IMAC Double Build, Carden Pro 124" Extra 300 40%

[Rusty 73]

It's very similar to K&B paint your right i remember getting a headache from the fumes when my dad and i were painting our Formula 1 racing planes.
Its very durable paint for sure, my dad and i whiched to PPG paint in the late eighties and in the nineties , we found the prime in PPG to superior , better coverage with less build up of prime and the paint was great . It was more cost effective to use the PPG paint as the K&B paint got to be very expensive compared to PPG .

I do remember spraying a least two to three coats of primer , it just takes four hours to get a good coverage without pushing it and getting runs .
My father and I were painting three airplanes in 1983 in June in the garage , we weren't wearing masks , after finishing the next day my Dad was complianing of chest pains so off to the Emergency he went . After three days he was released and the chest pains went completely away with no major signs of heart damage or heart attack .
We found out three years later when reading R/C modeler they talked about the side effects from these chemicals (Isocinates ). They can mimic a heart attack sypthoms and leave your body with out a trace .
Very potent chemical in these paints , after we started to wearing masks all the time and never had another issue with these paints

I like the Preval spray bottle are they pump or is air used to spray the paint .

 

[orthobird]

One set of stabs is done.

Lots of work to do that!

 

[Robotech]

It's very similar to K&B paint your right i remember getting a headache from the fumes when my dad and i were painting our Formula 1 racing planes.
Its very durable paint for sure, my dad and i whiched to PPG paint in the late eighties and in the nineties , we found the prime in PPG to superior , better coverage with less build up of prime and the paint was great . It was more cost effective to use the PPG paint as the K&B paint got to be very expensive compared to PPG .

I do remember spraying a least two to three coats of primer , it just takes four hours to get a good coverage without pushing it and getting runs .
My father and I were painting three airplanes in 1983 in June in the garage , we weren't wearing masks , after finishing the next day my Dad was complianing of chest pains so off to the Emergency he went . After three days he was released and the chest pains went completely away with no major signs of heart damage or heart attack .
We found out three years later when reading R/C modeler they talked about the side effects from these chemicals (Isocinates ). They can mimic a heart attack sypthoms and leave your body with out a trace .
Very potent chemical in these paints , after we started to wearing masks all the time and never had another issue with these paints

I like the Preval spray bottle are they pump or is air used to spray the paint .

Even worse is the fact that you are inhaling epoxy. You are putting an epoxy coating on your alveoil in the lungs. Really bad.

 

[APicard]

Great looking build. Currently working on an old Carden 330 kit but there are little tricks from this build that will help me out.

 

[Rusty 73]

My Dad had fibromyalgia in his body which lead to his death , the autopsy showed he only had 10 % capacity in his lungs and that the small parts of the lungs were crystallize so he had a very hard time breathing . He was a occasional smoker in his thirties worked for LaFarge construction for the last eighteen of his working career where he was exposed to a large amount of cement dust . Yes the epoxy paint was limited it did play apart in my dads lung damage .

 

[orthobird]

Too cold to go out to my shed and work on the planes. I have been ordering things for it. Just got two CB 400 and 4 lipo batteries that are 3S. I ended up soldering the Deans plugs to them. I then covered the plugs with these plug covers from Esprit RC.

I also contacted Eric from B & E Graphix and he has designed these graphics for the airplanes:

Time to get out to the shed and work on the covering!

 

[Rusty 73]

Like the graphic design B&E made for your planes , they are very good for design ideas .
It's cold up here -7.6f / -24c tonite the garage is too cold , I have taken up some room in my basement to start assembling my Extra .
Where did you get the batteries and what type are those ends you soldered on , not Mpx ?

 

[orthobird]

Like the graphic design B&E made for your planes , they are very good for design ideas .
It's cold up here -7.6f / -24c tonite the garage is too cold , I have taken up some room in my basement to start assembling my Extra .
Where did you get the batteries and what type are those ends you soldered on , not Mpx ?

Hello Rusty! Don't know how you all do it. Way too cold for me!
The batteries are 3S lipo batteries from Pulse. I will be using a central box 400 from Jeti, that will down regulate the voltage to 8.0 volts. that way, from flight after flight, servos are seeing same voltage throughout the day.

I soldered on Deans plugs. Then, i glued on the plug covers, sold by Esprit RC.

Keep warm my friend..

 

[Rusty 73]

Hi Cam . Its very cold again it does take a toll on the body and vehicles dont like operating ,temp is -13F or-25C this morning .

So you have a separate power lead with Deans on one side and MPX on the other for the CB400 Jeti box ?
Looks like you have more than adequate voltage for the new Aircrafts and those solider joint look great should stand up to the vibration .

Just consuming lots of hot coffee for warmth and wearing the long under wear at these temps.
Have a great day and i have enjoyed all the info in your posts .
Rusty

 

[orthobird]

Hi Rusty, yes, you are correct. I do not like to plug anything in and out of the receiver/powerbox. will make an extension, with an MPX that plugs into the central box, and then other end will have a male deans plug. On this airplane, i can use either 2s or 3s, but 3s will guarantee that the servos see constant voltage throughout the 4 or 5 flights i make in a day or during competition. Yes, i took my time soldering those bad boys on there. Always have to make sure you do not get a cold joint. otw, badness can happen!