A How To: Epoxying Skins to a Foam Wing
WHATEVER KIND of RC model building you do, there comes a time when two things are of importance: speed of building and lightness. Speed leads one eventually to the use of foam wings. Lightness leads one to consider how to cover the wing quickly so that it is both lightweight and durable. The answer: toss out that heavy contact cement, and grab the epoxy. We have used epoxy with great success on Quarter Midget Pylon Racers. (The wing shown in the photos-and the finished model-is from a Quarter Midget kit, the Shark, produced by Doug Brueshaber.) This method also works well on Formula I models, and there is no reason why it can't be used on any other foam wings for Radio Control and Control Line models. Our next project, in fact, will be "skinning" a foam Giant Stik wing, using the same method. Here's how to do it.
