Author Topic: Front-Row Finish Tips from the Jive Combat Team (Read 10698 times)

Howard Rush · « **Reply #100 on:** June 10, 2012, 12:41:32 PM »

It was indeed a downmarket bird, probably on its way back to Kent and mistook discarded fuel tubing for worms. A good cat wouldn't let this happen, but birds have little respect for Spencer.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #101 on:** June 10, 2012, 12:45:48 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on June 10, 2012, 10:52:42 AM

Howard,, are you having better luck this time getting the paint to stick to your trousers?

I haven't messed with the trousers lately. I'll try them on if time and weight permit.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #102 on:** June 14, 2012, 04:48:54 PM »

You haven't messed in your trousers lately? Well, that's good, I guess.

Are there pictures of the plane? I don't to see trousers that have been messed in.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #103 on:** June 14, 2012, 07:22:52 PM »

There are no pictures of the plane, and it's not photogenic. I am trying to install the electrickery while the plane and I are gassing off prior to my tooting the Isocyanate Death Paint.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #104 on:** June 15, 2012, 11:53:33 AM »

Wear a mask. I understand the fumes are toxic. Well, maybe not to you, but to most of us.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #105 on:** June 15, 2012, 11:56:02 AM »

Quote from: Howard Rush on June 14, 2012, 07:22:52 PM

There are no pictures of the plane, and it's not photogenic. I am trying to install the electrickery while the plane and I are gassing off prior to my tooting the Isocyanate Death Paint.

electrickery....yuck!

Derek

Howard Rush · « **Reply #106 on:** June 19, 2012, 04:34:30 PM »

Jive Combat Team Front Row Finish Tip 14. When you forget to use the tack cloth, do it when you spray something soft like dope, not harder-than-diamond Isocyanate Death Paint.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #107 on:** June 19, 2012, 04:43:57 PM »

Another thing I noticed was that either the Isocyanate Death Paint got into the mechanism of my official CF Slattery paint stand and caused extra friction, or the extra friction came from the ponderous weight of the IDP. I blew it on thick.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #108 on:** June 19, 2012, 06:36:36 PM »

Howard,, ONE coat right?

and how did it turn out,, aside from dust,,

Howard Rush · « **Reply #109 on:** June 20, 2012, 01:32:00 PM »

It looks good. If it dries, I'll sand out the cat hair and polish it up using the Granderson Machine Buffing System.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #110 on:** June 20, 2012, 01:42:23 PM »

Quote from: Howard Rush on June 20, 2012, 01:32:00 PM

It looks good. If it dries, I'll sand out the cat hair

Just tell them its your version of Turbulator strips on the wing, calculated precisly to match the boundry layer thickness and flow in those areas due to some obscure mathmatics,,
( of course then you would have to scribble some convincing mumbo jumbo formulas to support it,, )

Howard Rush · « **Reply #111 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:37:18 PM »

The boundary layer thickness at the thickest part of the wing is about that of the bump in the clearcoat from a cat hair. I posted a plot from XFoil somewhere here.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #112 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:44:14 PM »

See http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=25877.0, post 29. That's for an Impact with flaps at 30 degrees and an angle of attack of 10 degrees. Boundary layer thickness is about .001 chord.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #113 on:** June 20, 2012, 07:37:57 PM »

well then the work is already done,, lol

Randy Powell · « **Reply #114 on:** June 21, 2012, 04:08:00 PM »

I know some scientists that work that way. They screw up then come up with math to justify it. Seems to work for them ... more or less.

I look forward to seeing it eventually.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #115 on:** June 21, 2012, 08:32:56 PM »

Quote from: Randy Powell on June 21, 2012, 04:08:00 PM

I know some scientists that work that way. They screw up then come up with math to justify it. Seems to work for them ... more or less.

We learned about inertial navigation systems-- then a new thing-- in school. They seemed hopelessly complicated. I wondered how anybody ever figured it out. Years later I met one of the guys who built one of the first systems. They started with something basic and added patches until it worked. Then they wrote it up as if it was all planned from the get-go, and that's what I read in school.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #116 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:33:49 AM »

Back to paint. I had the interesting experience of tooting the IDP (PPG Global D893 and friends), then going to the basement and tooting some rattle-can Rustoleum on a combat plane. I decided that, considering the cost of the spray equipment and everything, that the Rustoleum's finish quality per dollar was just as good as the IDP's.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #117 on:** June 23, 2012, 09:54:40 AM »

Howard., very astute observation,,
of course, appearance judging has no accommodation for the quality per dollar quotient,, perhaps you should suggest that?

Randy Powell · « **Reply #118 on:** June 23, 2012, 03:51:08 PM »

Howard had his custom, very stylist hat today at the Stunt-A-Thon. Kept the rain from draining down his neck anyway.

Eric Viglione · « **Reply #119 on:** June 23, 2012, 04:39:12 PM »

Ya... you don't get what you don't pay for... but the real shocker here is that someone is actually PAINTING a combat plane... I thought all the new fangled ones had carbon booms, clear plastic baggie wings and an aluminum bolt on front-end?
EricV

Quote from: Howard Rush on June 23, 2012, 01:33:49 AM

Back to paint. I had the interesting experience of tooting the IDP (PPG Global D893 and friends), then going to the basement and tooting some rattle-can Rustoleum on a combat plane. I decided that, considering the cost of the spray equipment and everything, that the Rustoleum's finish quality per dollar was just as good as the IDP's.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #120 on:** July 16, 2012, 10:11:19 PM »

And here it is on the front row as advertised.

PJ Rowland · « **Reply #121 on:** July 16, 2012, 10:59:57 PM »

The circle is now complete.

Front row as predicted - well done Howard.

Perhaps a selfish photo of just your model by itself? Front Row cant really call it dog anymore !

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #122 on:** July 16, 2012, 11:27:35 PM »

Howard,, great to see it up front,, so I guess the judges are also cat hair fans then?

PJ Rowland · « **Reply #123 on:** July 17, 2012, 12:35:59 AM »

Mark - Im fairly certain the cat hair was located in mass on the fin and back section - Spencer is Orange and white - so the colour choice was mostly dictated by where ,and what colour the hair was.

great slight of hand by JCT

Author Topic: Front-Row Finish Tips from the Jive Combat Team (Read 10698 times)

Eric Viglione