| Image Comments |
| John M Oshust | 21-Sep-09 20:06 |
| The four main struts are in the hands of the molecules. Tomorrow is another day. One pair of main struts are still required anterior to the lower wing cut out. I should be able to remove the foam block tomorrow and install them. A pair of bracing struts are still required as are bracing wires. |
| frwyflyer | 21-Sep-09 20:25 |
| Thanks John, that was quite an informative tutorial. I will be interested in tomorrow's final pair of strut wires placement aft of the wing. Is this dayglo orange ? It's a great color for a bush plane. |
| John M Oshust | 21-Sep-09 20:32 |
| Thanks...after the wires are installed they will be covered in balsa and shaped. Also the Al ferrules on the floats get capped. The paint is the brand that DD uses. I have tipped a few today and cannot remember the name. The color is Cadmium something or other. Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode! |
| John M Oshust | 21-Sep-09 20:38 |
| P.S. Methinks this areoplane does not look like Thomas the Tank Engine any more! |
| David Duckett | 21-Sep-09 20:56 |
| Liquitex Cadmium Red Medium....and it looks great! |
| John M Oshust | 21-Sep-09 21:58 |
| DD...I did a bit more tonight...Liquitex Cadmium Orange...I looked at the tube! Thanks my pedagogue! |
| Luke War | 06-Oct-09 16:58 |
| John or David...I tried using the Liquitex brand paint after seeing the beautiful results from both of your builds. Lets just say that my results with this acrylic paint is much less than desirable. :( Do either of you know of a way I could remove the paint without ruining the wood and silkspan on my bird? Any help would be appreciated. |
| David Duckett | 06-Oct-09 17:04 |
| I don't know of any way to remove it from silkspan and in fact I wouldn't try. What exactly went wrong? My gut response would be to paint over it... |
| Luke War | 06-Oct-09 17:16 |
| Thats kinda what I thought you'd say. The paint seemed very thick and seemed to clump up as I painted it on. Of course it's probably just user error, but I wanted the experts opinions. :) I'll post pics later tonight when I get home from work. |
| John M Oshust | 06-Oct-09 18:35 |
| LW...Maybe sand smooth and cover with another layer of silk span. DD turned me on to the Liquitex but I am also a believer in Ben Moore interior house paint. I purchase the small sample color bottles. Both brands cover well. |
