KILTED COWBOY
Well-Known Member
I was watching a guy build a balsa model airplane.
When I was a kid,we used to cover with tissue and put on dope to make it strong and rigid
He was using a plastic film that has an adhesive on it which is activated by heating it with an iron it shrinks it a bit and adheres to the balsa frame.
Instead of papering fins I was going to try on my next build to cover the fins with this stuff and see how it works. It is very light and strong as it is used on flying models.
When I was a kid,we used to cover with tissue and put on dope to make it strong and rigid
He was using a plastic film that has an adhesive on it which is activated by heating it with an iron it shrinks it a bit and adheres to the balsa frame.
Instead of papering fins I was going to try on my next build to cover the fins with this stuff and see how it works. It is very light and strong as it is used on flying models.