While building my Flite Test Spitfire speedbuild kit I came up with a way to round off those undercut lasered edges.
I actually stumbled upon this method by accident. while gluing the top of the Spitfire's fuselage, my "B" style fold slipped and became an "A" style. I guess I could have used a Swedish helper.
In an attempt to soften the hot glue and fix the problem, I tried using an iron to heat the area and re-melt the glue. All I managed to do was melt the foam, but I discovered that I could shape it with the iron and that the paper stuck to the melted foam.
Keen observers will notice that I installed my horizontal stabilizer upside down. Again, a handy Swede may have prevented that.
Here's the tail after painting.
Thank you so much.
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I had the clothes iron maxed as well and think it was a tad too hot.
Of course it will depend on your iron.
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If there is no shop close this is the web site
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/advancedsearchresults.aspx?query=foam-board
The finished weight seems close to the suggested weight.
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Gryf
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When you do the edges like I've shown, you do melt the foam and it does seem to stick to the paper much better than the original bond, but you are changing the shape on purpose.
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From now I will start using this technique
Thanks again for sharing !
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What paint did you use for painting the airplane?
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You did great job with it. Keep up with the good works.
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