Concerning glues, I'd get some half-hour epoxy for the high stress areas such as the engine firewall and the landing gear mounting plate. I'd also consider using white PVA (PUA in America?) or aliphatic glue in place of the cyano on much of the rest of the structure. These glues will fill small gaps if your joints are less than perfect. ( I did say small gaps!)They also allow you more time to move parts into position before the glue sets. The downside is that you have to allow the glue to set overnight before removing the structure from the plan and excess PVA can prove difficult to sand off the structure. It is as cheap as chips mind

If you can make very good joints however, cyano will be fine. I find myself using medium viscosity cyano much more these days than I used to.

You'll need a building board. I have two: one in made from pinboard stuck to an old Sapaele door which I use for large models; the other is 4'x2' and is made up of pinboard stuck with impact adhesive to a chipboard base. Thick plywood would have made a better base. I'm not sure whether pinboard is called pinboard in the States but you'll know what I'm talking about if I say that you see it in High Schools every day. The notice board in the foyer where students are informed who has been picked for the football team etc is made from pinboard. I believe you can buy building boards ready made in the USA but they are more expensive than the home-made versions.


"Don't let those stick and glue kits scare you. They look much more ferocious to build than they are. You will need a razor saw and a sanding block. Neither is expensive. Other than that, you'll have a ball putting the Telemaster together. Good luck and enjoy."

You will have a ball building it Alan, and you'll be able to choose your own colour scheme so that your model will stand out amidst all of the ARTF clones on the flight line.

On that thought gentlemen, have you ever noticed how many of us finish our STMs in Cub Yellow overall so that they end up looking just like the ARTF?

Er...you do have a modelling knife don't you Alan?









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