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help with f-18 plug - 8/4/2003 2:50:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Mark can't wait to test it! Ted, this was how I thought it was done but it seems there are many ways to do it, I'll try some different ways and see what works best for me.

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help with f-18 plug - 8/16/2003 12:43:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		I figure I would post some pics of what I have so far, I need to do my wings and tail feathers before I do anymore on the plug. My two hatches are already covered in cloth.

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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:27:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are the pics.

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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:38:17 PM   
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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:39:10 PM   
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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:40:08 PM   
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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:41:05 PM   
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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:41:54 PM   
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Re: Plugs - 8/18/2003 8:42:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike James

Automotive primers are great, but you can use something like "Pactra Prep" early in the game. At the end, just prior to making plugs, is where I'd spend the money on the best lacquer-based primer I could afford... something that dries as hard as possible. ("Duratec" for example)
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Hey mike, I just looked at the duratec web site and all their stuff seems to be vinyl ester or polyester based. Isn't that risky on a foam plug? Or am I not seeing a laquer based product of theirs?

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help with f-18 plug - 8/18/2003 8:42:49 PM   
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F-18 Plugs - 8/19/2003 4:45:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Corey,

Yeah, man. The plugs are looking good! Are you pretty close to making molds?


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You're right. I'd only use the Duratec at the end, which means it would be going over either epoxy or polyester. (no exposed foam)


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help with f-18 plug - 8/19/2003 5:31:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Damn! That looks awesome! How did you make that plug? I am going to start a SuperHornet about that same size. What did you use as a reference?

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help with f-18 plug - 8/19/2003 5:45:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		THat does look sweet. I'm about to fly a 1/10 scale hornet myself...been saying that for the better part of a year... :

One way to keep the hatches and the rest of the fuse plug "matched" while you finish the glassing, would be to add the same layers of glass to the hatch plugs that you do to the main plug. THen the buildup thicknesses would be the same and the edges should sand to match.

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Plug - 8/19/2003 9:37:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Looking good! Is that a Toki .18 or the OS unit?

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help with f-18 plug - 8/19/2003 8:18:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks guys, I need my wings and tail feathers before I can finish the fuse plug, I can't seen to find the time to order the cores...I will soon. Do you guys know of a good place to get the cores? Ted, it is the Toki .18. I modifyied a set of plans I had to build the hornet.

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