A usefull Tip
 

The other day I fitted the wing fences to my Mig 15 and they were an ok fit but could have been better. They are just glued on with 2 liltle cut outs. The result was a gap beneath them and the wing surface which I thought looked bad. A friend of mine gave me this tip which has resulted in an excellent finish.

I simply mixed my 5 min epoxy with a small amount of red paint and made a nice red epoxy fillet with masking tape. I used a small coffee stirrer you can pick up at Macdonalds etc. Mix the paint to one portion of the epoxy before you add the other hardener for example

The result is a very neat strong joint. Also the effect of the paint is to give you about 10 mins working time with the 5 min epoxy.

I thought this was a neat and very useful tip.

What other little tips have you got

Intersting, as I would not have expected the epoxy to set correctly. I assume that it has or else you would not have posted. What paint did you use?
John

Yes it has set fine, Just took a little longer. I used the only red I had which happened to be a very close match. It is in the pic Humbrol enamel

That yellow masking tape you get from B and Q is also excellent for this sort of job

Nice! Thanks!

Here is the other wing with the fences attached before I apply the fillet. You should be able to see the gap. I will post a similar after pic when finished

Here are the two other pics of in progress and finished

Different paints could effect the epoxies. If you use dry pigment it would be better. Regardless, it's a good tip, and I would suggest to mix up a small test batch, to make sure it cures before putting the mix on the model.

Nice one! Cheers.

Humbrol eh! Well I will certainly be trying this one. Thanks for the tip.
John