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Originally Posted by Malcolm Fisher Hello Wonwing
I thought I had posted this a while ago, but then "lost" the thread.
Having found it again, I am wondering why you have chosen your particular method of construction.
The ailerons appear to be made from brass rod and/or tube.
I would have soldered this lot together rather than do the dual tasks of gluing with cyano and then using some sort of filler to make fillets/gussets.
I don't know if the model is going to be a flying model or static. Either way, to me, soldered joints would be much quicker and far stronger.
Please let us know why you chose your particular method of working.
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*** Malcolm,the aileron ribs are made from Zamak L348 plus the tips as well,the leading edge is some strange unidentified metal that is very brittle,if everything had been brass then I certainly would have considered it,but due to the dis-similar metals and I dont think that solder would touch the Zamak from past experiences after trying to modify some castings,the biggest problem with this model is the lack of precision.ie nothing fits properly due to cheap expendable moulds ! the instructions use glue gun or quick set epoxy but I did not fancy either of these.
The model is a non flying super scale once produced by Hasegawa as a limited run kit to 500 models but re-engineered for part works.
My theory was the thin cyno would permeate fully into the joints with metal filled slow drying epoxy acting as fillets on the poory engineered joints,not my favourite method of construction but found to be the best under the difficult circumstances.
The ailerons and other framework will be painted matt white to represent the anti-dope finish on the original aircraft.