Monster sized Fock-Wulf FW-42
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HilldaFlyer
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Caption... It is in focus... This is the newly developed eye exam.
PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
That krylon sanding primer works great. Mist the first few coats as lightly as possible so it bonds well then once you have a solid color you can sand lightly and recoat as heavy as needed like filler primer.
I like it cause it covers well and even on light coats for fine work or goes on thick to fill imperfections but wont peel or crack if allowed to cure properly before going back to sanding.
I even used it on my guitar resto to eat into the remaining original color that was spotty after block sanding to get the dings and scratches out.
I like it cause it covers well and even on light coats for fine work or goes on thick to fill imperfections but wont peel or crack if allowed to cure properly before going back to sanding.
I even used it on my guitar resto to eat into the remaining original color that was spotty after block sanding to get the dings and scratches out.
No pictures, but I did primer the top of the center wing panel and the rest of the fuselage, and get one aileron's hinge holes redrilled and ready for epoxy.
Next up is getting the other aileron ready, getting the ailerons installed, and then primer on the wing panels.
I do have a nice 3 colors of primer thing working right now - white, brown and gray. Looks sort of like my first car
Next up is getting the other aileron ready, getting the ailerons installed, and then primer on the wing panels.
I do have a nice 3 colors of primer thing working right now - white, brown and gray. Looks sort of like my first car
Left aileron hinges epoxied into wing panel... this picture also shows the 1/4" gap between the end of the wing and the end of the aileron. Sure it might not look as fancy as being perfectly aligned, but when the wings are stored standing up on their end there won't be any pressure on the ailerons to rip out the hinges. Clever, right?
And filler sanded down on one side of the vert stab. Nice and smooth now.
And filler sanded down on one side of the vert stab. Nice and smooth now.
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You're welcome!
That's one of the main reasons I like to do a detailed build thread. The other reason is so I can look back myself for both motivation, and to see what they heck I did on an old project before starting something similar. For example, I've started putting the bottle or can of whatever material I'm using in the shot so when I need to make repairs I can look back and see what color or brand I used in the build.And with that in mind, here's my first new can of primer on this build (already emptied 3 partial cans).
The differences in surface finish here are a little surprising to me as this whole side was covered in filler which I then sanded down to level with the high spots on the fiberglass surface. It's smooth to run a finger across it, but visually there is a blotchy effect going on. I'm thinking to give it one more sanding down with 220 and then shoot a coat of the Sugar white to see what it looks like.
The bottom wing panel - with aileron installed - came out pretty darn good with minimal sanding so far. There is a little epoxy ripple in the bottom center of the picture that I'll try to mask a little better with a thin filler coat on the next round.
I do wish I had a better painting booth capability though. We are looking at 4 days of rain coming up and I really don't want to shoot too much inside the workshop.
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Sanding on the vertical stab. Wire brush to clear the sandpaper from getting gunked up with primer smooge. Then shop brush off the dust, and a wipe down with isopropol alcohol completes the prep work.
And a coat of Ironlak Sugar Vanilla white paint. I think it will need a second light coat for complete coverage when it's dry, and then after a day of curing it'll be ready for masking and the gray camo pattern.
And a coat of Ironlak Sugar Vanilla white paint. I think it will need a second light coat for complete coverage when it's dry, and then after a day of curing it'll be ready for masking and the gray camo pattern.
JTarmstr
Elite member
How will you work up the nerve to fly this? I would be scared even to taxi something with so much work in it.
yeah... about that...
I was thinking I'd do a maiden flight before doing finish paint just to make sure it would fly OK so I'd have fewer hours of time invested in it.
But instead I think I'm going with the strategy of "if I finish it first I can at least have purty pictures before I pile it into a tree".
Getting up the nerve to fly her? I'll just remind myself that if I crash it badly, I'll have extra room in my hangar for a new plane - or three
Thanks!
I'm hoping for low 20 pound range but haven't weighed the pieces since I started the fiberglass work to update the estimate.
