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Classic Designs => Classic Planes => Topic started by: Ty Marcucci on November 19, 2007, 12:33:52 PM

Title: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Ty Marcucci on November 19, 2007, 12:33:52 PM: Covered in silk and tail feathers in Japanese tissue, it is very light.
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Randy Powell on November 19, 2007, 02:34:33 PM: Ty,

Looks very cool. Almost like it's cut out of foam board or something. Look forward to seeing it assembled.
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on November 20, 2007, 12:45:46 AM: Ty,

Looks good.

I am glad to see someone building that airplane. It's a beautiful one.
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Bill Little on November 20, 2007, 09:40:23 AM: Quote from: Ty Marcucci on November 19, 2007, 05:48:22 PM
Just old fashioned balsa. The wing is very much like the typical Veco wings with the two 1/8 rear spars. The gray is automotive primer. Fills nicely and sands easily. Now to fit the canopy. I even have a pilot set aside. He weighs about one gram.

Hi Ty,

The auto primer is great! Just make sure that 99% of it is sanded off. ;D
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Steve Fitton on November 20, 2007, 06:06:51 PM: Quote from: Bill Little on November 20, 2007, 09:40:23 AM
Hi Ty,

The auto primer is great! Just make sure that 99% of it is sanded off. ;D

errrrr. What happens if you don't sand 99% off? n~

Steve
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: Bill Little on November 21, 2007, 07:06:35 AM: Quote from: Steve Fitton on November 20, 2007, 06:06:51 PM
errrrr. What happens if you don't sand 99% off? n~

Steve

Hi Stevie Boy,

What Ty said and more...........
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: gary tultz on January 14, 2008, 08:30:17 AM: The real key to Auto Primer is to make sure the can says LAQUER or laquer based y1 H^^
Title: Re: Conquistador before final assembly.
Post by: gary tultz on January 14, 2008, 12:07:06 PM: TY, Don't think I'd want to do Pactra nowadays. I've heard it's some kind of weird Acrylic Lacquer. I did have some curdling problems because I shot the first coat of Sig dope too heavily. I stopped when I saw the curdles, Let it dry 24 hrs,sanded them smooth then sprayed two or three mist coats then next day, two normal coats. Came out fine. I always seem to do the first coat too heavily. n~ n~ My Biggest mistake was using Enamel primer. b1 Boy does that curdle when hit with dope.