Its all inked up and ready to clear in less than a month. Crist uses Steadliner pens so yesterday I went to artmart to see if I could find those. They didn't carry them or at least had discontinued carrying them. So they sold me the equivalent which is Micron. I was doing this out of laziness in not wanting to clean my Radiograph pens. When I got home with it I chickened out and gave in and cleaned them up. At this stage I didn't want to make a mistake and ruin a months work. So it was back to old school.
Now before anyone chimes in with it needs this or that, if you would like to come here and do it I am up for it. Part of appearance points are given on mistakes. I learned this by seeing very plane airplanes on the front row. Very plane equals less chance for error. So If I make it clean and fairly shinny it should do well at the NATS. If it flies good and I can fly it.
If not it flies as is except with clear. As it sits now with wingtip weight its 58.1 so I am looking at 59 oz. 4 ounces off my mark. I am not sure if I would have taken more time in the finish if I could loose those 4 ounces and even if it would mater. The most important part of this experiment is the weight in the tips. The beam wing has considerably less weight in the tips when you roll the plane side to side.
Given today's wood and finishing requirements I am not sure its possible to archive a fully fueled large stunt plane in the low to mid 50TYS. The first Crossfire at 60 flies very well and has a great turn. The second one with more wing area and less wright should be great.
Trust me it looks better in person. For some reason the camera is not showing the true red color.