Author Topic: paint scheme /?????????????? (Read 4620 times)

W.D. Roland · « **on:** August 17, 2006, 12:43:43 AM »

cant decide if i should stop now or possibly paint dorsal fin area blue?
might add more red pin stripes.

sugestions please!

thanks
undecided
David

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2006, 01:03:39 AM »

Do the dorsal to bring it all together!! Is the white money-kote?

Warren Leadbeatter · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2006, 04:37:09 AM »

Why not load the picture into Windows Paint and see what you can do?

Like this?

Warren Leadbeatter · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2006, 04:44:35 AM »

Or this...

Steve Moore · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2006, 08:46:12 AM »

David,
How much does it weight as is sits? Mine got heaver and heaver the more colors I added, ended up around 54 oz (a real porker) did not have an engine big enough to pull her, lost it in vert 8 @ B. Barkers contest, lost of nice guys to pick up all the pieces...

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2006, 07:27:30 PM »

Sure was pretty though Steve.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2006, 09:04:28 PM »

ST,
I like the sunburst idea.
The cowling is not a huge problem to mount. I would use MEK to join the halves. Then measure how far the spinner backplate is from the firewall and add a 1/16th. Then use some Dubro #2 hex head screws and use them to screw into the sides. Once located, pull them out and add some 1/16th ply and epoxy them to the center of your screw holes for some meat.
The hard part, or fun part, is to cut out the cylinder hole, and then follow with the muffler hole. Only cut out what is needed to clear the muffler and add two 1/4 inch holes on the other side so you must remove the muffler to remove the cowling, that way there is more to the plastic structure to maintain integrity.
Save the scrap so if you mess up, you can add back to it with MEK and carve anew. When finished, sand it down so it's smooth and paint it up.
Google DeHavilland Chipmunk, Skip Volk, Don Lumley, Art Scholl, etc. to get some good ideas for paint schemes.
Looks good, have fun.
Chris...

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2006, 11:18:06 PM »

hey Richard--how come your in 2 places on map?
white is plastic paint --earthlings call it monokote- the blue is solar film-the red pinstripe is autozone

Warren-dats fancy! thats past the k.i.ss problem though-i resemble the last s

MAN! Steve thats a nice lookin airplane! sucks that it bit the dust!

as it sits in pics it weighs 40.5oz---with cowel/spinner/hatches on it weighs 44oz.

Chris
was going to make a light fiberglass cowel but it balances with the stock cowel.
i pulled a mold anyway--just in case!

it does need the 1/16 to make it fit right

hope to have time to weld up a small in da cowel muffler exiting out the bottom pointed away from aeroplane.

David

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2006, 12:02:57 AM »

David, Something moved my first pin to SanAntonio; I relocated myself back in Houston...Just do the Dorsal blue(K.I.S.S.) and go fly!!

Oh, and stick your numbers on the wing! BTW, you don't return e-mails anymore?

???RG

Warren Leadbeatter · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2006, 04:16:08 AM »

With blue Dorsal Fin...

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2006, 05:51:58 PM »

David, Heres a couple shots of mine, close to the original scheme....Richard

Greg L Bahrman · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2006, 06:18:56 PM »

OH.....Frank is going to like this one.

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2006, 11:55:59 PM »

Looks good Richard! you have to much time on your hands(paint work)!

heres mine finished---i think

David

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:03:03 AM »

and more

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:09:22 AM »

try agin

and more

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:31:04 AM »

Chris,

Don Lumley?? Bill's Chip comes up by searching Bill Lumley.. Bill is also a PAMPA member.

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2006, 01:06:49 PM »

Very, very nice, David! Sometimes less is more!!! Are you gonna put some numbers on it?

Bob Hudak · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2006, 08:28:09 PM »

The plane needs something to break up the wing panels white. I like Warrens idea with the sunburst in yellow or how about a shooting star.

Leroy Heikes · « **Reply #18 on:** August 25, 2006, 05:04:36 AM »

David;
Your plane looks great!

Let us know how it flies.

Leroy

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2006, 09:57:09 AM »

probably wont be flying until weather cools down.
in the wait for cooler weather i have been restoring some old airplanes so i will have lots to test fly.
flying r/c off water at lake is only flying i do in heat of summer.

no sunbeurs ect!remember i am the last s in K.I.S.S.

havin fun!

David