How Do You Make Simple Model Airplane Wings?
One of the most striking features on a model airplane are the wings. The wings give the model airplanes the ability of flight. They are also the most decorated part of the entire model, and unfortunately, the piece that is broken the easiest. That’s why creating an extra set of simple wings for your model airplane is a great idea. You can even create different paint schemes for each set of wings you create and switch them out. Trace the wing on a thin sheet of balsa wood by drawing a triangle that is 9 inches long and 3 inches wide. Make the bottom two corners. Cut this out of the wood sheet with a sharp X-Acto Knife. Sand the edges of the wings with a sheet of 100-grit sandpaper. Sand down the top tip of the triangle so that it is now slightly flat at the tip. Paint the wings using acrylic craft paint. Paint a base coat of white acrylic paint over the wing. Let this dry for 1 hour, and lightly sand the wind and add another coat. You can then create your own designs and place the symbo