500 Series P-40 Build

[ADW 123]

alright... thank you

[scigs30]

ADW, This plane was covered with the kit tissue following the covering diagram on the plans and the little booklet. Normally I cover in large pieces, but wanted to give it a try. I must say the Guillows way was real easy and the covering came out smooth. I would not try this with colored tissue, because I think you would see the overlap too much. But then that could be a cool thing, like the skins on real planes. Also I did some touch up work on the paint, and I am a little more happy. Should have it flying next week.

[ADW 123]

im gettting the f6f hellcat today... i was going to try to make the covering my best... over the last four years i have been experimenting and i seemed to have found a decent way to cover... i like to hear other people's input tho

[Sgt.Squirrel]

I'm going to use craft store type tissue because of the colors, what color would look good on a p-40? preferably only 2 colors, i cant make camo layers or anything like that, I cant paint for my life either...

[scigs30]

Did some touch up work with the paint and now I am ready for flight tomorrow. I will fly the P-40 and my Comet Corsair, will post pictures.

[Scott]

Great looking P-40 and F4U.

[scigs30]

The Corsair did not fly, one try and it crashed and the wing broke. The P-40 took some trimming, but it ended up flying ok for about 30 seconds. The nose cone broke on the first trim flight.

[flash52]

Nice job on the P-40. Did you print the Texas Longhorn on decal paper?

[scigs30]

Yes I did.

[ADW 123]

how?

[Sgt.Squirrel]

I have all the parts sanded and the notches are cut out. I sand the print off so the build will look like the picture on the box and planes. The wood is pretty hard so I use a dremel with cut off bit to make my notches. Normally with contest balsa I use a notcher tool, but that takes forever with hard wood.

Some of my sheets were really hard too, i sanding for an hour but the parts would't come out, this sheet was the one with the fusalage formers, so they were all cracked split and twisted, i couldnt cut notches, even my xacto knife tip broke off! It feels like Oak! its only my second kit, my first was the bird dog, with good balsa.

Im also using metallic craftstore tissue, hopefully it will work, its a little haevy buy alot stronger than guillows



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[scigs30]

When I get wood that is that bad, I email Guillows and 2 days later I have new wood at my door.

[Sgt.Squirrel]

When I get wood that is that bad, I email Guillows and 2 days later I have new wood at my door.

well i already built it...

its not that bad except for the notches, there peeled off

i would probably order another kit, except directly from guiillows

[ADW 123]

when i cover, i use white glue, and i put it over all the frams that touch the tisue. however, sometimes i get wrincles on the outside edges. how do i avoid this? should i brush on water to get the wrincles out?

[ADW 123]

im getting this kit tomorrow... any tips about this kit?