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bmwkadet
04-18-2003, 07:45 PM
I just covered my first trainer plane,a kadet senior.
When I was covering the fuselage, I had some trouble on the skirts. There are a few wrinkles and bubles. Does anyone have any tips on how to get rid of these, or how to do them better on my next plane?
Thanks in advance.
Robcrash
04-20-2003, 09:06 PM
I find if i leave a good amount of material extra I can grab a hold of, then while heating ,stretch it over the curved area, this works well if you have a third hand sticking out of your head to hold the heat gun, (or a good friend who dosn't mind your language) :oops:
as for bubbles i use a small pencil torch with heat gun attmnt. to carefully shrink the bubbles then smooth them out with my finger.(burning my finger in the process :?
My kadet is in the user gallery, I love that plane,
BIG IS BEUTIFUL 8)
bmwkadet
04-22-2003, 02:38 PM
Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it!
I'll go have a look in the gallery to see how your Kadet looks.
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