Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Pigasus Build, Part 11 Fins



These are the pig legs, one before and one after sanding down the primer.
Some builder's lay down more coats of primer than me, sanding between coats. Before the first color overcoat, their surfaces will be gray overall. I spray and sand just enough just to fill any imperfections left after the Carpenter's Wood Filler.



Next up, the gluing lines for the wings and legs were sanded down on the body tube for better adhesion. The root edge gluing line was wider than usual so I was able to use some 220 grit on a sanding block.

2 comments:

  1. Do you gave a reference for how you sand those spots for the root edge glue? It seems like the sanding block would take off a much wider area. Thanks.

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    1. Hi Scadaman,
      If you keep the block angle consistent as you sand down the pencil line you can remove a straight and even gluing strip. It's easier than you might think. Practice on some scrap tubing.

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