ORIGINAL: dustin_p
Hi all! I'm a total noob with R/C planes... In fact this is my first post here on RCU!
I'm building a Sig Kadet Mark II kit that I bought 12 years ago, started and never finished. Luckily most of the pieces made it and I'm having a blast finishing it with my 7 year old son.
I'll take a few pics if any ones interested in the progress too! I would say it's 80% complete...
Anyway the question I have is more of a sequencing one than an actual how to. I have read a bunch of how to's for covering planes but one thing seems to be missing... What sequence do I cover things? I understand that it's much easier to cover the wings before you put the ailerons on and the same goes for the rudder/elevator. Do I cover the fusalage first with the stabalizer and rudder off? If so how do I seal the joints were they meet? Do I put a small piece over the joints after they are on?
Thanks for all the help!
Dustin
You can do it either way. If you decide to glue the horizontal stab and rudder to the fuselage before covering, take a strip of covering about 3/4" wide, fold it in the middle lengthwise and iron it in the joint/seam. I recommend using the lighter color for the strip so that it will not show through the covering on top of it. Personally, I find it easiest to cover the horizontal stab and rudder 1st, then install them on the covered fuselage. When I cover the parts 1st I normally do not cover the seam/glue joint - the epoxy/CA will seal the joint and prevent fuel residue from getting in.
Do not forget to add a 3" - 4" wide strip of a contrasting color to the underside of the main wing running chord wise (leading edge to trailing edge) on one side. This will help in providing orientation (is the plane right side up or upside down and is it coming toward you or away from you).
Hope this is of some help.