Good Luck with it Randy!  I know it will come out perfectly.

Bill

 So you did get the fillets fixed up first though?

Yes, Wayne, I fixed the fillets.  

I'm heading out to start taping for trim. Luckily, because of the scheme, I can tape the whole thing then just uncover the part I'm painting at the moment. Should make it go faster.

Look, guys, don't expect a complicated paint scheme. I'm mostly copying Donnie's original white scheme. Some changes in color, but the overall scheme will be pretty much the same.

Randy...As you can see my MINDS EYEBALLS WERE PRETTY PLAIN PLANE AND SIMPLE....however knowing just how talented, beautiful and creative your paints schemes are---TRULY HOPE YOU GO WITH YOUR OWN MINDS EYEBALLS!
Looking forward to seeing another one of your beautiful and original RANDY-DANDY paint schemes!

OK, I lied. Not a complicated scheme, but I changed quite a bit from Don's original. It's taped and partly masked. Should be able shoot trim tomorrow.

Talk Pat into it or recruit someone else?

Mark,

Cool. I liked to see her again. Maybe you can get her to fly a Ringmaster again.

First trim color is on. I found out something. Finesse Pinstripping tape apparently has a shelf life. The stuff wrinkled up on curves. Not all over, but the adhesive was a bit gummy. So I had to peel up some areas and lay it down again with another tape. Gotta love painting. There's always something.

Edit

OK, it has two colors on it (not counting the base color). More tomorrow.

Wayne,

I like the stuff because it's about the thinnest tape around. Leave almost no ridge. But it doesn't go around curves very well (especially inside curves) and as I've discovered, the adhesive is susceptible to getting gummy over time. Probably my fault as I was using an old roll. I broke out the stuff still sealed in the package and it was fine. A lesson there in making sure it's sealed up between uses. 3M tape is cool because it goes around curves really well, but it's a bit thick and leaves quite a ridge.

I use a lot of different tapes when taping for trim: 3M vinyl tape, the Finesse stuff, some really odd stuff I picked up at the paint shop that is a crepe type tape (like masking tape) with a lacquer edge that leaves a really sharp line and some other various stuff I've picked up along the way. I also use electrical tape because it can be cut into all sorts of shapes and never pulls up paint. I'm getting to the point were I can pick out the right tool for the right job.

Just as a sidenote, I found some stuff for doing masks that works better that Frisket or anything else I've tried. It's an Avery product: 8665. It's a sort of full sheet label stuff. I've been using it for doing stuff like checkerboard. Sticks really well, doesn't pull up paint, seems to be oblivious to clear shot over the top of it and so far hasn't leaked any paint underneath.

This paint scheme is quite different than previous stuff. No colors butt against each other so I was able to tape the whole thing at once, Sort of weird because I shot the first color, covered it up and shot the second color. There's a lot of bleed over the as yet unpainted areas, but it really doesn't matter since those areas will be painted with another color later. Just kinda weird compared to what I usually do, but a lot less labor intensive.

 Lookin' good from here! I can already see some swoopy "Randyization" in the design too.

There's a lot of bleed over the as yet unpainted areas, but it really doesn't matter since those areas will be painted with another color later.

But, but -- won't you be able to see it?  Or are those "other colors" going to be something that covers real well?

And here's a picture. No snotty comments. They always look odd at this stage.

It looks fine to me.  Nice color, inasmuch as I can tell after your camera, my screen, and then my partially color-blind eyeballs get done with it.

I think Sir Donald Do is starting to get a wet spot in his jammies!!

Hey lay off Donnie. He's just a little guy.  

Here's the next color. Sort of.

 Randy,

 Are you using pre-cut masks for this or are you laying it out freehand?

Randy,, Psstttt they aint that expensive,, and besides that, I offered to cut your masks for you anytime,,
and I aint so upscale, I just know when to cheat,, LOL

Mine were out of very heavy paper.

Donaldo:
"Funny pants", yeah.  Them wuz the days.  (Photos from Taft and Elsinore, CA, early '70s.)

