dangerous thing!
Cheers,
SeamusG
Check out this post [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7266776]here[/link], I think it will answer most of your questions.
The iron I use is my [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHZ28&P=7]trim iron[/link] to iron down all the seams. I tried using my regular iron today with mixed results - either will work, but I like the concentrated heat of the trim iron.
The trim iron is set to High. You're right about the different heat ranges of Mono/Ultra - so far it hasn't caused me any grief. The place it shows most is in shrinking the covering. The Ultra has a lower set/shrink temp so you have to be careful.
I ensure the sheets are correctly linked together by using the plastic template - that's the only guide.
Let me know if you have other questions.
-MA