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11-14-2005, 02:16 AM
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Balsa model kit question
My son just got one. Instructions say the balsa should be primed with dope.
What is dope? 
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11-14-2005, 02:49 AM
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Re: Balsa model kit question
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More importantly, what's a balsa? [/ QUOTE ] LOL. Well in my own defense, no-one who doesn't know that would be able to answer my question, I guess. Balsa wood is a very light wood used in crafts and model making. RC planes are made of balsa. Or they used to be. I guess some of them might be fibreglass or plastic now.
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11-14-2005, 02:52 AM
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Re: Balsa model kit question
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My son just got one. Instructions say the balsa should be primed with dope. What is dope? [/ QUOTE ] I couldn't tell you what it's made of, but I remember using it all the time. You can pick it up at any hobby/toy shop (or online likely). It's often called 'weak dope'. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
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11-14-2005, 02:57 AM
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Re: Balsa model kit question
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[ QUOTE ] My son just got one. Instructions say the balsa should be primed with dope. What is dope? [/ QUOTE ] I couldn't tell you what it's made of, but I remember using it all the time. You can pick it up at any hobby/toy shop (or online likely). It's often called 'weak dope'. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Thanks. There aren't any stores for model makers around here, but there are a couple of craft stores I can try.
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11-14-2005, 03:03 AM
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