A look at Gordan Delaney's latest Pathfinder in the clear coats

[John Miller]

For those who may be interested, I took some pictures last weekend of Gordan's new Pathfinder. He has 3 coats of clear on at the time the pictures were taken. The plane is looking pretty good, and it's weight is very close to the design weight of 55 oz's. He should be at 58 oz's. We might have set the design weight too low, as mine at 65 oz's (after gassing off) flies fine at our altitude, and should do even better at mostlocations that are lower than Salt Lake.

Gordan's trim scheme is neat in my opinion because it has two entirely different looks depending on the planes orientation. I think it a clever trim scheme, and looks darned good to me.

Here are the pictures, enjoy. 

[Paul Taylor]

Yea at a quick glance I thought it was 2 planes.

Looks good to me.

Paul 

[john e. holliday]

Looks great in the pictures.  Really stands out with the different schemes top and bottom.  Nothing like a simple paint scheme.  Guess it won't be at the NATS.  Anyway have fun,  DOC Holliday

[Gordan Delaney]

Doc,
It may look like a simple paint scheme,but I did more masking on this than any of my other planes that I have done. I had to mask way too many times.I was ready to bag it and start over. The Clear coat is all sanded now and ready for final clear.

Gordy
PS. Won`t do it again.

[Randy Powell]

Gordan,

Whine, whine, whine. I told you you already had a yellow plane.   

Looks pretty good. Hopefully, I'll make it to Golden State and can see it live and in person. i may be done with my new plane by then. Uh, but it won't be yellow. At least I don't think so.

[Richard Grogan]

Very nice! I think I'll try yellow again..last yellow one was a baby ringmaster back in the 60s..

[Rod Claus]

Randy,
Can you give me a call at home?Got some paint questions......
Thanks
253-631-0992

[Bill Adair]

Gordon,

What a beautiful airplane! 

Confession time. Who cleans your shop?

I don't know of anyone else, who keeps their shop that clean! 

Oh wait, Bob Hunt might be that neat!


Bill

[Randy Cuberly]

Doc,
It may look like a simple paint scheme,but I did more masking on this than any of my other planes that I have done. I had to mask way too many times.I was ready to bag it and start over. The Clear coat is all sanded now and ready for final clear.

Gordy
PS. Won`t do it again.

Gordy,
Aren't the checker boards fun.   You have five colors and the checkers thats good for at least 4 rolls of masking tape.  I'm doing some checkers now and wish I had never started it....
The Pathfinder looks terriffic.  Really want to build one when you do all the hard work and get it all sorted out.  

Randy Cuberly

[Gordan Delaney]

Thanks Randy,
The check board was easier than the sun burst.Because the points all went too the same area. There wasn`t room to paint more than one at a time.

Gordy

[Gordan Delaney]

Bill Adair,
Funny you should mention that. My wife just told me to get that plane out of the shop. We are having a cleaning session. And when she Cleans stay out of her way or get cleaned at the same time. Now I have to get my butt down there and help her.

Gordy 

[Bryan Higgins]

Very nice paint scheme Gordan and your pathfinder is great also.
                                                                             Bryan

[Bill Adair]

Gordon,

Wish my wife would clean my shop/office, but it's one area she won't touch.

Can't blame her, because everything in here is filed chronologically, but in random stacks! 

Bill

[Mike Haverly]

Gordan, I see you managed to rat hole some yellow before Pete left town   Interesting choice of trim colors; same as mine!  Fellow fliers love yellow airplanes, they attract all of the bugs away from their own.
Really pretty, I like the different schemes top and bottom.

Mike

[john e. holliday]

Gordon,

What a beautiful airplane! 

Confession time. Who cleans your shop?

I don't know of anyone else, who keeps their shop that clean! 

Oh wait, Bob Hunt might be that neat!


Bill

I know of someone who's model workshop and garage are the same place.  In fact he and his lovely wife hosted a feed there one year.  It is the one and only Lynn Boss out somewhere east of Denver.  His Dad said the lad was always a stickler for cleaning when working on planes.  Myself I clean when ever I can't find something I have dropped on the floor.  DOC Holliday

[Gordan Delaney]

Randy,
 Pete bumed the yellow from me. Then gave part of it back and I just couldn`t seem to let it sit there now that Pete left.Had to have a yellow plane in town you know.

Gordy
PS. Tell Pete I said hi.

[WhittleN]

Gordan
Now that you and Sandi have your building room cleaned can I come over and paint my Humongous - yellow? 
Norm

[billbyles]

Bill Adair,
Funny you should mention that. My wife just told me to get that plane out of the shop. We are having a cleaning session. And when she Cleans stay out of her way or get cleaned at the same time. My good buddy John was suppost to clean his mess up,but who knows were his now. Not here that`s for sure. Now I have to get my butt down there and help her.

Gordy 

Hey Gordy,

Can I come over and cut out and build my new airplane on your drafting table since J.M. is nowhere in sight?

Bill Byles