She has a (dummy) engine!

Aside from paint, this is just about all the engine detailing I will be doing until this thing flies!

done covering!

Finally done covering the airframe.  I ran out of Koverall and couldn't get to the hobby shop until just before Christmas.  But now the wings are done, and everything has two coats of poly.  Next comes primer and paint, then I can start assembly and setup.

I need to get this plane off of the bench because my 8 year old girl just got her first RC airplane.  It's a small span glider from Mountain Models, and of course we need to build it!

http://www.mountainmodels.com/product_info.php?products_id=718&osCsid=bd8ba740cd4ce84f438956ede787bbc8

Kovering with Koverall

"It has been years since I have used Sig's Koverall covering.  I forgot how much fun this stuff is, and I really like the fabric-like look that it gives the plane.  It's probably a little heavier than if I used Litespan, but I had a bunch leftover from years ago so I decided to use it again.

For the adhesive, I used a mixture of water and Modge Podge.  My wife has a well stocked craft room, and has a new bottle of the stuff.  It's basically thinner white glue, and I read somewhere on RCG that it can be used instead of Stix-it or other model specific adhesive.  I made a test frame, and it seemed to work pretty well so I went ahead and started coating the frame with it.  Well, I got it too thinned out the first time, so I had to apply another coat for he Koverall to stick properly.

I've made a couple of re-learning mistakes on things like seams and overlaps, but so far I'm happy with it.  I have also applied one coat of water based poly with a brush to seal it, and will apply the second coat with the spray can poly.  So far I'm pretty happy with the turnout, but now I need to order more Koverall to keep the ball rolling!