Assembly is now underway and the wing fillets are being gradually built up,the plan simply states the use of paper but I like to build up a bit of structure where the fuselage meets the wing then build onto that with the paper fillets.
The wing fillets are very subtle and to look realistic need to be done carefully,below you will see how I did them my own way.
First to make things easier I painted the components and allowed them to dry overnight,the wheel wells will be cut through after the test flying just to give the wings a bit more lift,then if things go well they will be cut through to reveal the work that I did in that area.
Looking underneath first balsa membranes were fitted where the wings blend into the fuselage,this gives me something to build onto.
The curved paper fillets ( warm hands around any suitable round object ) glued into place.
Here you can see the little bit of structure inserted into the joint.
The wing fillets are very subtle and to look realistic need to be done carefully,below you will see how I did them my own way.
First to make things easier I painted the components and allowed them to dry overnight,the wheel wells will be cut through after the test flying just to give the wings a bit more lift,then if things go well they will be cut through to reveal the work that I did in that area.
Looking underneath first balsa membranes were fitted where the wings blend into the fuselage,this gives me something to build onto.
The curved paper fillets ( warm hands around any suitable round object ) glued into place.
Here you can see the little bit of structure inserted into the joint.
