I'm currently in the middle of building a Midwest Aero-Star, and I'm a bit at a loss about what to do with the fuselage. The problem is that the light-ply provided is rather warped. Several of the pieces will not lie flat on the table with the corners of each piece lifting off the table. If I was trying to build a sled, I imagine I'd be in business! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Ok, so it's not that bad, but the first step in building the fuselage is to put all the pieces togerth with masking tape, checking alignment and such as you go along. The problem is that well, with all the warping, I can`t get the tail straight, it keeps twisting a little bit, and veering to the right by about half an inch.

What I mean by this, is that If I lay the fuselage on it's side and measure how high the tailpost is, well, when it's on one side, it's 1 3/4 inches high, and when I measure it on it's other side it's 1 1/4 inches high.

No amount of taking it apart and rebuilding the fuselage seems to get this into perfect alignement.

What can I do about this? Also, are kit parts always warped?

Thanks for any help!
Stephane