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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/27/2002 9:04:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm about to start painting the cowl of an Extra and I'm planning to paint a checkerboard pattern ala Patty Wagstaff.

Any suggestions on the best way to do this?
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checkerboard - 3/28/2002 1:52:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		One way was described by Claude McCullough in a 3 part series in R/C Modeler. Look for the May 2001 issue, page 38+, subhead= "Checkers, Anyone?" Regards.


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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/28/2002 2:47:52 AM   
lenough


 

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/29/2002 6:10:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Try liquid Mask if you have a steady hand to cut it.

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/29/2002 6:52:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		See April 1996 Model Airplane News for a great article on how to do it...

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checkers - 3/29/2002 9:31:07 PM   
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Shoot me an email. I have a vinyl cutter and can cut you checkers in any size. They make perfect masks. The vinyl is removable and leaves no glue behind. Let me know how many you need. If its not like a 1000 I can just send them to you.

[email]RC_paint@canopyfx.com[/email]


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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/29/2002 10:54:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Guys...you do NOT paint(or mask) checkerboards one square at a time. That's not how it's done. There is a special technique of masking that gives you half the squares in one pass and half the squares in the second. It will take you only an hour or two(plus drying) to do a cowl. The other way is insanity. Go get the MAN article and do it right.

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"Insanity"??? - 3/29/2002 11:12:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		When Claude McCullough does it, it's not "insanity"---it's called perfection. regards.


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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/29/2002 11:47:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		well, in response to easytigers post, whatever colors your going to do the checkerboard with paint the area all one color and then go back and mask off the areas for the checkerboard pattern. Easy. And we don't do them 1 at a time as some people seem to think! I,ve got a lainer extra 300 in pattys new scheme, and it came out awsome. Enjoy

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/29/2002 11:49:25 PM   
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I did my extra with Patty's '99 colors and used electricians tape to mask the individual checkers since it stretches and covers compound curves well.

...it looks like crap... i'm not sure what this other method is they're talking about, but it's gotta be worth checking out and i wish i'd heard about it before i did mine.

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/30/2002 12:06:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for all the responses. A friend has the MAN issue mentioned and I will refer to that.

CanopyFx - Thanks for the offer, but I'll check out the article first.

Mil - I know what method I won't use.

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/30/2002 12:08:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Respectfully, IMAC...that's not the right way to do it. YES, you paint the base colors first, but no, you do NOT have to mask off all the individual squares with tape, liquid mask, or anything else. Get the article, read the text and photos, and it will tell you how to do it right in two steps.

I won't "diss" claude mccullogh, he's one of the greats. But if he is painting one square at a time, he has wasted an awful lot of time over the years. I did not see his article, so I do not know...

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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/30/2002 3:40:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm in need of a checkerboarding technique as well. Any chance someone can post &/or email me the MAN ariticle? MAN does not seem to list back issues prior to 1997.

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MAN Checkerboard article - 3/30/2002 4:13:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Before everyone makes a futile search for this article---it is in the NOVEMBER 1996 issue of MAN Not April. You'll find it on pages 76 &77. BTW it is for straight square surfaces and IMHO would not lend itself to the compound curves of a cowl. Regards.


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Painting Checkerboard on Cowl - 3/30/2002 5:22:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry about the wrong month. Yes, the same technique applies to a curved surface like a cowl. If need be, you can taper the tape to accomodate.
You can also easily paint three colored checkerboard using this method.
Can you scan the article?

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Flex Mask - 3/30/2002 6:04:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's how I did it. Not difficult. A little time consuming but worth it. Paint the entire cowl 1/2 the lighter of the two checkerboard colors (in my case white). I then spayed on 1 heavy coat of Bob Dively liquid mask. In my opinion, the heavier the better even if you get a few runs. Draw the checkerboard pattern with a fine tip sharpie pen. A flexible drafting ruler available at arts and crafts stores helps here but is not necessary. Cut out on the lines using a #11 exacto. Pull out every other sqaure. Paint second color and let thoroughly dry. Peel out remaining flex mask. Please feel free to email me with spcific questions. cbk

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The other side - 3/30/2002 6:10:20 AM   
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The flexible ruler - 3/30/2002 6:11:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		This helped alot. Made by a company called Staedtler. cbk

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