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Wake up! Time to fly!
Ok got the care packages from @kilroy07 so I can participate in @mayan Build group of his DGA-6 design. First HUGE thank you to @kilroy07 for providing all the materials to do this with the group. Second thanks to @mayan for producing great parts blueprints and publishing them for us to use. Also for the build thread he is providing for us to build by and maybe contribute to making it better?
Anyways I have some minor mod ideas already and will test viability as my build progresses. I have also chose a livery thanks to Mayans decal sheet which I will use best I can to air brush them on to my build. Also to @Baron VonHelton for the awesome pictures of full scale craft and several really cool liveries they wear.
So in the first care package came this 3d printed cowl @kilroy07 designed and printed. I did some light sanding to remove the rest of the stingy parts from printing and primed it after a quick test in hopes the primer didnt melt it into a pile o goo. It didnt and actually primed really well given that was done with a rattle can. Krylon sanding primer for anyone who is interested.
The next phase was testing what paints I have available here while learning how to use an airbrush. I started with and stuck to using some cheapie Walmart water based acrylic as it was the only opaque option I have and came up with this. Its not bad at all and I will do some testing on other foam with a clear coat as well to see if it shines up well and how much weight change happens. I am shooting really light so I do not think that will be an issue. As you can see the print lines still show thru but are pretty well covered.
Then today the foam sheets @kilroy07 laser cut arrived so I was able to start the build after a much needed work bench cleaning / rearrangement. Its pretty straight forward so I'm not going into any detail here that is not already in @mayan's thread.
Here is the first batch of parts from his build progression.
Here they are glued together after some edge sanding to smooth out the cupping from the laser. (its not bad its just my ocd)
And this is where it sits for the evening. I did salvage a lid from some strawberries to use as a wind screen maybe but that decision will be made later after seeing what room would be under it to maybe make a faux cockpit somehow.
Anyways I have some minor mod ideas already and will test viability as my build progresses. I have also chose a livery thanks to Mayans decal sheet which I will use best I can to air brush them on to my build. Also to @Baron VonHelton for the awesome pictures of full scale craft and several really cool liveries they wear.
So in the first care package came this 3d printed cowl @kilroy07 designed and printed. I did some light sanding to remove the rest of the stingy parts from printing and primed it after a quick test in hopes the primer didnt melt it into a pile o goo. It didnt and actually primed really well given that was done with a rattle can. Krylon sanding primer for anyone who is interested.
The next phase was testing what paints I have available here while learning how to use an airbrush. I started with and stuck to using some cheapie Walmart water based acrylic as it was the only opaque option I have and came up with this. Its not bad at all and I will do some testing on other foam with a clear coat as well to see if it shines up well and how much weight change happens. I am shooting really light so I do not think that will be an issue. As you can see the print lines still show thru but are pretty well covered.
Then today the foam sheets @kilroy07 laser cut arrived so I was able to start the build after a much needed work bench cleaning / rearrangement. Its pretty straight forward so I'm not going into any detail here that is not already in @mayan's thread.
Here is the first batch of parts from his build progression.
Here they are glued together after some edge sanding to smooth out the cupping from the laser. (its not bad its just my ocd)
And this is where it sits for the evening. I did salvage a lid from some strawberries to use as a wind screen maybe but that decision will be made later after seeing what room would be under it to maybe make a faux cockpit somehow.