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Monarch Butterfly Walkalong Glider

Step 3Strengthening the Wings and Adding Ballast

Strengthening the Wings and Adding Ballast
Fingernail polish is applied to the fuselage (body) mainly forward both to strengthen where the wings meet the fuselage and to add forward weight which moves the center of gravity forward.


Once the wings have dried in the mold (at lease one day, outside humidity chamber), additional fingernail polish is added to the top of the fuselage to further strengthen the wing roots.

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