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  1. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Left bottom wing, stitched and pinked... Ready to paint. Now 3 more wings... Lol. I had to order more Solartex from Balsa USA today.
  2. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Ok, bottom left wing panel and aileron is covered. That's enough for today!
  3. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    So, my plan was to cover the fuse, and completely finish the stabs. Then put the panels on the front of the fuse and mount the canopy, but I'm digging this covering work. So, I'm going to start the wings. As Earle mentioned earlier, the front of the wings (the D tube) is aluminum and there is...
  4. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    No worries... Good discussion. As Eale said, the weave won't stand out, but you will see some texture. Especially, with it being black. Elevators done....
  5. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Stabs...
  6. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I will be using DuPont Centari with hardner. I've painted customer planes over the years using this combo and worked really well. It sticks realy well to the solartex. Normally, I use chomabase, or HOC, with Nason clears.
  7. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I had to make an "adjustment". The top of the stab shouldn't have stitching. Same with the bottom of the counter balance on the rudder. Fixed, now on to the horizontals.
  8. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I finished up the Rudder this AM...
  9. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Man.... You had me double checking...lol. Yeah, the wings will be covered differently.
  10. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    On the wings Earle... But on the stabs, they are... From the pictures I have. No?
  11. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    It is an iron on fabric... Like ultracote, but is a cloth.
  12. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Fuse, is all pinked and stitched.
  13. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I went over the rib stitch with the pink-it! Looks great. And is easy.
  14. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Better pic
  15. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I started with the verticle stab... Here's the rib stitch on...
  16. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    BTW: I cut all my covering on a mirror... So the picturs may look weird. I cut a few strips 3/8" wide for the stabs.
  17. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    The rib stitch is the strips, where the pinking is in rolls.
  18. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    There are many ways to make this look real, including using stits and actually stitching it. For my finish, I'm using natural solartex as covering. There are two products that I will be using for the stitching and pinking. I've never used them before.... But the two company owners were very...
  19. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    So, first order of business... You'll need a case of this:
  20. MattyMatt

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Ok so the next step is the details... Rib stitch and pinking. I'm not an expert, but here's what I know. On a typical aerobatic plane, the stitching is every two inches, and 1" wide. The pinking is two inches wide over the ribs, and 4" wide around the leading and training edges. So, on my...
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