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The wing skins were difficult to bend around the leading edge without creasing, as the paper they are printed on is very stiff. The way I did it was to wet them lightly on the backside, and then use an iron on low heat to form them around a tube. To protect the printed surface I used a piece of tissue between the iron and the wing skin, as a test on a scrap piece had shown that the print was easily damaged otherwise.
The end result was reasonably good, but certainly not perfect. Maybe someone knows a better method?
After pre-forming, the skins were glued to the wing boxes and the fuselage, an operation which needed a bit of care. Fortunately the fit of the wing skins was almost spot on, with only minimal adjustment of the wing root end necessary.
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