I’ve not managed a lot of modelling this last week; at the weekend it was the Teesside Model Flying Clubs’ annual 2 day model air show and a lot of my time’s been taken up helping to get that organised. It was a fabulous weekend and once again we were blessed with excellent weather.
I’ve got 2 of the wings stitched and taped; the stitching went just as I thought it would, no problems but mind numbingly boring! If you’ve every built a scale model and thought that adding stitching and rib tapes just isn’t worth the effort this photo with the evening sun casting shadows might change your mind.
When actually working on the wing the stitching and tapes don’t seem to stand out very much at all, but when in the air and the light catches them they are really noticeable even at a considerable distance so they definitely are worth the effort. Admittedly I’d use simulated stitches if the wing didn’t have such a pronounced under camber.