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Joined: 12/29/2001 From: Luxembourg City, LUXEMBOURG Status: online
1998 Sig Hog Bipe covered in 21st Century fabric. Modified tail feather contours - a frequently copied mod by subsequent builders. 2003 Aeroworks 1/4 scale Edge 540 done in good 'ole Monokote.
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Joined: 12/20/2003 From: Craig, CO, USA Status: offline
Nothing special about this Super Sportster, although it was my first two tone Monokote without using trim strips. Cutting the curved pieces of blue and yellow, to have just a 1/4" overlap required first making templates from manila folders. The templates then made cutting the Mono easy. Wood was filled with Balsarite and talcum powder, sanded to glass smooth before covering. Mono was stretched extremely tight before shrinking, exposed to extreme temp changes here with no sags or wrinkles.
A few extra touches include removable hatch and cockpit for access to all innards (upright) without removing wing. The cockpit is lined with real leather, light calf skin and pebbled black pigskin for the rest. Canopy is fastened with tiny optical screws from my Optical manufacturing days, into a hand made plywood coaming strip.
Blocks/controls were added for both Trike and Taildragger, can be converted in about 15 minutes, looks good either way. Removable cowling is hand balsa layered/carved. All fuse top surfaces stick and plank, required making custom formers. Curved solid surfaces are fun to cover.
I spent over 5 years building this plane due to ranch work pressures. I flew it a few times then hung it up for display. Very simple scheme, but I like the flowing lines. It looks fast just sitting still.
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1998 Sig Hog Bipe covered in 21st Century fabric. Modified tail feather contours - a frequently copied mod by subsequent builders. 2003 Aeroworks 1/4 scale Edge 540 done in good 'ole Monokote.
That *IS* quite a mod to the Hog Bipe! It doesn't even look like a bipe at all anymore!!!
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Joined: 7/1/2003 From: Duvall,
WA, USA Status: offline
Great Planes Super Skybolt: It is covered with Monokote White, Neon Green and Silver. I apologize for the picture quality the green looks lime not neon and the silver disappears. I can assure you though the plane really stands out in person. I installed the pilot to butter up ''Headquarters'', maybe I can get a new plane next Christmas...
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Joined: 11/17/2002 From: Auburn,
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Here is my GP RV-4. Covered with white Ultracote, airbrushed with rustoleum, mixed for the four different shades. Cowl, landing gear and pants painted with Rustoleum white.
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Joined: 1/4/2002 From: perry,
GA, USA Status: offline
The pitts is from a Crashed GP 1/3 ARF rebuilt and recovered for a friend. Not flown yet The yellow and Orange is a Bashed CG Extra turned into a Edge. Saito 1.80
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Joined: 1/4/2002 From: perry,
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GP 330L (R.I.P.) I worked real hard on this one and about a month later it got shot down The EDGE is a lanier 40% that I covered for a guy. Pictures of it actually made it to RC Flyer Top Gun coverage. (gave me a big ego, HeH Heh!) As of right now I only used monokote.
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It doesn't even look like a bipe at all anymore!!! 
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