Senior telemaster Re-Build

[rockyboy]

I haven't used the HK covering yet, but I've seen several foam builds @wilmracer used it on and they turned out great!

 

[wilmracer]

I haven't used the HK covering yet, but I've seen several foam builds @wilmracer used it on and they turned out great!

Funny enough I've never used it over balsa
But yeah, It works really well, and at a lower temp than Monokote. I've been very happy with the results.

 

[Joker 53150]

I've used it a few times and like it. I think it used to be far cheaper per square foot than it is now, but it's still a decent product.

 

[TooJung2Die]

The HK covering generally gets good reviews. I have only used two colors; opaque white and transparent burnt orange. The opaque went on flawlessly. The transparent was a pain. The seams kept slipping when shrinking. I had to re-do some sections multiple times.

 

[OliverW]

The HK covering generally gets good reviews. I have only used two colors; opaque white and transparent burnt orange. The opaque went on flawlessly. The transparent was a pain. The seams kept slipping when shrinking. I had to re-do some sections multiple times.

I am not a big fan of transparent covering anyways.

 

[Jackson T]

The HK covering generally gets good reviews. I have only used two colors; opaque white and transparent burnt orange. The opaque went on flawlessly. The transparent was a pain. The seams kept slipping when shrinking. I had to re-do some sections multiple times.

I had the same experience with my burnt orange film from Hobbyking.

 

[rockyboy]

I am not a big fan of transparent covering anyways.

Heresy!!

 

[OliverW]

My covering arrived last week, so tomorrow I am going to start getting rid of all the old covering.

 

[chris398mx]

My covering arrived last week, so tomorrow I am going to start getting rid of all the old covering.

how do you go about getting the old covering off? I have an old balsa plane that could use some TLC.

 

[OliverW]

You use a heat gun and a oven mit to pull it off.

 

[OliverW]

Starting covering tearing off stuff goodness and I found this in the hatch!

This saves me time and money.

 

[OliverW]

Work work

 

[Andrew]

I am going to order covering tonight. I am going to try hobbyking's covering.

My experiences with Hobbyking film has been excellent, not a single wrinkle ironing around corners and bends, excellent adhesion to balsa and foam, and best of all it comes in 5 meter lengths, unlike my local hobby shop 2 meters at 2-3x the price.

 

[Andrew]

I also just noticed it has silicon glow fuel tubing, that will go soft and turn to jelly and split when you use gasoline fuel through it, you need "tygon" or something similar. Also the fuel tank rubber bung could swell if it's not gasoline safe.

 

[rockyboy]

Best practice is definitely replace the fuel tubing and bung every couple years, or when switching fuel types - nobody wants leaks or a clunk that won't move freely messing up a newly refurbished plane!

 

[OliverW]

Best practice is definitely replace the fuel tubing and bung every couple years, or when switching fuel types - nobody wants leaks or a clunk that won't move freely messing up a newly refurbished plane!

Yep. I have some spare tubing from some crashes.

 

[Joker 53150]

The wingspan is 96 inches, or just about 8 feet

I was re-reading this thread and this comment made me laugh.

 

[Joker 53150]

Best practice is definitely replace the fuel tubing and bung every couple years, or when switching fuel types - nobody wants leaks or a clunk that won't move freely messing up a newly refurbished plane!

I've used the Tygon fuel line for years and it works well, HOWEVER, it does get stiff fairly quickly and will keep the clunk from moving freely. I've seen many people recommend the clunk line gets Viton tubing instead of Tygon as it doesn't stiffen with age. I got a couple feet of it from http://www.bennettbuilt.com/shop/Tank_Accessories--Viton_Gas_Line_Tubing_Soft.html and so far so good! It's not cheap, but each plane only needs a short amount. Since it's not transparent (and because it's more expensive) people don't normally use it for all fuel lines in the plane.

 

[OliverW]

I was re-reading this thread and this comment made me laugh.

I was tired and not thinking straight lol

 

[CMS_1961]

SquirrelTail
Nice job on the rebuild so far--it's a really great plane--had the wood one years ago and it got damaged and I gave it to a friend when I moved. I was too lazy to build another one from balsa wood/ply so I built this SORTA-TELEMASTER from DTFB--It flies just like the wood one but not as long (darn LIPO batteries!!--LOL) See attached--8 foot wingspan--!