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18 Feb 2018 17:48 #106 by Ex-Member
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well i have been slopping emulsion paint around again finishing off the fuselage.


need to paint the inside of the canopy frames and then i can glaze it.

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18 Feb 2018 17:54 #107 by Reach
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Hi there. I have never heard the term "emulsion paint" before; is that a British product?

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18 Feb 2018 18:05 #108 by Ex-Member
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yup.
it is a water based houshold wall paint, i dunno what you would call it? ;)
nice and cheap to buy and the tester pots last a long time on markings anyway.

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18 Feb 2018 19:08 #109 by Mike Rolls
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I think that it is called 'latex paint' in some countries?
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19 Feb 2018 03:03 #110 by Reach
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OK, thanks.....yes its called latex paint here. Water soluble paint. Love it. I buy the little jars of it at our local dollar store for (you guessed it) a dollar! LOL
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19 Feb 2018 04:17 #111 by Mike Rolls
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Yes, that's the stuff
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19 Feb 2018 14:01 #112 by one tenor
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Lovely job sir .How do you get your lettering so neat ?

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20 Feb 2018 21:15 #113 by Ex-Member
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ailerons today.


need to add the strips to the other sside tomorrow and then i can cover, fit and paint them.

flaps after these.

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20 Feb 2018 21:53 #114 by Quorneng
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Wow! They are very long and thin.
Do they have reinforcement to limit twisting?
I would guess the full size had a substantial 'torque tube' built into the leading edge.
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21 Feb 2018 07:55 #115 by Ex-Member
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they are 50mm wide with two 9mm balsa leading edges.
i cant twist them easily, so i expect they will be ok.

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21 Feb 2018 20:47 #116 by Ex-Member
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one side covered with silk and floor sealer, will get the other side covered tomorrow and then move onto the flaps.



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24 Feb 2018 17:56 #117 by Ex-Member
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Ailerons fitted and working, need to touch up the paint work next.



i will get the flaps done next week.
we plod on slowly.


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25 Feb 2018 00:03 #118 by one tenor
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Blimey Tony ! If this is plodding I'd hate to see you running [badass]

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