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Dumas Kit #302, Gee Bee by Luke War. Viewed 1585 times.
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Luke War15-Nov-08 22:50
Herr Sig Gee Bee R2
Luke War15-Nov-08 22:59
This is my first major balsa aircraft built to completion. I learned a lot from building it and hope to use that to make my next project even nicer. The model has its flaws, but I like it. Any constructive criticism or tips are more than welcome! :) Thanks for checking my plane out!
jgood16-Nov-08 10:16
Luke, this looks really really good.
jgood16-Nov-08 10:16
What's it covered with?
Luke War16-Nov-08 10:34
Hey thanks very much jgood I really appreciate it. :) It's covered with good old tissue paper. Its all I know to use... I initially painted it with a spray coating of white recommended to me by my local hobby shop, but it went on very unevenly and ran badly. After getting over my frustration I went back to the reliable paint and brush and applied many layers of white over the bad spray job, then put on the red over top.
Creosotewind18-Nov-08 09:22
The trick for any good spray job, either from a can or air brush, is many light coats. That can be harder to control from a spray can, but by spraying from a further distance, that will help. Nice clean work. Herr makes nice kits. That's the basis for my Piper Cub.
Luke War18-Nov-08 10:12
Yeah I am going to dig out the old Testor's airbrush that I got years back but never used. I need to rig up some sort of spray booth though...living in an apartment doesnt give me much room to spraypaint in!
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