Danny Fenton Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Blessed zippers done, using the dolls clothing zippers. Looks okay but with hindsight should have made a backing from covering material to replace the material removed from the zip. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Well the model is now silver. Not the best spray job I have done, but it will do. Need to get a quality bigger gun. The Iwata is great, but this model was a bit too large to do easily. And I might need another filter for my air scrubber. Have to wait at least 24 hours before any masking can take place over Klass Kote. Time to fire up Illustrator and create some artwork and masks. Cheers Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Love the way the stitching's are highlighted? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thanks Manish, the really thin Pink-It tapes on the fus are much more subtle but still easily visible. This Auster has been a test bed for lots of ideas I will take forward onto future builds, and some I wont LOLOL. The registration has been a challenge, nothing like a recognisable font, and seems a bit of a mismatch, the G is a different style completely. Made worse by not having a decent side view to trace, so I have sort of guesstimated.... Cheers Danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 And after a bit of tidying up we have this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Why is it when you post something that is so-say finished you look at it in the post and think..... that's not right...... I will say that the stencil is finished........... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 The bottom of U and J look more flat than the markings on full scale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 From the full size image, my version.? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Looks good, what have you done? I can see the letters look straight?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Aviation Photos? https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-AXUJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, Danny Fenton said: Looks good, what have you done? I can see the letters look straight?? It's from the other side which looks to be photographed straight on. I just cropped it, that's all. ? no magic involved. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thanks for the comments and the better angled pics, I thought I had scoured the web, clearly not! Now if anybody can find a shot showing the position of the underwing reg, port wing that would be ace. I am just going to scale the fuselage one to fit the space, but it would be nice to get an idea. So using your info I have this And of course now I see it on screen the widths look wrong, bottom of U and bottom of J sheez........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Okay next up...... Scale modelling can be hard work sometimes, but fun all the same Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Okay on further investigation it showed that G-AXUJ actually has a slightly different style/font. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 More progress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Please do tell more about how you will go about the masks and paint used and technique.....cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, cymaz said: Please do tell more about how you will go about the masks and paint used and technique.....cheers What do you want to know? The primer was UPOL P88 sprayed 50/50. Top coat is Klass Kote silver (aluminium). I will use sheets of paper taped against the masks to shield the silver Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) So the red is on, had to resort to Tamiya acrylic. Not to worry Klass Kote clear will go over the red to fuel proof things and give it an even sheen. Cheers Danny Edited May 26, 2022 by Danny Fenton 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Sweeeet ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 So the clear went on this morning before work. Not the best paint job I have ever done, at 30 psi the pressure may have been too much..... But I am happy with the overall look. Not much left to do apart from fit the mechanical bits back in, and on that note...... I could do with some help with the fuel plumbing as you know I fly electric normally. I have three lines, clunk, vent, fill. The vent would normally go to the exhaust for pressure, If I leave the fill plugged and hanging out the bottom of the cowl slightly, how do I know when the tank is full, I wont be able to see the vent/exhaust line, and fuel spilling from the exhaust wont be obvious as the nipple is not low down. Not sure the Saito needs pressure, either. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barker 2 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Hi Danny on my laser 80 I ran breather pipe to front when tank is full it runs out you can connect apiece of temporary pipe and catch it in a pot. Also the air forced into pipe will cause a small vacuum in tank . Dave B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Thanks Dave, I think because you have a Laser, which doesn't need pressure you have the unused pressure/vent line. I could add a second vent I suppose to the tank and that could hang out the cowl with the fill line, both plugged for flight..... Cheers Danny Just noticed you have the same tail-wheel assembly Dave, great minds think alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Looking at your earlier photos, the pressure nipple is at the back of the stack, above the exhaust ports? If fuel spills into the stack then it will drain out from the exhausts showing that the tank is full. Alternatively you could run the (clear) vent pipe around the front of the engine, within sight when viewing through the air intake hole in the chin of the cowl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 That is the same set up as the Laser in my Chipmunk, no use for a Saito. The Saito does need pressure. Ron has pipped me to a solution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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