Need your Idea's
02-27-2005, 03:00 PM
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Need your Idea's
I'm building the TF Cessna and I am almost ready for paint but I need some idea's. My plane has the strobe lights and the nav lights in the wing tip,they are close together and I want to put some sort of clear cover over them. I looking to protect the stobe bulb from breaking if impacted as well as trying to make it look somewhat scale! Does anyone have any idea's they want to share on what I might be able to usefor a clear cover?
02-27-2005, 04:27 PM
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ORIGINAL: RCHYFLYER
I'm building the TF Cessna and I am almost ready for paint but I need some idea's. My plane has the strobe lights and the nav lights in the wing tip,they are close together and I want to put some sort of clear cover over them. I looking to protect the stobe bulb from breaking if impacted as well as trying to make it look somewhat scale! Does anyone have any idea's they want to share on what I might be able to usefor a clear cover?
I'm building the TF Cessna and I am almost ready for paint but I need some idea's. My plane has the strobe lights and the nav lights in the wing tip,they are close together and I want to put some sort of clear cover over them. I looking to protect the stobe bulb from breaking if impacted as well as trying to make it look somewhat scale! Does anyone have any idea's they want to share on what I might be able to usefor a clear cover?
02-27-2005, 07:24 PM
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RE: Need your Idea's
I will need to cover an area of about 1 inch long and a 1/4" wide. I'm affraid a pill blister pak if impacted would hold it's damage. I was thinking something with the strength of lets say model windshield.
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RE: Need your Idea's
MAKE A HARD WOOD MOLD OF THE SHAPE AND USE WINDSHIELD BUTERATE PLASTIC AND HEAT IT UP WITH A HAIR DRYER AND PULL IT AROUND YOUR MOLD,THEN CUT AND TRIM TO A PERFECT FIT,GLUE WITH RC 56 AS IT DRYS CLEAR AND HOLD GREAT.HAVE SEEN THIS DONE ON A FEW AND WORKS GOOD.OH MOUNT YOUR WOOD PLUG ON A PIECE OF DOWL WOOD AND PUT IN A VISE TO HOLD IT
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RE: Need your Idea's
well if your worried about impact on your beautifull strobes guess what? your whole wing will come off nothing is going to protect it and some of the real planes ive seen don't even have strobe protectors
03-04-2005, 09:19 AM
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RE: Need your Idea's
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well if your worried about impact on your beautifull strobes guess what? your whole wing will come off nothing is going to protect it and some of the real planes ive seen don't even have strobe protectors
well if your worried about impact on your beautifull strobes guess what? your whole wing will come off nothing is going to protect it and some of the real planes ive seen don't even have strobe protectors
The strobe bulbs are glass, so I'm just trying to keep from busting them if it gets bumped, as in loading or unloading to or from the flying field. And on the real Cessna the strobe are in a housing that protects them.
03-04-2005, 10:13 AM
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How about a chunk of Lexan plastic. Its what motorcycle windshields are made of. You could get a scrap piece about 1/2" thick. A plastics shop would probably give it to you. Use a dremil to shape then sand it to your standards. It doesnt really need to be transparent. If you bust that, its probably the least of your problems.
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