Radub Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 And here are the clear side panels (with the red dive angle mark) attached to the canopy frame. This is all for today... Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Radu, thank you for the tip on the spinner spiral and dive markings! Excellent build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Absolutely lovely work Radu... and so inspiring too! I can't wait to see this beauty finished! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Top notch work as always Radu!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Radu, thank you for the tip on the spinner spiral and dive markings! Excellent build. Yep, I first learned of Radu's technique for masking spinner spirals from an article on his website, and have used it to good effect a couple of times since. The key difference is in cutting your strips of tape into long, thin wedges. It works amazingly well! Great build and tutorials Radu. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Good stuff. Great tips. 109 is starting to shape up nicely. I like the painted over look of the upper crosses. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 You sure do sweet work, Radu. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks everyone for your kind words. Canopy... the saga... the reason why I have notr posted here for a while. The canopy was completed, looked great, and in a moment of fleeting giddiness, I decided to dip it in Johnson's Klear. Sure, I have done that before and it worked, so what could go wrong? Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Well, it turned out it was a daft thing to do. Johnson's Klear disolves MrColor paint. The paint came off in flakes. The canopy was ruined. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) So, back to square one... the canopy was stripped back to bare brass. Radu Edited May 24, 2011 by Radub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 The canopy frame was painted RLM66, new clear panels were cut, new diving angles were painted on... Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 I made a set of internal frames from 0.5mm Evergreen rod. The canopy kit comes with a set of photo-etched internal frames, but in the instructions I recommend replacing them with suitable pieces of rod because the P/E is just too flat. I used the PE internal frame parts as a template. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 The internal frames were also painted RLM66. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) The clear parts were glued to the frame. To glue the clear parts, I used a few tiny spots of superglue to tack them to the frame, then I used Johnson's Klear to glue them permanently to the frame. The Klear was applied with a fine brush along the edges and capilarity did the rest. The internal frames were glued using the same method. After the "glue" dried, I masked the clear parts inside and out using a set of paint masks that I drew and then I cut them with a plotter. Radu Edited May 24, 2011 by Radub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 The canopy was then spray-painted RLM66 inside and RLM83 on the outside. While the paint was drying, I made the de-misting blower part. This was made from a piece of Evergreen rod. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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