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| sweetwillie, Comment for image # 6675 | 20 Feb 08 17:44 |
| I like red! great job David. Not a wrinkle in sight. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 6631 | 20 Feb 08 17:35 |
| Don Ross' book "Flying Models" has a good table of what finishes can be put over and under which. Nitrate dope can have the problem of too much shrinkage on tissue so it is sometimes plasticized, for lightly constructed models, by mixing in a drop of castor oil to each 1 to 4 ounces of dope. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 6675 | 20 Feb 08 17:32 |
| Thanks to you you will see one of theses in my hanger in the future though it will be a tad larger! |
| David Duckett, Image # 6675 | 20 Feb 08 17:05 |
If you have only one Fokker, paint it red. Or, was that Ferrari? |
| Brian Kostecki, Comment for image # 6631 | 20 Feb 08 09:38 |
| No problem. Wouldn't want that beautiful Mosquito to get messed up. |
| moostang51, Comment for image # 6631 | 20 Feb 08 03:27 |
| Thanks for the heads up, Brian. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 6631 | 19 Feb 08 21:57 |
| You are correct, Brian. |
| Brian Kostecki, Comment for image # 6631 | 19 Feb 08 21:31 |
| Moos, pardon me for not paying attention to which dope you said you've used so far on the Mossie, but everything I've read and heard indicates that you don't want to apply nitrate over butyrate or you're risking a poor chemical reaction. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I can clear this up, but the guy at my LHS told me the same - nitrate is a good base for butyrate, but not vice-versa. The only written guidance I could find in a quick google search was this FAA Advisory Circular: http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/at/courses/at308/Technical_Links/Ac43-13-1B/CH2_2.pdf. |
| OLD A&P, Comment for image # 6631 | 19 Feb 08 20:22 |
| Sorry I gave you the wrong dope on the dope. I was looking at dope thinner prices. It`s still cheaper for me ,because I live close to Wicks and just drive over and pick it up....no shipping. |
| SteveM, Comment for image # 6631 | 19 Feb 08 18:51 |
| Either I'm looking in the wrong place or you get special pricing. I see the prices as $13.85/41.40/200.50 (watch the $20 hazmat fee if >= 1 gallon), which isn't all that much better than hobby shop prices. Personally, I have no use for more than a pint of the stuff. But I will keep them in mind as a possible source. |
| OLD A&P, Comment for image # 6631 | 19 Feb 08 18:34 |
| Check out wwwwicksaircraft.com They have reg. and non taut nitrate dope. $8.50 a qt. $26.00 a gal. 109.40 for 5 gal. |
| David Duckett, Image # 6656 | 19 Feb 08 15:10 |
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| cdwheatley, Comment for image # 6647 | 19 Feb 08 02:34 |
| DD, this is beginning to look very familiar! Before I built mine I didn't know an awful lot about this aircraft, but it has since become a favourite of mine too. This looks great! |
| SteveM, Comment for image # 6647 | 18 Feb 08 23:27 |
| I am also going to give nitrate dope a try after seeing DD use it and doing lots of research and reading on the topic. I'm going to get it from PVHC as the dope is $1 less per pint and the shipping is $2 less (assuming nothing else is ordered at the same time) than from SIG. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 6647 | 18 Feb 08 21:50 |
| DD...The dope or the primer??? Just ordered some nitrate "Dope" from Sig as per your recommendation....shipping as much as the dope! |
| jgood, Comment for image # 6647 | 18 Feb 08 21:49 |
| This ones coming along very quickly, David. Looks very good. Nice mug, looks like a P-47... |
| David Duckett, Image # 6647 | 18 Feb 08 21:34 |
The primer Poppy uses has been sprayed on the wing after two coats of dope. Good stuff!! |
| OLD A&P, Comment for image # 6631 | 18 Feb 08 20:27 |
| Guys, you can get Randolph nitrate dope from Wicks aircraft supply. The same stuf the use on big airplanes. It`s way cheaper and does`t smell as bad. they ad an odorant to model dope to keep people from snifing it. |
| moostang51, Comment for image # 6631 | 18 Feb 08 17:08 |
| My LHS is ordering the Nitrate for me, should be in Wednesday. Plan on a final seal coat of the nitrate prior to painting the Mossie. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 6631 | 18 Feb 08 09:07 |
| I think something a bit less complicated. The lozenge pattern would require a lot of time and and effort at this size. |
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