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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 2:35:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Looks great 8178! I also use the 3M blue tape. The 1/8" will really make some tight curves without bunching up on the inside edge.

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 7:26:10 AM   
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Richard, thanks for the info on the masking tape. I’ll keep that in mind next time. The Blue did work fine though, I stuck the end down at the tail and then using a mark I made at the front (using a small piece of tape) just lined up the tape and put it down on the mark. The lines came out very straight. Getting the trim lines in the same place on both sides of the fuselage was a little more difficult.

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Getting the trim lines in the same place on both sides of the fuselage was a little more difficult.


Well put!

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 1:03:57 PM   
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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 2:34:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Continued work on the trim by taping off the yellow area and spraying the yellow trim. I sprayed a light coat of the white LustreKote primer and then the yellow. I had to put the yellow on pretty heavy, waiting between coats to get a good solid yellow color. The heavy paint coats seemed to attack the tape some leaving some of its sticky residue on the blue paint when I removed it. Cleaned the stick stuffy off with paint thinner.

To be continued…


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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 10:01:16 PM   
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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 11:05:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the comment Jeff.

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/8/2008 11:10:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		I debated some if I should clear coat the paint or just rub and polish it out. After studying it for awhile I decided that it would look better if I wet sanded the fuselage so that the edges of the trim paint was blended some with the base blue, e.g. a smother edge and clear coat it. After getting the sticky residue left over from the trim tape off, I lightly wet sanded the complete fuselage and wing center section with 800 wet/dry paper. While wet sanding I paid particular attention to the edges of the trim paint to lower the paint edge left from the masking tape edge. After the sanding was done I flowed on a couple of clear coats, not waiting for it to set between coats.

Looks like it is time for the Monokote on the wing and stab and I have no clue how I’m going to duplicate the complex paint scheme used on the originals with MonoKote! I did buy some poster board to use as templates though. So we will see!

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 12:28:11 AM   
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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 1:37:03 AM   
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Status: online 		Right On Mike. Looks fantastic. Can hardly wait to see the video of the maiden flight. Is the engine broken in yet, while the paint's drying. I'm interested to see how the monokoting and paint combination is going to progress. The trim work went quickly. I'm going to have to try some rattle can and monokote on my next project.

Are you going to 2.4 with this plane Mike?


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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 2:12:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		A fantastic job . You make it look so easy.
I'm building a US60 right now, and I will try for the first time to glass the fuse following the info you've given in the thread.

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 4:58:21 PM   
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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 6:51:15 PM   
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Thanks for checking in the project and the nice comment.

Jim,
I’m looking forward to the first flight too! I may use my Tiporare OS 61SF ABC-P engine because it has some run time on it. Not sure about 2.4 after the Futaba “0” ID catastrophe. I like the Futaba 9C I bought for the Tiporare but I think I’ll wait to see how Futaba recovers.

Tychoc,
Thanks for checking in and the nice comments.

Bob,
That would be just like old times!


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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/9/2008 6:52:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		It has been awhile since I’ve laid down MonoKote so I did the rudder first.

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RE: Blue Angel - Build - 4/10/2008 7:53:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Making progress on the horizontal stab. Now, I’ve