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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:19 |  | | Views : 950 | | Here is a really good example of what was happening as I tried to loop the needle back through the paper and covering. You can easily see how the previous threads were pulled apart and distorted. So, I figured the next best thing would be to use sticky paper to help hold things down. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 20:50 |  | | Views : 955 | | I initially laid out some strips of Solartex on a piece of paper and tried to stitch them together. Thinking that I could simply glue on the results to the fuselage. As it turned out, each time I threaded the needle, the covering would move around or the thread would distort and stretch. If you zoom up, you can easily see the inconsistency of the stitching. |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 20:45 |  | | Views : 1032 | | Well, to make a long story of my trials and tribulations short, I think I've got it. This stitching was done on my "faux" sample fuselage to practice my craft. I encourage you to zoom up and you can see the slight imperfections as a result of my learning. I'll show you just a couple of extra pictures of some of my mistakes that finally led up to where I am now. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 20:38 |  | | Views : 1008 | | In my last "installment" I left it where I managed to have the fuselage constructed and covered in a manner to resemble the real aircraft's horizontal split by the pronounced stitching |
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