You think THAT'S funny, watch this!  Goofy hat and all, 5th Place, Rubber Scale, 1979 Flightmasters Annual at the now-defunct Mile Square site.  (Shirt and hat have since been trashed.)

OK, for you unwashed masses, here it is with pretty much all the paint on. There's some overspray, a couple of spots that I'll have to back mask and reshoot (sigh...) and one spot that I'm having a slight meltdown about, but overall, not too bad. Fairly simple and, I think, effective.

 Yep, it's got Randy written all over it.   What are the two little bumps on the nose out in front of the canopy?

Yep, I'm happy with it overall. Irritated about a couple of spots. I really need to get better tape.

Wayne: the "bumps" are covers for the uniflow and overflow vents. Made it easy.

Randys plane has acne,, lol,,
I didnt even notice your nostrils Randy,, interesting,,bet it was fun routing the lines up to that spot huh,,

Mark,

Actually, that was about the only place I could put them. It's pretty tight in that nose with the 1 3/4" spinner. I couldn't get the vents above the tank anywhere else. And it looks kinda cool.

PJ,

Yea, I liked Ted's idea and this was a chance to use it.

I happen to like that scheme, Randy!  Just don't go too heavy with the clear now........

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

THANKS RANDY! ESPECIALLY for keeping everyone here on STUNT HANGER with timely updating and SHARING SO FREELY  your many years of building and finishing expertise with everyone during this beautiful Classic old  Avenger that I had  designed so quickly waaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1969 just a few weeks after getting back from the Philly Nats!

In those years.....you and everyone else can certainly plain plane to see just how much I was a DEDICATED and ADDICTED STUDENT from THE ROBERT GIALDINI SCHOOL OF CLPA!

After building my first Sting Ray waaay back in 1967 through 1969 and then  After returning from that 69 nats.... I felt it was more  than time to start thinking about a new personal CLPA model  that would still reflect the flight characteristics of Bob's Sting Rays..but would give me a slightly larger sized (with more fuselage aft side area  model that I could still be lucky enough to keep the weight around OR BELOW 5O ounces and also get rid of that Sting Ray trike gear that cost me so many take-off & landing points on rough or grass circles.

 Sadly for me...Those beautiful Sting Rays.. over those years that DICTATED A SMOOOOOOOOOOTH LEVEL EVEN TAKE OFF AND LANDING FLYING AREAS.
Bottom line:
EVEN YEARS LATER I  continued to BOTHA-N-BUG my beloved mentor BOB GIALDINI with soooooooo many late night LONG DISTANT PHONE CALLS! Bob was alway so helpful and encouraging during the AVENGER design daze-faze!
Shortly after the Avenger article appeared....I started  recieving a few crank phone calls telling just HOW SHABBY it seemed  that I chose to not to give more recognition and credit to Gialdini. in my article.
Actually without the good word from folks like Al Rabe, Bob Hunt, and Dave Gierke...n' the family of my long time fellow traveling partner the late Tim Dunlop  (of whom I dedicated this AAM July 74 Avenger article)

 I continued to inform these folks...that my AVENGER  ARTICLE WOULD NEVER HAVE PUBLISHIED!

RANDY & ALSO MARK! AGAIN MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO YOUR CHOICE TO GIVE THAT OLD AVENGER CLASSIC....as your new Classic ride for this season!
I AM SOOOO HERKIN' PROUD OF THE BOF' OF YA!

CLEAR SKIES AND HAPPY LANDINGS AND WISH YOU BOTH SUCCESS IN THE NEW CONTEST SEASON AHEAD and PLEASE DON'T WEAR GARB N PANTS LIKE THIS OL' NURSE!
 

Don,

If you came to VSC, you could bother Gialdini in person. I'm sure he'd love to see you.

I know he has been there in the past.....I have his phone #!!!!  I will give him a call....(Gary Lestinger and Bob  also addicted me to SAIL BOATS during those days gone by...it would be great to see him?
Take photos for me...huh with you holding that New Avenger of yours?
(Just imagine how beautiful the reflection of the bright sun...off all those ribs will dazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzle n' razzzzzzzzzzzle all those ol' grunts down in SNOW BIRD COUNTRY?