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Main Menu Home About Browse images Signup Lost password? News Links Help User Login User Name Password View By Hangar View By Aircraft Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 View Details View All Switch Aircraft Users Aircraft BillParker biplane guy bubbafusion Creosotewind Dale1416 David Duckett dfrank47 Don C dovbear FLYBOYZ flyguy172 FsFalcon heywooood jgood LASTWOODSMAN lpc30 NATOMike plasticbuddha poppy R-985 rayl RTD89 Skyediamonds Skyediamonds1985 Steve_in_NH

Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 by biplane guy. Viewed 943 times. Build Thread Next Prev Click image to return. Image Comments biplane guy 28-Apr-16 09:31 My replication goal Skyediamonds1985 01-May-16 20:04 Beautiful plane. I can see why it inspired you to replicate it. The red band with the alternating colors on the numbers really makes for eye-popping candy.! biplane guy 02-May-16 14:42 I couldn't find the original number font the Navy uses for their aircraft markings, at least not a free version. There is one named Long Beach but they want $20.00 to download it. I'm going to scale this photo to 1-5/16" (for the numbers) and then print it on Grafix Clear Adhesive Backed Ink-Jet Plastic Sheets. I then hope to cut out the numbers and letters and stick the sheet to the fuselage as a stencil. I'll let you know if it works. biplane guy 15-May-16 21:33 Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. The reality is that the film on which the printing is done is fairly thick and isn't able to conform to the irregular surface of the ribs and tissue. This resulted in massive bleeding under the edges. Also, the adhesive is VERY strong. When I removed it from the port side of the fuselage it took the doped finish with it right down to the underlying tissue where it made a small hole in a thankfully small area. It was fixable but disappointing. I printed the registration number for the fin because it was too small to paint on. When I put it in place it smeared and had to be done over, this time sprayed with a clear coat of Krylon before the application to the fin. Next time I'll try making a decal. Don C 16-May-16 10:41 I used the dry transfers for the numbers on the fin. Works pretty well. Please sign in to comment on this image.