Fiberglassing using water based Polycrylic: Fast dry, no fumes, Easy to work with. Flying King

EP 3*: Flying King, wing joints glassed with Polycrylic
This is the last video shot in my old third bay garage shop. Sniff, sob, good times. But the new shop is just about ready, still finding places for things, and learned a little about shop ergonomics if that is a thing. More on that later.
Fiberglassing has always been a long arduous process, mostly because the set times are longer, the resins are smelly and sticky and messy. ( I know epoxies aren’t as aromatic as, but the fumes can still be harmful if you are in a poorly ventilated environment) and it’s never a fun step. But years ago I glassed a small section of a Gee Bee R2 using Minwax Polycrylic and it actually came out nicely. In following years I saw a few more entire planes build by my friend John, fiberglassed with Polycrilic and they came out very nice as well. And he is an excellent scale builder. Today I show you how easy it is to fiberglass the wing reinforcements on the Flying King to build up the wing joints. Fast, easy to use and cleans up with water. Give it a try on your next project.
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If you have questions please add them in a comment below.
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100 count, seems like a lot, but more is better when the project is big.
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If you wanna build this airplane, You can find the plans here. www.rcgroups.c... Scroll down to post #517
The last pdf is the article from RCM magazine and includes that bonus materials list.
Additionally you can download a redrawn ACAD version of this plan from Aerofred.com
You will need to register, which is free, but you can download the plans for free as well.
Let’s get building!!!
If you have questions about scratch building from plans, post them in the comment section below and I will do my very best to answer them.
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