Flying surfaces are done!

Now that her colours are on, some of you Tipo fans will probably recognize the scheme - De Facto Tiporare.

The camera doesn't render the colour properly but it's the red/orange/yellow rainbow scheme that is actually used by the 1982 Great Planes box model! Although the GP box and instructions are not in colour (hence no way to really tell), there is one source - the GP 1982 catalog.

I've wanted to build a Tipo with this scheme for 25 years... now, she's finally here - almost.

Applying the scheme to the fuse will be more akin to tensor calculus compared to the flying surfaces - they were a walk in the park!

Current airframe weight is 13.9 oz - she should come in at 15-16 oz finished. So the AUW will be in the 26-28 oz range.

David.