Covering

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Coloring R/C Aircraft   

All R/C fliers have gotten that "I can't tell which way it's going" feeling when learning to fly R/C. Several simple color trimming steps can help you fly your airplane better, whether you are a beginner or top dog in Pattern.

For the Solite Challenged   

An excellent 5-page article by Martin Hunter with lots of photos explaining exactly how to cover balsa structures with Solite film. This is applicable to any film covering.

Advanced Covering Techniques with Solite   

Great Ezone howto showing how to make patterns and designs and apply them to your model.

How to Do Curves - Smooth Air   

Using film covering on flat surfaces with curved shapes.

Covering with Colours - Smooth Air   

Using different colours on the same part. Note: This is a 2-page article. the link at the bottom is not clear on this.

Layering With Solite - Smooth Air   

Using multiple film layers for stunning effects.

Name It   

An easy cheap way to get some lettering on your model. Warning: Yahoo popup.

Flame the Plane   

How to draw and apply freehand designs to your covering.

Which Covering- Dubai RC Hobbies   

A good short description of the commercial shrinkable film coverings available on the market.

RCMicroFlight.com Covering with lightweight Mylar   

Five-micrometer Mylar film is the best covering for many RC micro aircraft. Here’s how to apply it to a balsa frame airplane. (Courtesy of the Wayback Machine)

Model Airplane News - HOW TO: Work with light plastic film for micro flyers   

Covering a micro plane with stretch platic clingfilm (Reynolds wrap) works well and is very cheap. Here's how.

Covering and Painting Weights   

A table and calculator for finding covering weights per area.

E Zone: Covering foam with Silkspan or fiberglass, and Minwax Polycrylic   

Minwax Polycrylic may be a safer, viable substitute for epoxy resin when fiberglassing raw polystyrene foam.

Bradley Walker's FM Finishing Article   

Getting a perfect finish on covered balsa takes some work. This in-depth article leads you through the process.

Tissue over Mylar   

Applying tissue over mylar is lighter than using tissue and dope, as the dope adds a lot of weight. Here is a step-by-step guide to using this covering method.

RC Groups - Doculam Discoveries!   

Document laminating film makes a hard, strong covering material.

RCU Magazine How-To - How to Covering   

Some pretty good instructions here.

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