My last two covering jobs.

[Afton236]

I have been using iron on plastic covering for my foam planes. It makes them super strong and doesn't add that much weight.
A Multiplex Fun Cub




E-flite apprentice.  
Razor paint scheme




Both paint schemes are taken from husky aircraft paint schemes

I have another Multiplex Fun Cub that I am going to cover and will post the pictures when I am finished.

[Rocketeer]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

Greetings Afton,

WOW! Those look great!!!

Sounds like the way to go on covering foam.

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to the next posting.

Bill L.
In Okla.

[XF-15DCC]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

They look wicked good!

Explain how you can do this with foam (please)

[Afton236]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

I went looking for some posts in forums that explains the covering process and the needed tools to complete the job. Although most of the posts cover balsa models the only thing different is testing and finding the right temperature of the sealing iron so you don't melt the foam. Also you have to be careful not to warp the thin areas such as the flap, aileron, and vertical stabilizer. If you shrink one side more than the other it will bend it out of shape but you can apply more heat on the other side to get it straight again if you don't distort it to much. The best post I found for me was in the rcgroups forum. Here is a link. Covering Tutorial for Beginning Builders Although there are others this one helped me the most. I found the pattern that I wanted and printed it out full size and cut it out like a template and then cut the covering to size and Ironed it on.  Good luck and please post any covering jobs that you do, I would really like to see them.

[XF-15DCC]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

Thanks for the link!

Kevin

[Afton236]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

Your welcome, also you should review a few videos on you-tube as there is a ton of information which shows you to start in the middle and work to the outside. The learning process has been a challenge and a lot of fun when everything works out as planned. Again Good luck in your efforts.

Derrick

[Capt. Crunch]

RE: My last two covering jobs.

Thanks for sharing this info Afton. I think I may have just found myself a winter project to try.

Jeff