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Old 09-14-2004 | 11:01 PM
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Default RE: GP Super Skybolt Maiden Report

Thanks for the compliments Guys,

I have to admit I copied the scheme from the cover on the Monokote video. That one is Red, White and Gold but I liked the Green, White and Metallic silver.

In hind sight the green is a little to close to sky blue. As a Graphic Designer I should have referenced the color spectrum wheel. Green and blue are a little too close together, but not inviable. Since I live near Seattle it works fine with our "wonderful" gray overcast skies.

Yes, I covered the entire plane with white first, this probably added weight. It's only my second kit so I'm still not confident or fast with monokote. I used a large format 44!QUOT! printer/plotter to plot the wing arches as stencils. I could have done this by creating a large compass with a yardstick on the floor of the garage, but if you have access it saves a lot of time. I always like basic patterns. An Optometrist RC flier wrote an article, I said humans recognize geometric shapes faster than colors. This can come in handy if you loose track of the plane's attitude.