Dennis,That is one truly unique high Aspect model....and one beautiful paint scheme...WOW!
Thought you'd like this. From a contest a couple of years ago. Powered with a Stalker .61 RE on a pipe.
Just to make Don happy, I found another one of an early very high AR plane. This was about 4 in the series.THANKS RANDY! U SPOIL ME ROTTEN! Again...A really tasty lookin' stunter n' a tasty paint job.
Don,
It was the first with a catalyzed polyurethane topcoat. Imron, I think. Sure learned not to use much of that quick.
Don,
I personally can testify to the nature of this nastyness,, I have been in the autobody trade since 85, when this "magic" material was coming into its own. Just for a perspective and to give people a sense of how important it is to becarefull, most of the Urethanes I have been around are catalyzed by Isocyanates,, a cianide derivative. It is CRUCIAL to take all precautions if you use any of this catalyzed material. These are not idol warnings that we see so many places like "warning coffee in cup is hot". I know of several Old school painters that cant walk by a car on a sunny day that is freshly painted without reacting to it....
With proper,, PROPER , precations , this material is great and works extremely well. However it is NOT to be toyed with, it can cause seriouse damage to your system.
Just my perpective FWIW
aS A FURTHER NOTE, The catalysing agents in this material have no inherant smell, the manufacturer actually adds perfume to it so that you can detect it. the catalyst,, (of the ones I deal with) are attracted to moisture, hence our booth has a "wet" floor, there is a contstant flow of water under the grate that comprises the floor. The really pertinant thing about this tendancy is that you not only need to protect your lungs, but,, your >>>>.EYES<<<<<< the amount of moisture in your eyes is like a magnet to this stuff. I have a full face resporator that I use look like a scuba diver,, best method is a pressurized system, they are available now on a "reasonalbe budget... but also keep the skin covered as Randy states, if its warm and you are perspiring,, well guess what, more moisture.Interesting info...about the catalysing agents have NO SMELL? In other words...that smell is just from the thinners and paint evaporating instead? Amazing how our human bodies react so quickly...from just the fumes, even though the smell itself as we know isn't the "killer part!" but the hardner cat' instead? Hummm?
Please dont take this as a conspiracy doom and gloom thing, with the CORRECT precautions, there is nothing more risky about this than flipping a carbon fiber prop on your superblatz stunt motor,, and we all know thats safe right?