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  1. Jetpainter

    Love's me some Carbon Fiber, but have I gone too far?

    I know Al Bundy said you really made it in life when you got a Ferguson porcelain throne, but carbon fiber, that's the throne of kings!:brian-banana:
  2. Jetpainter

    IMAC Dalton Yak 54, 38% please submit suggestions here....

    Pinholes, fun, fun, fun!
  3. Jetpainter

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    Thanks guys!
  4. Jetpainter

    Soloshot anybody? Anyone, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

    My mother hung me on a hook once.......... once.
  5. Jetpainter

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    Yesterday after work I shot some primer on my wheelpants and cowl. Tonight I threw them on just to see how it all looks. Next I need to glass the stabs and work on getting the wings, elevators and rudder ready to cover with Solartex.
  6. Jetpainter

    Post your best tricks and tips on how to get out to the field!

    That sucks! According to the forecast for here, if you can believe it, we're supposed to have our first nice weekend of the year. Like I said before, I'll believe it when I see it.
  7. Jetpainter

    Post your best tricks and tips on how to get out to the field!

    Single guy here so the only woman that gets in the way of my flying is Mother Nature, and she's been a real pain in the a$$ this year!
  8. Jetpainter

    Post your full size avatar photos here

    Nice! When you get tired of the car you can use this.
  9. Jetpainter

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    You've got me beat by one. The forecast for Sunday looks waaaaay too good to be true. Sunny, 80 degrees, humidity less than 50% and a 4mph wind. I'll believe it when I see it.
  10. Jetpainter

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Like one of my buddys told me when I bought a Mustang years ago..."there's a 12 step program for that"
  11. Jetpainter

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    Is Kero-brain anything like Turbine-itus?
  12. Jetpainter

    Post your full size avatar photos here

    I found them and scanned them today at work. Not great pictures, or a great scans, but here they are.
  13. Jetpainter

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    I finished getting the cowl and wheelpants ready for primer tonight. The seam on the wheelpants was really bad. After I sanded it down smooth I ended up using some epoxy and milled fiberglass to fill in all the voids in the seam. After that, I went over it with a polyester glaze, then sanded it...
  14. Jetpainter

    Post your full size avatar photos here

    Nice! When I was at the Reno air races in 87 I took two pictures of a P51 on the ramp from head on. The top two blades of the prop were sitting at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock and in each picture there is a different AT6 flying passed framed between the blades. I couldn't have done it if I tried...
  15. Jetpainter

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    This year we've had three seasons so far. Too cold, too wet and too hot. With too much wind in all three.;)
  16. Jetpainter

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

    It was an old spinner and the finish was in pretty bad shape. I would never consider polishing my 10 year old Nova spinner. The factory finish on it is fabulous and still looks like brand new.
  17. Jetpainter

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

    I polished a Tru-Turn spinner.
  18. Jetpainter

    Sport Great Planes 33%

    It's a revamped Skybolt with a radial. Brian, sorry to drag your thread off track.
  19. Jetpainter

    Glassing and Painting techniques

    The primer I used was Nason 421-19 with 483-87 activator, mixed 4 parts primer to 1 part activator. I also reduced it about 10% with Nason 441-21 which is a universal urethane reducer. The reducer isn't absolutely necessary, but it helps it go on a little smoother. I applied 2 coats. Here is a...
  20. Jetpainter

    Glassing and Painting techniques

    1K would be something like lacquer primer where you have the primer and a reducer or thinner and it air drys. 2K requires a catalyst or an activator and hardens through a chemical reaction. 2K has a lot less shrinkage.
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