Welsh Models U-4 (Gulfstream G-IV)

[RayS]

The fit of the engine stub wings to the fuselage was not the best so I used the cling wrap method to fill the gaps prior to gluing them to the wings



The excess has been tidied up


And let the masking and final paint begin

[RayS]

More masking and painting


And off it comes




Not entirely happy with the underside colour, might have to redo it

[hrtpaul]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

[Cap'n Wannabe]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

Paul, the cling wrap method is a way to fill the gaps between surfaces without gluing them together.
Say, for example, you want have a stabilizer half that has a few gaps when mated up to the fuselage. Here's what you do..

1. Take a piece of cling wrap and lay it over the fuselage at the stabilizer join.
2. Poke a hole through it so the stabilizer tab passes through it.
3. Attach the stabilizer without glue and tape it into position.
4. Fill the gap with putty. The cling wrap ensures the putty only adheres to the stabilizer.
5. Remove the stabilizer once the putty has cured.
6. Sand the surfaces of the stabilizer so the putty is flush.
7. Paint the stabilizer.

This method is best used if the stabililzer (or any other part) is a different colour to the fuselage and you don't want to mask it off, or needs to be attached after applying decals..

[RayS]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

What Damo said ....

[Ansett A330]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

What Rob said ....

Me?

[Cap'n Wannabe]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

What Damo said ....

Fixed it for ya..

[hrtpaul]

Paul, the cling wrap method is a way to fill the gaps between surfaces without gluing them together.
Say, for example, you want have a stabilizer half that has a few gaps when mated up to the fuselage. Here's what you do..

1. Take a piece of cling wrap and lay it over the fuselage at the stabilizer join.
2. Poke a hole through it so the stabilizer tab passes through it.
3. Attach the stabilizer without glue and tape it into position.
4. Fill the gap with putty. The cling wrap ensures the putty only adheres to the stabilizer.
5. Remove the stabilizer once the putty has cured.
6. Sand the surfaces of the stabilizer so the putty is flush.
7. Paint the stabilizer.

This method is best used if the stabililzer (or any other part) is a different colour to the fuselage and you don't want to mask it off, or needs to be attached after applying decals..

cheers man

[RayS]

Looking good there Ray. What is this 'cling wrap method' you speak of?

What Damo said ....

Fixed it for ya..

Ooops, sorry mate

Fixed as well.....

[Convair990A]

This looks really good, Ray. I can tell just by looking that this kit is less user-hostile than the Broplan one.

I worked for Gulfstream from 1996 to 2000 at Savannah and worked side by side with the Government and Special Missions programmes dept. I think the Japanese U-4s were at SAV only a handful of times, but from what i recall they were immaculately clean.

FWIW, World Airpower Journal published a special marketing pamphlet for Gulfstream, strictly on the military applications. Just as professionally-produced as anything ever done by WAPJ.

-d-