Fuselage Shell for F1A Model

I make the fuselage shell as one part in the mold. During lamination I make an overlap on both halves. I screw them together when epoxide is still soft. Thanks to making the whole fuselage in one glueing, the joint is very strong. This method is much better than making two halves separately and glueing them after hardening.

I make fuselages from carbon and glass fiber cloth. I tried also Kevlar fiber, but work with Kevlar is unpleasant and benefit is insignificant.

Finished fuselage from carbon and glass fiber in the mold.

Making fuselage from Kevlar/carbon/glass fiber

First layer of glass fiber.

Second layer of Kevlar.

This half has an overlap on the bottom side.

Screw them together before epoxide will be hard.