I am about to start covering my Bridi Killer Chaos 60. Palms are getting sweaty. While watching the Olympics on the tube I've been taking notes as to how to approach dressing up the naked lady. I came up with the idea of a "planning"thread.

What this thread isn't - this is NOTa covering thread 'cause that's going to be posted in my Killer Chaos 60 bulid thread.

This thread is more about planning than execution. Some of us (like me)don't have the experience to look at the plane and a pile of covering, turn on the music, cut-n-heat film &voila! - a finished plane.

What are the small "foundation"pieces that need to be applied before the big covering pieces are applied to make for a well sealed covering job that keeps the nitro fuel on the outside. How many pieces should be used to cover a section? Use a base-n-trim approach or use a panel approach (several film pieces assembled on the bench before applied to the plane)?

This particular plane is using Robart hinges with fairly deep clearance cutouts on the aileron, rudder & elevator leading edges.

pic 1/2 - a couple of views of the Chaos
pic 3/5 - covering scheme 1
pic 6/8 - covering scheme 2
pic 9/11 - covering scheme 3

Idid quite a few schemes trying to keep it kinda period. I chose scheme 3 because I wanted some new Ultracote scraps in the box. I'm using pearl purple, pearl red, pearl dark yellow, lime green and white. The Ultracote pearl coverings are opaque and appear to have a white adhesive layer rather than a clear adhesive layer. Ultracote puts its color in the top layer rather than in the adhesive like Monokote. Bottom line, the pearls are fairly heavy.

Ilook forward to your input on "the sequence" ...

Btw - don't hesitate to ask for detail pictures of the plane's structure as necessary.