How To Cover a Model Airplane with Tissue

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[davidhutchinsinternational]

Just coming back to the hobby after 70 years, yes 70 years. 87 next week! Have been building an old stock Mercury Tiger Moth and converting it to RC as a trip down memory lane. It is amazing how many different ways there are now for covering a plane. I really appreciated this video as it is so clear and the method is close to what I remember. Thank you.

[abjectt]

I used to cut the tissue to the approximate size. Then soak it in water lay it on the wood then brush dope on all the struts and ribs. It would soak through the tissue to the wood and when it was dry the tissue would tighten right up.

[dewaynehenson]

Nice work and very clean . I have been building these type of kits since I was 10 yrs old I am now 70 .Over the years I have tried
MANY different types of making the tissue tight, and what I stumbled across was to use ( SPRAY STARCH ) like what is used on shirts . Not only does this shrink tight but it also makes the tissue harder . This CAN be doped or covered with banana oil . Works for me and have covered at least 60 planes and have won many contests using this method. Once again, you do good work . DUKE

[alangarner]

This all takes me back to when I was about 14 or so, its great to watch and see it still goes on today . 😎 p.s I am now 65 .👍🏻

[danielgerard]

To make for a drum tight wing skin wet tissue before laying on wing. This method will eliminate all tissure wrinkles. When dry the wing skin will be incredibly tight.

[retroelectro]

There is a grain to the tissue. The plans usually state which direction to place the grain of the tissue.

[steveperry]

i used to build these type planes when i was a kid back in the early 1960's it's fun watching you do it. i still have a couple of vintage kits in my closet that i should build or give away. thnx for the show.

[gj]

Great to see young blood in the game. Nice work.

[aussieaeromodeler]

tissue covering there's an almost lost art :)

[gbresaleking]

Doing a douglas dc3 by guillows now, and not happy with how the "full scales plans" arent quite big enough to layout plane, and also the formers have pre punched spots to put stringers on but you are supposed to notch them all to the layout and they are in the wrong spot

[RossPotts]

By far the best explanation on tissuing a frame. It took my years to figure this stuff out on my own. So many wasted frames via trial and error...

[arneldobumatay]

A young guy building stick and tissue models! Bravo!!!

[chrisgaalen]

Wallpaper glue works as well, and seal it with waterbased floor lacker

[sidecarbod]

You don't mention the grain of the tissue, if you run the grain from leading edge to trailing edge it will sag between the ribs. You need to run the grain from the root of the wing to the tip.

[Yosemite-George-]

...sometimes we ironed the paper between two sheets of say... newspaper; heat on low. Make sure you know the "grain" runs on the paper. Your models look great, naice to see young people interested in this old hobby, maybe we fly thogether after the covid... Cheers from Normandy.

[garystraw]

Can you make a home made eazy dope paste. And how and what is in it

[rva]

May I use just water to shrink the tissue? Here it is very difficult to impossible to find those specific products. BTW great job!

[johnjriggsarchery]

I give my parents credit for letting me cover with actual dope, in the house.

[pietropastega]

Hi'I would write about this Technic of covering, I build Aircraft by 15 years, I covered my First in 2006.
I apply dr tissue with cellulosic glue in 60% nitro solvent.
Is so light ang good to use. White glue, in Italy Vinavil is so havy and aggressive for the Balsa wood and it don't go inside the wood.
Is so important that Balsa " eat" the parts of glue.
Personally I use UHU hart for covrnring and tend the paper tessue.
For applicazioni of the tessue: 60% glue and 30% nitro solvent,
For have a good tension: 50% glue and 50% Nitro solvent, the First and second hand is 50&50 and the rest of hands (4hands) are 70%glue and 30% Nitro solvent.
Remember that the paper must be umid when you apply and next 24h you can use the mix of glue for the tension.. The final is like a drum! So light and good to see.
Good bye and good job by Italy 😀.
Sorry for my rusty and bad english

[bartoszrozwadowski]

I have been modeling for 20 years. My beloved category are radio control models, tethered. This is a group of models, unfortunately, going away. Detriment. At least with us in Poland. But I remember school times when I fell in love with small constructions like yours. You could do them everywhere. A piece of desk next to the books was enough. It's great that "peanuts" because we say so on such planes come back thanks to you and this channel. Great. Best wishes. I would love to test such a construction now with my daughter 😊.