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Les, I'm a Grumpy as well. For what it's worth, here is the technique I use. I deliberately cut the formers too small (I cut about a 1/16 inch inside the outline). Then, I cut a long, 1/4 inch wide strip of cardstock, and start wrapping it around the former one layer at a time. (Think of the former as being the web of an I-beam to get the shape). After adding each layer, I check the fit in the fuselage sections, and keep on adding the strip until it fits snugly in the fuselage section. Then, using the strip as the joining area, I glue the former into one of the fuselage sections, leaving about an eighth inch of the strip hanging outside the section to glue the next section to. Be sure you cut finger holes into the formers to help you handle them. When the segments are conic sections rather than cylinders, you may have to slant the the strip as you add it to the former (or cut little slits in it to allow the gluing surface to conform to the fuselage shape).
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05-06-2018, 09:55 PM
Les (BT-1: 1, umtutsut: 0)
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