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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    That's what's we're hoping for! Thanks Mike! Grandsons are here overnight into tomorrow, might get another day of curing. With the color on before May 1, I'm a month ahead of schedule so who cares.
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Sprayed the windshield area matte black today, let the red cure another day before painting the Piper logos.
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Put the red to it today. Had to re-mask the fin and rudder, used 1/4" fine line at first but it didn't like the corrugations. Pulled it off and used 1/8"fine line, still had a little leakage. Need to paint the white piper logo behind the rear windows and touch up some white. Then final...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Here are the color codes provided by the full scale owner. When I had the paint mixed, I believe the color name that came up was Cardinal Red. Started masking the trim, should be ready to paint tomorrow.
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Not having a good run, shorted out the USB cable on my laptop while working on an Arduino board, bought a new laptop. At any rate the parts came for the compressor and it's back running. This was my first real experience using Mason paint and I am quite pleased with the results. Started...
  6. TonyHallo

    Fiber Optic servo extension

    I’ll say,
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Laid out and masked the wheel pants, started mixing the paint and fired up the air compressor, at about 90 psig, the cooling fan blew apart. Will hopefully pickup the new fan and rebuild kit tomorrow at the local Graingers. If not I will take the masking off.
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    No, it is too much trouble weighting the plane, I put as little paint on as I could. Still need the red. I have the plane sitting on the gear laying out the wheel pants trim with the aid of a laser level. The trim lines slope down at rest, I have the nose wheel blocked up 3/4" based on...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Weather was on my side to day, put the white to it. One light coat of white urethane sealer and one coat of white acrylic enamel with hardener. Will mask the red trim in a few days. Thinking I will do the wheel pants first since I need to mount them on the plane to lay out then do the...
  10. TonyHallo

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Did you use anything to help the covering stick back down like Balsarite? I see there's another product called Cover Grip made by Deluxe.
  11. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    The fuselage to fin transition is one of the more challenging areas on an airplane. Either covering or do the wood work.
  12. TonyHallo

    IMAC Aero Tech 35% Velox Custom Build

    Well please post your progress.
  13. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Always enjoyed the smell of Monokote while covering, you knew the end was near.
  14. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Looks like the top will be a white base with two trim colors? If so I would just cover the wing in white, perforate the white covering under the trim and iron the trim down.
  15. TonyHallo

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    You did a great job removing F1, was it really necessary? It does look too bad after it was removed.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    "My rudder is half the size of my son's Kadet build. He pops in occasionally and works on his." Must be one hell of sized Kadet!
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    How the prototype flies will impact the decision. If all works out it will be a second Cherokee with more scale detail. Been looking at possible paint schemes, the one below is nice. N3557K which I modeled in 25% scale and is the plane in my avatar is now located in Punxsutawney PA about 90...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    77 degrees in the burgh today, got the fuselage and associated parts in primer, just might ger the white color on this week. Will block it out with 500 grit paper. The paint mask arrived so all is good to go.
  19. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Postman dropped off a new FrSky Taranis SE today, going on a self, my current one still works fine, wanted to get one before they are no longer available. A very capable radio for $260. The Radio has Vantac name on it , not Frsky.
  20. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I have a 3W 56 CS never ran, 20 years old. Maybe I'll find a project some day but I doubt it!
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