Flite-metaling my f-100
09-28-2011, 08:29 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: Greg Wright
Thanks for all the compliments. There's still a long road ahead to the finish but i will get there. Here' what my final finish will be.
Thanks for all the compliments. There's still a long road ahead to the finish but i will get there. Here' what my final finish will be.
Did the smoke oil ignite in the other picture or was it supposed to do that?Looking good Greg. I'd like to try FliteMetal some day, but the fragility scares me off a bit...
Bob
09-28-2011, 08:57 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: Greg Wright
Hi Bob, no i'm going to do the clean tail version, and yes the flames where part of the act. That was a signature ending to there show like they where blazing up the sky. Hence the name the ''skyblazers''.
Hi Bob, no i'm going to do the clean tail version, and yes the flames where part of the act. That was a signature ending to there show like they where blazing up the sky. Hence the name the ''skyblazers''.
Bob
10-04-2011, 07:28 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
I just thought i'd throw a couple of pictures of the hot section that i am covering with some titanium foil that i found on a web site. It's not perfect but i have started and there's no turning back now. I'm still waiting for another order of flite-metal so i can complete the covering job and continue to sand my life away.
10-04-2011, 09:17 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: Greg Wright
I just thought i'd throw a couple of pictures of the hot section that i am covering with some titanium foil that i found on a web site. It's not perfect but i have started and there's no turning back now. I'm still waiting for another order of flite-metal so i can complete the covering job and continue to sand my life away.
I just thought i'd throw a couple of pictures of the hot section that i am covering with some titanium foil that i found on a web site. It's not perfect but i have started and there's no turning back now. I'm still waiting for another order of flite-metal so i can complete the covering job and continue to sand my life away.
Thanks, Mauri
10-04-2011, 10:17 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
Hi Mauri, no it is acually a .005 thick titanium metal that you can heat with a propane torch to discolor it yourself. The web site is www.titaniumgoat.com
10-04-2011, 10:23 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: BlueBus320
creme de la creme of the rc jet world... very nice! Why exactly do people say flitemetal is so fragile? does it scratch or dent easily? I guess its really hard to change out a panel?!
creme de la creme of the rc jet world... very nice! Why exactly do people say flitemetal is so fragile? does it scratch or dent easily? I guess its really hard to change out a panel?!
10-04-2011, 10:29 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: SDCrashmaster
Greg,
Did you torch the Ti foil prior to application? Or is that airbrushed color.
Rally looks the shiznit! Nice work.
Paul
Greg,
Did you torch the Ti foil prior to application? Or is that airbrushed color.
Rally looks the shiznit! Nice work.
Paul
10-04-2011, 11:02 AM
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RE: Flite-metaling my f-100
ORIGINAL: Greg Wright
Hi paul yes i did torch the Ti foil before i applied it to the plane. Thanks for the positive compliment.I guess i have to look at the big picture of how the finished plane will look after it is done. And like everyone told me. If your trying to get a perfect finish that won't happen.
ORIGINAL: SDCrashmaster
Greg,
Did you torch the Ti foil prior to application? Or is that airbrushed color.
Rally looks the shiznit! Nice work.
Paul
Greg,
Did you torch the Ti foil prior to application? Or is that airbrushed color.
Rally looks the shiznit! Nice work.
Paul
The real ones were not perfect.....
Looks awesome!
. Nice work Greg!