Cap'n Wannabe Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hi Cap'n, great work so far on that Duo! If I may chime in regarding your chosen paint scheme: D-KUNK is a Duo Discus T, which has an auxiliary 'Turbo' engine. Since you puttied the engine doors on the back, that would be a little inconsistent. Don't know why Revell included the decals in the first place... Not that you need to care, just wanted to let you know Greets, Jonas PS: Sorry to hear about your LHS EDIT: You could however take the orange nose and wing decals and just take another registration, it's a fairly common scheme for Duos. Thanks for that info, Jonas....I'll save that scheme for when I find the kit with the motor, then. That narrows the choice down to three schemes, since I've already attached the wingtips... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piltdown Man Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The T models rarely have their engines out. They are a “get you home†or instant thermal if you like (and noisy as hell). For those who are interested the engine is virtually control free. It's either out and on at full throttle or off and stowed. So returning the model, the difference will be the decal, one will have a T on the end of the name. PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holzemjo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 That is correct, you do however see the engine doors on the back of the plane that the Cap'n has already puttied and sanded. They could of course be rescribed, but that's just twice the work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) It's all moot now....just shelled out for the Duo Discus with motor.......and a 1/32 Tigermoth, and a 1/72 Twotter. Oh yeah, I got my primer, too.. Bloody credit cards... Edited March 17, 2018 by Cap'n Wannabe LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holzemjo Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Hahaha,nice one, Sir! Edited March 17, 2018 by holzemjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 So, my next question... Here is a photo of the wingtips attached to the wings. The instructions don't indicated the joins should be puttied, *but* photos on the internet are downright confusing. I've seen one or two with a distinct line on the underside of the wing, but from the top it looks like it's one piece. Can somebody in the know shed any light on this? At the moment, the wings are primed, but there is still work to do on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Most of the gliders Ive seen up close and personal have for the most part completely smooth and puttied wings. I cant say for sure on the Discus, as Ive not seen one in person, but Id say there is a good chance its the same, as the glider folks usually seem to do it to gain that extra tiny bit of energy and lift by making sure the airflow over the wings is a smooth as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Wing parts are not puttied as it can be dismounted for transport if you land in a field.We use adhesive tape on the joint between two wing parts or where the wings joint the fuselage. Maybe the best way to represent it is to putty the joint and use a thin band of decal as a tape. Edited March 17, 2018 by Plm Out2gtcha, Whitey and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I wonder if it was speed tape I saw smoothed into the wing of the glider I saw......it was nearly a decade on now, but it might have been tape. Makes sense about the remove of it for transport too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Here are two pictures of our DG-400 glider, showing the wing/fuselage joint tape and the wingtip part joint tape. On this glider, the wingtips are separate parts as the wingspan can be change from 15m to 17m, using different wingtips. When peaople ask us what is the use of the tape, the joke is to say that it's use to hold the parts together... Edited March 18, 2018 by Plm RLWP, Out2gtcha, MikeC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Fantastic photos Pim....thanks for posting! I'm guessing the tape continues on the bottom of the wing...? Edited March 18, 2018 by Cap'n Wannabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I'm guessing the tape continues on the bottom of the wing...? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holzemjo Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) What he said! ^ You could maybe replicate the tape with thin stripes of cigarette paper? Edited March 19, 2018 by holzemjo KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I'm thinking I'll mask the areas off and build up with a few coats of paint.....maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I'm thinking I'll mask the areas off and build up with a few coats of paint.....maybe... One of the photos seems to show clear tape. Maybe you could use clear tape... Richard KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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