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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Brian Massey on March 20, 2010, 05:35:51 PM
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Over the past few days I've gotten most of the color on the Chipmonk and thought I'd give a progress report. Man, do I need to learn to mask! HB~> HB~> Oh well, I know I'm hurring now to get some time on the plane before the Northwest Regionals.
I have lots of touching-up to do, then add some color to the nose and cowling, maybe the wheel fairing (no pants), add the canopy and paint the cockpit and a few other items. When all that's done a coat or two of clear.
As of right now, the total weight is 49.9 ounces; When finished, it may be under 52! :D :D Better than I thought it might come in at.
I just hope it flys!
Brian
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Hello Brian!
Your plane is pretty cool. #^ #^
These details of the painting I think you can hit with a blade.
I'm not good with paint I work well with Monokote but I want to learn to paint my planes (perhaps 18 or 19 in appearance LL~ LL~ LL~) but I still have a long way of learning!
Congratulations I'm sure the plane will fly very well. ;D ;D
Regards Osni
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Plane looks great even with the over spray. Lots of techniques in the finishing department. One I learned from Windy tape was aluminum foil. It is easy to wrap around fuselages, wings and tail surfaces. Only tape needed is around the mask area. It takes a lot of newspaper/aluminum foil to mask a plane to prevent accidents and I still got a small spot somewhere. This is where paints stands are great. Keep up the great work. DOC Holliday
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And the WOSRT for finding a hole in your masking seems to be red shot on white.
My race car is red and white, and no matter how well I mask and tape, I find SOME spot that the red leaked through. :(