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Comet North American P51 Mustang by scigs30. Viewed 1039 times. Build Thread Next Prev Click image to return. Image Comments scigs30 04-Jul-10 13:37 I covered the wing and fuselage with Japanese tissue pre-shrunk on a picture frame. I applied the tissue with thinned down white glue and shrunk with light mists of water. Everything looked great after shrinking but 1 hour later, my wing developed small stress winkles at the root ribs. knowing I was going to use Japanese tissue, I added some gussets, but I should have laminated two 1/16 root ribs to prevent the stress wrinkles. At this point the stab and rudder have not been covered so I pre shrunk the tissue again on a small frame and then covered the tail surfaces. If I used Domestic tissue then I probably would not have had those issues, but man I sure like the look of white Japanese tissue. I like both types of tissue equally and really don't prefer one over the other. I did remove the side stringers since they did not look right under the tissue. 2 coats of dope have been applied and now she is off to the paint shop. The prop is built per the plans for display only, I won't try to fly her with the balsa prop, probably use a peck prop. Please sign in to comment on this image.