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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 22:03 |  | | Views : 451 | | This is the final result of all my trials and experimentation. Not bad, eh? Its not as "contrasty" as the black thread I used before,. Its a bit more understated and realistic. Now the real challenge will come when I try to apply all that I've learned on the completed fuselage. Thats it for the stitching experiment. Now, I'll be working on the fuselage and doing some "slight" revising to accommodate the cockpit interior as well as alter the profile of the nose to reflect a more "boxy" squared-n appearance. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:54 |  | | Views : 411 | | If this is a repeat posting, I'm still learning how to use this thangy. I looked up The Vintage Aviator website and found some amazing colored close up photos of the S.E. 5 they restored (or built), an the side fuselage stitching appears to be a medium gray color. A quick stop at Wal Mart's fabric section netted me a nice gray colored thread that actually has a braided texture. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:48 |  | | Views : 409 | | Again, remembering the unsightly mess, I decided to use a pin dipped in Tamiya's olive drab paint to carefully further clean up any signs of frayed fabric or tiny wood chips from the balsa sheet that the Solartex is covering. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:46 |  | | Views : 405 | | After punching the new holes on the adjacent strip, I brushed off the trimmings with a stiff brush to keep things nice and tidy-like |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:43 |  | | Views : 386 | | Okay guys, I think I've got it narrowed down to something workable and looks good at the same time. In this photo, you can observe that only one strip of Solartex has been pre-punched with pin holes while the other is blank. Last time, it was discovered that the strips stretch out while being laid on the fuselage side, thereby causing the holes to be rearranged out of alignment. This time, I am going to use the pre-punched strip as my guide for the plain strip. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:33 |  | | Views : 415 | | Sorry guys, still learning how to upload images. I used a pin vice to drill the covering and wood backing to help me thread the stitching. It was at this point, since I knew I was stitching directly onto the fuselage, that I will leave the entire bottom of the fuselage uncovered to allow me access to the interior for the stitching. Once everything is done, II will cover the bottom of the fuselage and seal everything inside. That's it for now. Thanks guys . sky |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:29 |  | | Views : 425 | | a pin vice to help me penetrate the wood. During the actual covering and finishing of the fuselage, I'll leave the entire bottom of the fuselage uncov |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:25 |  | | Views : 484 | | You can easily see gluing the whole thing wasn't the solution..... Only one option left, just simply stitch the Solarte4x and thread directly to (and thru the wood too) fuselage. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:22 |  | | Views : 378 | | Problem with the sticky paper was that after threading the Solartex film, when I tried to pull it off, the threads came apart. Only option was to try to simply leave the threads and covering on the paper and glue to whole thing to the fuselage. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:19 |  | | Views : 406 | | 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 : 407 | | 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. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 20:45 |  | | Views : 461 | | 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. |
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