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Originally Posted by crashgate4 My son put me on to your site acouple of days ago and your hints are marvelous. Have decided to start the ailerons now after putting it off for some time. Reasurring to know its not just me having problems, but must not give up. That wrong measurment on the fusalage frame was a real bummer. |
*** Thats the spirit ! we will never give up with this model,you can get around a lot of the problems encountered,you will probably meet a few parts that are badly fitting or at the worst short on dimensions for the ailerons,with a bit of juggling you can work things out,best way is to lay down a piece of clear plastic sheet on the bench to stop everything sticking,assemble the ailerons flat by pinning down with strips of card held over the ribs,leading edge and trailing edge etc to hold them in position,work slowly a few pieces at a time,I used automobile cold weld adhesive which is metal filled but slow setting araldite is ideal,put plenty on bridging the gaps where necessary or adding a small spacer grafted in,when dry after a week or too grind off the surplus adhesive flush with a Dremel tool.When you do come to fit the ailerons cut the recesses carefully in the trailing edge,I used a small Swiss file working top and bottom evenly,place the wing vertically on the bench with books either side,dangle the aileron U-Shaped brackets carefully pushing onto the trailing edge adjusting as necessary,once happy after this dry run,remove and add epoxy onto these spots,follow through again holding the aileron vertically and once in position clamp up until dry,you may find a spacer of thin wood between the aileron and trailing edge will help you get the correct gap,the brackets are actually too short.Best of luck and please feel free to keep us posted,you will probably find some good ideas of your own that will prove useful to others here.