First Kit
 

I am right now covering my first kit. It has gone great since I got som MonoKote that wasn't clear. The plane has some scars from where I heated to MonoKote too much and it ripped, but I covered those areas with clear. I looks like it has alrady flown and been beaten up. I am covering the tail in flourescent yellow and the maing wing in transparent blue; the rest is white. I is looking great.

I am having so much fun building the plane.
I am already planing my next plane I am going for a plan build

RE: First Kit
 

Well it sounds like you are having fun. Good luck on covering.

RE: First Kit
 

Good job, just make sure you concentrate on the structure and the covering you will get with time. Just remember that you built it and the pride in seeing your baby soar with the eagles is priceless!!!!

RE: First Kit
 

The first one IS definately the hardest. It certainly was for me. There is a lot to learn to get a good covering job, finding the right temperature for the covering it tough. I prefer Ultracote because it has a paper backing that is easier to get off than the clear backing on monocote. Ultracote also seems to require a lower temp. setting to get it to adhere, and will stand up to a heat gun a little better. But, it can't be shrunk as many times, IMO. Both look GREAT in the air :-). 40' in the air, and you will not see the imperfections! And after all, flying IS what it's all about :-). I hope you like the transparent film more than I. My ultrastick has transparent film that looks really cool on the ground, but it is difficult for me to orient accurately (hard to tell if it is level at 100 feet overhead) in the air.

RE: First Kit
 

*cough *cough Pictures lol... mind if you post up some pictures... i just bought a LT-40 and done the wing... (so much for a winter project... thought it would have been harder to do lol)im still not sure what im going to do... so there is a clear monocote and not a clearkind?