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Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 by NATOMike. Viewed 1239 times.
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| NATOMike | 21-Jun-20 10:31 | | Got it all together and then realised I had forgotten to shrink the tissue. The center of gravity is off (too tail heavy). Not sure I will be abel to get it to fly, but learned a lot about making this model. Tough build, but wings are easier than the SE5a. |
| edbecky | 22-Jun-20 09:12 | | Why not spray it with water just like it is, I use an old Windex spray bottle with a 20% alcohol to water solution. A little clay in the nose will take care of your tail heavy problem. |
| BriandKilby | 22-Jun-20 10:11 | | ed, I usually spray the tissue with just water, how does the alcohol solution help? |
| Don C | 22-Jun-20 10:39 | | Ed's right. Go ahead and shrink it. Don't soak it, just a light mist. I remember it was tough to get the wings right. Looks like you did well.
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| edbecky | 22-Jun-20 11:30 | | Brian, I've read two different scenarios on why to use the Alcohol mixture. One stated it will quicken the drying procedure. The other said it prevents the model from warping by not shrinking it as much as straight water will. I've read this on the internet so it has to be true :-) All joking aside I've had pretty good results with the alcohol/water solution. |
| BriandKilby | 22-Jun-20 12:27 | | thanks ed!. |
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