gyro
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Subscribing since my batteries are in and I'll be assembling my RWB MXS pretty soon
Can't wait to see the big rwb MXS pics and flight vid!
Subscribing since my batteries are in and I'll be assembling my RWB MXS pretty soon
How did you remove the checkerboard Garymade some changes on my plane today before I start assembly. I didn't like the checkboard ALL over the tail, so I removed it from the horizontal stab, and re-covered the bottom with stripes to match the wings. the tops will get the site airplane logo in black.
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How did you remove the checkerboard Gary
Got a few pics of mine today, as well as a short video of doing what looks like a knife edge wall:
[video=youtube;ozVCCAz-zmI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozVCCAz-zmI&feature=youtu.be[/video]
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Easy, peeled back the one of the colors with an exacto. I forget which, it was either the black or the white, but one was just squares applied over the other color
Mine wasn't nearly so easy. It was a victim of black Ultrakote syndrome, but thankfully only the elevator and stab were affected.
When I tried to peel it, just the clear came off and the colored part was left. I got that off with lacquer thinner.
Still, it was a massive pain to get the clear part off because it kept tearing off in chunks. I would peel until it tore off and then have to dig another edge up with the Xacto.
I had some checkerboard made up from 3M High Performance Vinyl, and she is nearly ready to go. I am just waiting to get the servos back from Hi Tec service. They have about two hard years on them, so getting them looked after is cheap insurance.