amscat

John - when I look up N54SH I get s/n F5-011. The colors you mention look pretty close to those for N954JD s/n F5-010. Do you think this is a case of two successive planes (s/n 10 & 11) being identical colors?

skylarkmk1

Andy,

My bad, read the wrong line for the N number. The above post is corrected.

FWIW - N54SH, s/n F5-011, colors are;

Base - 674 Red
Stripe - 99 Black
Accent - 8066 Gold

By the way guys, Waco Classic Aircraft http://www.wacoclassic.com/index.html has changed their web page with more color pictures, links to their Blog, a 360° view of the new Waco D rear cockpit (the basic frame work for the YFM Super (C model) is unchanged) with upgraded avionics and stuff. Take a look at the Blog, store and other sections to learn more. Wish I had the $$$ for a new Waco.[]

amscat

Thanks John!

You are correct - those are Dupont Imron numbers and the names match those numbers as far as I could find out.

skipb

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Skylarkmk1-

What can you tell me about the colors used on N89B F5-006? It appears to be a green metallic with gold trim.

Thanx-

Skipb

skylarkmk1

The FAA lists N89B, s/n F5-006 is a 1987 WCA YMF. The list I have for the colors of the first 47 WCA aircraft lists s/n F5-006 as N1VD which is a 1972 Deluca OR-71, is obviously wrong. The colors listed for s/n F5-006 are;

Base – 81501 Blue
Stripe – 508 White
Accent – 42880 Gold

Remember these are the colors of the aircraft as it left the factory and it may have been re-covered and re-painted since 1987.

amscat

skipb

You may not have seen this shot:

http://rodb.gofreeserve.com/Av09/Gol...ld%20N89B.html

fishinchickens

Here are two pictures of how I have started building a tail wheel set up. When I pulled up the balsa block there was a LOT of epoxy drips and smears which can be seen a little bit.

Jim Henley

Neil, that is looking good, you may want to put a little caster in your tail wheel wire, are you going to run a slave rod off the rudder or use a separate servo?

skipb

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Andy-

Thanks, best shot yet of what I have found on the net.

Skipb

amscat

Waconut

Is this any help for your harness detail? (love the name!)

http://www.hookerharness.com/aviation.php

fishinchickens

I was planning on adding castor oil and am planning on running another servo.

Ekim

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Or this?

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ges/hooker.php

Jim Henley

That is what I did on the first WACO, and the one I am building now. I also modifed the tail wheel setup on two Great Planes Super Stearman. Slave'd the servo to the rudder channel, works real well and not much weight. Keep us posted on your progress

nine o nine

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Niel, What Jim means by caster is the angle of the down strut on the tailwheel.....not castor oil Mitch

fishinchickens

Sorry I was not used to that term being used. I did not think about it but I think I will. About how many degrees? Around 5? Here is a picture of the slave rod that I made. It is a 4-40 thereaded rod rod with a peice of pushrod cable soldered to the end. There is a peice of brass tubing that is over the joint.

Stickbuilder

Depending on where you mount the tailwheel, your angle of caster should be somewhere around the 40-45 degree range. Have a look at some of the scale jobs. You can index them on the first page of this thread.

Bill, Waco Brother #1

WacoNut

Thanks!!! That will help alot. Been busy trying to get the Waco ready for paint. I keep finding mnore things to do.
Later!!
Anthony

pittsdriver

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Look at [link]http://inzspan.com[/link] for scale cockpit accessories including nice harnesses. I have used their stuff and it is really high quality. Also [link]http://vogelsang-aeroscale.com[/link] is a new distributor for the Barth kits and there is also some nice scale accessories including harnesses. Again all high quality stuff. Don

abergmann

Hi all

Finished the last 2 ailerons today(254 angle strips and 1200 rivets in total, glad thats done). Blue trim was sprayed on top wing aswell as the Reg no's top and bottom. Tomorrow i'll do the walk way(tread area) on the top of the left bottom wing and the "No Step" then its clearcote.

Arno

abergmann

Received your pm Skylark Reply email on its way.

greybeardaviation

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Arno,
Thought you said you were not a master builder? Your results seem to say something else!!! Beautiful work!

David

WB# 164

Jim Henley

Arno, beautiful job, what paint are you using? (ie latex, automotive, dope etc)

WacoNut

Very Nice Arno
I am building the 33% AMR Waco and I am getting close to the painting stage. I will be doing a similar paint scheme I am copying NC14132. It is an original Waco built in 1935. The wings and the fuse had insignia blue scallops over white with gold trim.
Later!!
Anthony

yel914

Nice work Arno. I'm with the rest of the guys here-what paint? What masking material? What clear coat? I'm just finishing up paint on my Ikon UPF-7, painted with latex. Looks pretty OK but masking was a bear. The hunt is on for a suitable clear gloss finish that's compatible with the latex. I figured I could use Nelson's clear as a plan B, but I'm searching for something else to try first. There's a wide array of clear coats out there, some much better than others. I'm so confused, I don't know if I need a full frontal lobotomy or a full bottle in front of me

abergmann

Morning all (or is it Goodnight)

The masking is a lowtack vinyl based material from Avery Graphix(www.averygraphics.com) cut in a std vinyl cutter. Took photos of the model to my local signage shop and the graphix dude designed the masks on my photos after scaling them to the correct size (perfect fit everytime).
Paints are automotive(Basecoat and Cleatcote) from my local paintshop (MS Primer Blanco White Std Black and HellBlau(actually a Ferrari colour) and normal 2K ClearCote by ChemSpec). I tried hard to find the correct paint no in SA but couldn't so just went with the TLAR method If the weather holds (80% rain for today and tomorrow) the model will be cleared by Friday so i'll post some pics of it fully assembled.

Thanx for the compliments

Arno