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Chris....
....lookin' real sharp, Man. Although I've never tried it, I think a "hot glue" gun might be the ticket for the doors. It remains just slightly flexible enough to not vibrate off.
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Looking great Chris! I was up there this week and thought about looking you up and trying to talk you out of that thing again. I just ran short of time. It looks like you will actually fly it now. You better get done quick it was cold while I was there, you may have to box it up and send it to me for testing.
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Chris....
go with the Goop. It will remain flexible, and it seems to bond to anything (as long is its clean). The hot glue might work, but only if you select the right type.... regular craft version of it gets brittle. They make a type that sorta stays gummy.
Nice ship!
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For the gear leg doors I silver soldered metal landing gear straps bent arount the wire as mounting "tabs". Then used 5/16" long sections of streamlined aluminum tube as the stand offs. Filled them with hardwood and screwed them to the tabs, and the gear doors to them. It's very slick, I'll post pictures later. I spent most of the day Sunday fighting with the inner clamshell doors. I can't get them to open and close properly, using a spring hinge and a catch wire.... Any idea's? Vic-wait until after I fly it. If it'll fit into a shoe box I'll send it (saves on shipping and all). Bob-I'd be happy to send you photo's when it's all done. I'm waiting for my "sponsorship" letter from Redbull to use the logo's though. When I asked them for permission they told me that I'd have to apply for sponsorship. I was like "are you kidding me? It's a model airplane lady!".
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Hey Bob, I would really like to put some Jett stickers on my F-16 but I need sponsorship and all that kind of permission. Can you hook a brother up?? Oh yeah, I need one of those things that spins the prop too.
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Vic, Im sure I can get you a few stickers if you so desire. Im still waiting for a sponor deal of my own
I tell ya what though.... there was at least though given to asking permisison. Impressive. Few people even consider things like that these days.
Anyone remember a bunch of years back when the Shultz/Peanuts comic folks decided it was not a good idea for airshow teams to use snoopy on the top of their flying doghouse models used at airshows ? I guess if you have to protect a copywrite or trademark, its has to be fairly absolute protections.
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Thanks Bob. No need for stickers yet, still flyin those Czech motors. But when I do cough up the $ for a Jet, I promise I would wear a T-shirt when I flew it.
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I've done a few "faux" sponsorship schemes on my models, a couple of "Crayola" Ultimates, a "Marlboro" Ultimate, "Oakland County Sheriff" Cap... and never thought twice about it (I hate straight lines, bars and stars). Well, with my shiny new Jett motor I needed to find a paint scheme that would complement the BSE .50, there was too much motor hanging out to ignore it, especially with that gigantic red mousse can. While we were making our Reno plans this year I heard about the Red Bull Air Races and was just blown away. I though "I've got to support these guys. They've got to be one of the coolest companies around", and it just so happened that their colors were a bright purple/blue, aluminum with red and yellow logos. Pretty close to the carb and case on my Jett. So it seamed a match made in heaven. Check out their website and see how much they're putting into aviation, Red Bull. Then check out the Red Bull Air Races and think about how we could do this with models (kind of like a fun fly...). I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I got back from Reno. As not to be egregiously off of topic, I lost the motor mount for my F-20. The one that I had drilled for my firewall, Jett, and tapped for the nose gear mount. Anyone know what mount will fit my Jett and still fit in the nose of my jet?
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I bought a Tatone mount for the O.S. 50 and it fits like a glove... after a lot of filing to clear the needle assy. It's tapped for the nose gear mounting screws so it'll be a little easier to install than the nylon one. One nice thing about the Tatone mount is that I can polish it on a wheel just like my Jett. I'm reminded of what I tell my fiance all of the time, "there are only three things that can keep this man's attention: curvy, shiny and fast".
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Although I've never tried it, 
