Apogee Heli-Roc Build Part 14 Hinges

Here's how the hinges line up.

The corner of the trimmed hinge touches the back corner of the reinforcement strip. Enlarge the picture to see better detail.

Hold the blade steady in the correct position. The free end of the hinge was flipped up and thick CA was applied to the body tube where the hinge made contact. I used a toothpick to transfer the CA to the body tube. The hinge was then folded over and set into the CA.

For the next step, you'll find it easier to tie the blade ends down on the body tube.

I used white shroud line thread instead of the supplied red Kevlar so it would blend better with the white body tube.

The wrapping of the thread went much easier than I thought it would.

The end of the thread was tacked down with a small drop of thick super glue.

Wrap the thread as evenly as you can. After the wraps are complete, use a toothpick to evenly spread out the line spacing.

After spacing the wraps, put a drop of thick CA on a cotton swab and glue the thread to the flat face of the hinge.

Don't leave the in one spot for very long - touch and remove. If set down to long, you could glue the cotton tip to the model!

Here's the thread after wrapping, spacing and gluing in place.