Weighting a Tail Sitter VIDEO TUTORIAL

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/11/2013 - 20:40

 

 

How many times did happen to you this?                             Or like this?

Yes, it is the endless story of the tailsitter planes. Forgetting to add to them the proper amount of weight, always causes to have them... sitting :)
Adding some weight seems the easiest things to do, but when the time come, with it also some questions are coming: What kind of material should i use? And what glue? ... And so on.

On this video the subject is illustrated in great detail, giving you all the informations that you need to proper treat with a tailsitter.
Thanks to International Scale Modeller for the excellent job!

 

 

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Comments

ricky hague (not verified)
Sat, 10/12/2013 - 17:51

another item I use is no nails adhesive .squirt a bit on newspapar and smooth it into the cavity with a blade,great cheap fix !!

Urban Gardini (not verified)
Sun, 10/13/2013 - 20:19

Try to get hold of tungsten putty from an angling shop n you'll get a superb putty to weight down tail sitters with minimal hidden areas to put a weight in. It's really easy to form into a suitable shape n' its weight is great compared to lead. Check out these to links n' you'll get an idea of how easy it is to work with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2D2mtIHypI

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=744209&WT.srch=1&WT...|fly_Fly+Fishing+Acc_Floatants+%2F+Weights|USA&rid=20&WT.z_mc_id1=43700001031781232&gclid=CPrrxs60lLoCFaF3cAodnBcAlQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

The only draw back is that it's a tad expensive but the ease of use makes it worth it in my opinion. Give it a shot!

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