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- From: torsten@rnivh.rni.sub.org (Torsten Leibold)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Light Covering...
- Message-ID: <2572@rnivh.rni.sub.org>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 12:02:53 GMT
- References: <226@heimdall.sdrc.com> <2569@rnivh.rni.sub.org> <LARRY.92Dec27190444@peak.psl.nmsu.edu>
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- larry@peak.psl.nmsu.edu (Evil Engineer doin' it the Cowboy Way) writes:
-
- >Torsten> No !! Don't use tissue like silk or nylon if you'd like
- >Torsten> to get a light covering. It needs vast amounts of paint
- >Torsten> to get enough tension and that will make the covering
- >Torsten> much heavier than any film covering.
-
- >I disagree. Dope and tissue still represents the best low-tech finish if
- >you are interested in strength and lightness. (All those FF guys would
- >certainly be using something else if it were markedly lighter and
- >stronger.)
-
- :-) Have you ever tried to make a finish with tissue and dope on your
- own ?? Well, then I cannot understand why you call it low-tech. I
- think the handling of an iron is quite easier than that ...
-
- >Interestingly, dope and tissue can be among the finest and most beautiful
- >light finishes too. If you don't believe it, take a look at one of Windy
- >Urtknowski's CL stunters sometime. By comparison, even the finest monokote
- >finish looks downright tacky.
-
- It's no problem to strengthen your structure with tissue/dope, but
- it's really hard and very time consuming to get it beautiful. And it's
- even harder to get it light. Really !! Have you ever tried it ?
- I prefer a strong but light wood construction that doesn't need the
- strengthening of the covering and use film for finish instead. The
- only reason for me to use tissue/dope is it's durability, so I prefer
- that covering on scale-like models or on trainers which I expect to last
- longer than just some seasons.
-
- Bye,
- Torsten.
-
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