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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/25/2008 4:29:28 AM   
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/25/2008 3:48:11 PM   
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Thanks for putting the pictures up. Did you do something with them to allow posting?

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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/25/2008 4:51:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes I did. They were too large for RCU to accept. Unfortunately RCU doesn't tell you the reason for not accepting them.

I resized them to 800 x 600 pixels and they uploaded fine. The free program that I used is called Irfanview. It can be downloaded here: http://www.irfanview.net/



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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/25/2008 6:42:36 PM   
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/25/2008 9:18:36 PM   
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Big_Bird,

Thanks for putting the pictures up. Did you do something with them to allow posting?



Ken,
What size Waco is that it is hard to tell the size being pictures are deceiving, but it is a very nice bird it is ashame to see such a nice airplane and it hasn't had it wings stretched by the wind. It be the same as clipping the wings on a bird to keep it grounded, just wasn't meant to be.

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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/26/2008 1:35:30 AM   
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That does appear to be a Pepino 1/4 scale.
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 6:17:09 PM   
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Status: online 		Ken how is your covering going?
I had to work this weekend and get the yard work done but I am going to work on the Waco and watch the race today, I don't miss the Taladega race for anything. Anyhow I have one bottom wing panel ready to cover all well as the tail surfaces. I still have alot of work to do to the fuse to get it ready to cover. I need to add another layer of fiberglass to the tail cover also.
Later!!
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 6:26:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wings are finished. Starting to cover the fuselage today.

I watched most of the race at Taladega yesterday.


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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 6:48:55 PM   
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Wings are finished. Starting to cover the fuselage today.

I watched most of the race at Taladega yesterday.

Great,
Take a few pics while you are at it[)]
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 7:53:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'll make a few pics as I go. Here is a tip if you who are using Minwax Polycrylic. I have noticed that after I have put the first coat on the wood that it soaks in somewhat as it dries. Some microscopic wood fuzz forms. I let this dry completely before sanding lightly with 320 grit wet/dry used dry. The next coat doesn't fuzz the wood. I now recommend 2 coats before ironing the polyester down.


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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 9:50:33 PM   
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I'm a long way from covering, but am following the threads on Minwax. I built two with Sig covering. One I painted with gloss house paint. I wasn't happy with the flat appearance. Another I tried to dope. Used an airbrush with house paint. Worked but not well. Unable to use it for dope. Could not get it to spray without plugging. So I hand painted. Looked so bad I tore covering off and applied Ultracoat. Do you use a regular compressor and spray gun?

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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/27/2008 10:01:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		When I spray I use a metal touch up gun and air pressure set at 45 psi. This time I will probably just spray from the rattle cans.

I think your planes look really good.

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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/28/2008 2:42:04 AM   
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Status: online 		I use an HVLP gun with Latex, I thin it out approx 40% with windshield washer fluid and add Floetrol. I use Behr Semi-Gloss Latex.
I think I was spraying with 30psi.
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RE: Jim Pepino's YMF-5 Waco - 4/28/2008 11:19:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Guys,

Thanks for the painting tips. That method is a lot cheaper. I had two Devilbiss conventional guns given to me. For the price of Coveritte or Ultracoat, I could buy a cheap compressor somewhere.

On the silver soldering of landing gear wires, I was never very good at it. So I brought a sample over to the nearby weld shop. He was able to Mig weld the 1/4 music wire nicely. I know there is quite a bit of carbon it it, but the sample didn't crack. Anybody else weld instead of solder?

Thanks.

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