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Post by blackthunder on May 22, 2013 7:31:42 GMT 1
Okay cool,
Urm just big chunks of polystyrene are coming off, mainly in the area where the elastic bands are used to keep the wing on!
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Post by SussexFlyer on May 22, 2013 7:49:16 GMT 1
OK. If you have kept all the chunks and it fits together nicely (like a jigsaw puzzle) it may be worth trying the parcel tape repair option.
How did it break? Was it the goalpost incident? May be best not to fly too near immovable objects just yet! Practise landings and when can land in roughly the same spot perhaps 8 out of 10 times that is the time to dice with goalposts!
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Post by renard80 on May 23, 2013 0:40:04 GMT 1
Luke, always keep in mind that the SC is a tough old bird who loves being repaired. You can often patch her up without shelling out on new parts.
Your wings - if it's only small pieces of foam missing, can you patch up as recommended above? If not, I can recommend an excellent product called One Strike Filler. Used like PolyFilla, you push it into gaps to replace missing parts of your wing. No need to build up layers, just shove it in the gap and mould to shape (it can be sanded when hard, if necessary). It sets in about 15 minutes, coloured white. Your repairs will be very hard and durable but - and here's the bonus - extremely light. Amazing stuff, strong but lightweight.
One Strike Filler is cheap: a 500ml tub costing about £2 will last you for ever. Repairs to my wing have remained solid for more than a year, still going strong.
Your wing struts - why do you need new ones? If it's simply those darned hooks which have snapped (as they often do), don't buy new ones - they, too, will probably break with your next hard landing. Instead, snip off any remaining bits of the hook. Straighten a paper clip. Hold it with pliers or even a clothes peg while heating one end with a match, a lighter or in a gas flame. When hot, carefully push it through the plastic, about a quarter or half inch from the end of the strut. When it's cooled, take a couple of tight turns round the strut. Secure with hot glue etc if necessary.
The paper clip wire now protruding from the end of the strut has effectively replaced your hook. Simply poke it through the strut retainer on your wing and bend it backwards to secure it. This simple mod should survive any amount of crashes! There are references to it somewhere on this board but I don't have time to search for them.
As I said previously - bend and mend 'em. Don't bend 'em and spend!
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Post by SussexFlyer on May 23, 2013 7:02:08 GMT 1
That's good advice from renard80, Luke.
Every time you repair a model, just like every time you fly it, you are LEARNING! I started aeromodelling decades ago and in those days there were no foam RTF (ready to fly) models, you had to make them out of balsawood and tissue paper etc. Because we made them from scratch it was just as easy to 'remake' them when they crashed. But today, the first reaction is to replace rather than repair but, Luke, if you have a go at repairing not only will you often save money but you will have learned a new skill. There is also a certain amount of satisfaction to be had!
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