SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale

[chris williams]

Polyester is simpler to mix, the activator ratio being non-critical, and no measuring required: increasing amounts of hardener merely speed up the curing time... The type of glass mat or cloth used seems not to be an issue (At least, not for the last 35 years!)

[patte de loup]

Completly agree Chris, only restriction with polyester is the shrinkage . That's why , it's not used for making fuse for example
Pat'

[chris williams]

I seem to remember that Pat Teakle's fuselages were made from polyester... (But then memory is the first casualty of Old Age)

[chris williams]

Meanwhile, from the Dung Beetle's point of view...

[Barry_Cole]

So we now have the pointy end, and the dung beetle end.

Our lives just get better and better.



BC

[chris williams]

Time now to start the tailplane...

[chris williams]

Adding some more fiddly bits...

[Jus Gordon]

More silly questions Chris,

I take it you use cyano on the ribs and diagonals and use wood glue for the sheeting?

[chris williams]

Correctamundo, Jus...

[chris williams]

I can't remember who's is the Petrel in foreground? (I have a feeling it was either Tony's or Pat's) The reason for this question will become clear