Canvas Control surfaces

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

I think the ribbing effect being more visible inflight, has to do with temperature.

Maybe the canvas shrinks when it is getting rather cold?



D@MN, are we nerds or not? Discussing Canvas and ribs on control surfraces for skinning purposes

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

A little addition to the previous posts. I photographed the P-51 mustang in the Dutch airforce museum a short while ago. Pay attention on how the canvas covered elevator looks. This is the real thing. This pic clearly shows how they covered the canvas stiches with other patches of canvas. This might not look so good on your skin of course

[Serval]

I think that the more visible ribbing on the leading adge has more to do with air flow (pressure) then cold.
If it was cold then the effect wold be quite the same on the whole rib, not only the leading edge.

[BLOWHARD]

I can't resist adding-

[Aero_Shodanjo]

Very nice

I experimented by adding canvas texture in the control surfaces but it seems that they're (the real thing) not visible at all. But Im not really sure.

Any thought?

[BLOWHARD]

Keep an eye on the reference available for what to do and how much detail to add. Most WW2 vintage aircraft had very tight covering on them. Mostly, you see rib tapes and a hint of the ribs but not much else.
On the other hand, I'm sure most of us here want the eye candy and can't resist doing some shadowing and highlights...I know I do

[Hunhunter]

I guess I should have got involved in this a bit earlier I have attached a pic of the tail of one of the P40's that I used to work on. Originally, the fabric surfaces were covered in a linen material which was stitched in place and then made tight using dope which was brushed on.

Modern materials mean that these days, stitching is not really required as the dope doubles up as a glue. Fabric certainly wouldn't be riveted in any way but you may be able to see rivets underneath the fabric which are holding the metal framework together. Hope that makes sense??

[Aero_Shodanjo]

I dont see the canvas HH... All i see is the girl...

Lol, no offense m8, but I always thought that the RAF was quite conservative regarding arts on their warplanes. Really surprised to see one that didnt, actually.

[Serval]

Hmmm, can tell you a story about the KNIL (NEI-AF).

As you know, they mostly had text on their aircraft.
One of the aircraft had an Indonesian text which was something like 'Pregnant old lady'. That was a shamefull thing (maybe a way to call names), and when a high ranking officer visited the airfield and saw it, noseart was forbidden right away...

[Aero_Shodanjo]

But still there was "Plesiran Neer - Sarinah" on a KNIL B-25

Boys will be boys