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vasek, did Commander Cody ever make it up to Canada? He had a song about that.
Thanks, Todd! I've sprayed a bit more white and the wing is masked off and ready for the first color (orange). I hope to have most of the painting done by this weekend.
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Very nice scheme indeed. How will the blue match the anodized head on the Tower .61 your breaking in? I have never seen a Tower engine in person (or didn't look real close). Is the anodize purplish blue? Or more blue than purple? There's probably a proper name for said color, but just wondering. I know you'll post pics of the painting progress, so I won't even ask. Again, your build threads and threads/posts in general are awsome - I learn a lot of stuff from them - i.e. your approach to shaped wing tips. Mine always turn out so so at best... but now that I've read how a true master builder does it... Your last name isn't Bridi is it?
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Thanks y'all. We're lucky here in the south east since we can get days in the 60s even in Nov and Dec. Still, I'd like to have this project done and ready to fly in a few more weeks. Todd, have you started the Sun Fli IV yet? I put an AP Wasp .061 R/C engine in mine so now it has throttle, and a bit more power. The next time I do wingtips I will sandwich a piece of 1/32" ply in the middle to give a clearer centerline and add protection against dings. That's one I picked up from Mr. Blue Angel, 8178.
As for Bridi, I got an email from Kingaltair a while back saying he took the leap and phoned Bridi (I had given him the contact info). Sadly, he stopped flying about five years ago due to failing vision, but seemed very interested in finding out about all the current classic pattern activity (I hope I got that right).
I also ordered some gloss black dope and I'm thinking about maybe painting a very thin pinstripe outline along the edges of the colors. It will give a crisper definition to the orange and blue shapes. I think I'll do one small area on the bottom first to see if it works visually.
BTW, the inspiration for the wing scheme came from one of Dean Pappas' Mayas. I think it's one of the most elegant ships I've ever seen. I need to bug him for a set of plans (he did about five marks, I think).
ORIGINAL: rainedave BTW, the inspiration for the wing scheme came from one of Dean Pappas' Mayas. I think it's one of the most elegant ships I've ever seen. I need to bug him for a set of plans (he did about five marks, I think).
Dave,
Get on that, would you? I have been in contact with Mr. Pappas and he is working on getting a cost to sell copies of his Maya Mk.II plans. Maybe if more people bug him, he will get it done to get us off his back...
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Finally! I finally started shooting color. I went ahead and added the black edging. I like it; sort of pulls out the orange a bit more. What do you think? The blue will be next. The entire bottom center section will get color, that's why I didn't waste white dope on that area.
Very nice Dave! love the color scheme.....patiently waiting for the blue. I'm building a Dirty Birdy 60 right now. I've choosen a purple, yellow and maroon. Might have to employ you for a design......
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Thanks, y'all. I don't know how I got by without a compressor and gun all my life. Man, it makes applying dope a lot easier. I've been breaking in the Tower .61 I'll be using. 12,750 with an APC 11x8; not too shabby for a sixty. A ballpark thrust calculation shows that to be a 1:1 power to weight ratio. I'm getting impatient!
What compressor and gun are you using Dave? Vry nice paint scheme. Is the black pinstriping taped or painted on?
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Thanks, y'all. I don't know how I got by without a compressor and gun all my life. Man, it makes applying dope a lot easier. I've been breaking in the Tower .61 I'll be using. 12,750 with an APC 11x8; not too shabby for a sixty. A ballpark thrust calculation shows that to be a 1:1 power to weight ratio. I'm getting impatient!
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Thanks, Jim. It's a Sears compressor and a $10 Harbor Freight gun. Look at post #64 on pg. 3 of this thread for the model I bought and a pic of the gun. It is working best at about 20psi at the gun (about 30psi at the tank). At that setting the compressor can totally keep up with constant spraying.
The black is also Brodak dope. But, I simply masked it off and painted it with a brush. It takes forever to mask off the entire wing with tape and paper for spraying. I saved about two hours doing the black by hand. I'll have to mask everything again to spray the blue, though.
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I have been in contact with Mr. Pappas and he is working on getting a cost to sell copies of his Maya Mk.II plans. Maybe if more people bug him, he will get it done to get us off his back... 
