I did get some pinstripe brushes the other day, but haven't tried them out yet. On-brand pinstripe enamel paints and "flow enhancers" aren't cheap, so I am planning to try first with some black semi-gloss latex enamel I have on the shelf already. Not sure if I'll be able to get decent results or not with it, but figure it'll only cost me time to try it out on my test covering piece.
I also got a chance to go flying Sunday, and took the NuBee with me. I was a little nervous after needing to add 3 ounces of weight on the firewall, and a half ounce inside the cowling to balance her out right. Makes for a heavy feeling plane - I think it totaled 3.6 pounds but need to double check that number. I checked the wing loading and found it on the edge between "sport plane" and "warbird" which helped calm the nerves a little bit. That wide wing chord helps a lot!
And she flew! I didn't get video, but she had enough presence (weight) on the ground and in the air that it tracked very well! Smooth takeoff into a little bit of an alarming climb but then leveled out well. Did a couple circuits and then tried a stall test a couple mistakes high. She nosed down slightly and straight forward without dropping a wing. I felt the throws were all a little aggressive and jangling my nerves a bit much, so brought her in for a very smooth landing - she really didn't mind the 6-8mph cross wind at all. I toned down the throws in the radio a bit and went for a second flight. Again she handled very well, and I did a couple loops and a roll on that flight - the throws were still a bit high for my taste, but she was very nimble in the air and I think I might have a new favorite fun-fly plane!
Landed smoothly again and was packed back up. I want to mechanically reduce the throws so I preserve the control resolution on the servos before flying her again.
So next is finishing the finish! I plan to do black pinstriping along the edges of all the red/white color transitions, and apply a vinyl GeeBee script on the tail, some dice on the sides (or maybe a black cat - like the firecracker logo) , and a couple race numbers. Maybe even before our club meeting on Thursday this week so I can show her off!