Free Flight SccleSport Ralph D Kuenz Kawasaki 92 built Hurst Bowers Model Airplane News 1934 An excellent flier well eye-catcher 92 pre WWI Japanese fighter Bowers photo Right Wow Pres Bruning launches Savoia Marchetti SM-79 Chagrin Falls meet Outboard nacelles got 2 extra pointsFlying Aces rules Ship Italian bomber Brown pic THIS INSTALLMENT continues methods light-weight finish rubber scale model Previously discussed techniques creating attrac tively finished model using colored Japa nese tissue exclusively obtain con trasting color scheme suggest use color dope models should done stages takes some time experience become familiar use color dope use rather misuse color dope has probably produced non-flying over weight models other item avail able friendly hobby shop Color dope applied over large area model must sprayed keep weight down Small areas trim can brushed usually use brush touch-up So youre going use color dope must spray what options spraying equipment Aerosol cans No big investment re quired limited colors avail able have option thinning adding plasticizer mix Also enamel finishing plastic models Enamel can used OK somewhat heavier will apply over dry dope dont try doping over enamel Air brush several types air brushes market ranging price $7 least expensive Badger well over $50 Pasche Thayer Chandler An airbrush needs source air usually compressor will cost least $40 However Badger has avail able aerosol propellant can attachment fits $7 brush lets start airbrushing fits $7 brush allows start airbrushing less $12 total outlay However would have recurring cost replacing pro pellant cans point discussing use color dope shall assume have given up two shows pizza ex change airbrush As always doing finishing work remember keep equipment clean use cotton swabs dipped thinner keep nozzle free dried dope chance using spray cans can pull nylon push-down tip nozzle out can leave soaking thinner Sometimes way tips drilled gives better average spray pattern can save tips use other cans same type Spraying will require thin mixture least 50% probably must also strain mix especially imperative internal mix airbrush prevent clogging up works spat tering Bill Caldwells cartoon depicts situation use piece nylon stocking strainer Remember plasticize mix up 10 drops per ounce tri-cresyl phosphate nitrate di-butyl-thailate butyrate dope mixing liable get involved its good idea find family has small baby make deal obtain baby food jars ideal mixing small amounts ofdope mentioned earlier spraying should done stages Practice old wing continued page 88 October 1976 41 Distinctive looking Art Chester Jeep built Charles Schobloher plans columnist Jeep popular air-race contender around 1930 Photo Bob Mosher FF Scale/Kuenz continued page 41 coloring out lines sheet tablet paper first dark light color will notice takes cover using light color Now take good look area have just sprayed its very first time have sprayed anything will see evenly color has applied Brush coat same color dope other sheet tablet paper compare results quality weight will graphically illustrate spraying has over brushing color dope Also evident fact will need open area covered newspaper catch over spray paint misses model settles area working begin try simple paint scheme fuselage struts color wings empennage another Remember men tioned earlier beauty skin deep spray solid color over wing just watch bump struc ture wrinkle covering stand out Youll find necessary take care sanding things smooth intend spray over see through look busy structure visible underneath clear doped model tends take eye off surface imperfections ever apply opaque color dope looking stops surface Dont try glossy finish shiny surface less forgiving tends magnify wrinkles weighs STU PIDDLEY example lets say model have red fuselage silver ouch wings basic components still separated havent glued wings tail avoid overspray fuselage mask off cabin area draftinggrade masking tape type has less aggressive adhesive easier removal picked color scheme before cov ering fuselage could covered red Japanese tissue would take little less spraying obtain complete coverage way Spray basic fuselage color stingy no need pile red ing dark color will cover well silver wings little tougher get coat still keep light have used Sig silver have mixed own nitrate using artists extra brilliant alumi num powder Silver dope because con tains solid particles has tendency clog internal mix brush expensive Thayer Chandler eco nomical Badger both external mix handier dont mix own might experiment adding little white tone down silver mask off ailerons change silver hue just little addition gray white silver spray sepa rately Its trick make subtle stand out helps break solid silver re vealing wing have applied basic colors have three options getting trim registration numbers etc easily done decals sec ond choice may apply dark tissue over sprayed light background Care must taken smear things Lay tissue surface apply thinned clear dope tissue piece letting dope bleed through adhere Another method make mask numbers spray fun work really begin make mask draw registration num bers whatever sheet vellum drafting paper take nearest commercial copying outfit obtain two brownline Vandyke copies prefer brownline paper because tough can see through positioning model thin Now cut out mask whatevers remember use #11 X-acto blade cut cardboard backing tablet save blade Spray back mask 3M mild re-usable Spray ment adhesive mask going lay wing does neces sarily have cover whole wing News paper can taped edges mask provide complete shielding overspray mask position bottom first experience gently press down edges mask should seal off background edge Spray head mask Any angle might tend lift mask give fuzzy edge mask should removed immediately after spraying avoid adhesive tearing tissue mask doesnt want come off try dabbing little Ronsonol lighter fluid cut ad hesive may have cut mask sev eral individual masks doing top wing conform droop tween ribs will take some practice model later vintage airplane will need put registration numbers fuselage contrasting color would silver Surprisingly silver covers over other colors very well fact sparying light color over dark initial coat silver blocks out dark color highlights lighter color Ill get further use masks appliques sprayed finishes next installment RECEIVED SOME beautiful pictures Peck Polymers latest offerings two super simple sport jobs Nite 16 Nite 28 easy-to-build square birds should fly very well Also new Bob Pecks fleet Peanut Scale craft deHavilland Gipsy Moth biplane cute little high-winger called Gana gobie appears place home-built see lot Peck Peanuts around good kits fly Met Gene Thomas face face Toledo show year Gosh builds fantastic models see pic last col umn Gene has added four new models series plankits Available Peanut 1 scale 1911 Cessna Heath Parasol floats Church Midwing Alexander Bullet Because detail delicate construction would recom mend having couple simple Peanuts under belt before trying complete beauties peanuts $450 Classic Models Box 681 Melville NY 11746 Continuing panorama purveyors Peanut plan paranoia Aero Era received some sample plans latest catalogue Simple neat buildable stuff offer 12 Peanut scale plans dol lar 12 $9 catalogue lists 24 DH-4 @ $2 49 Pilatus Porter @ $3 36 Gere biplane $350 Write Aero Era 11333 Lake Shore Dr Mequon WI 53092 catalogue Ralph D Kuenz 14645 Stahelin De troit MI 88 Model Aviation Peanut Scale deHavilland Gipsy Moth ing held Hank Wheeler owner full-size plane new kit release Peck-Polymers low Another Peanut Scale release PeckPolymers interesting Ganagobie Its diamond-shaped fuselage different build
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/10
Page Numbers: 41, 88
Free Flight SccleSport Ralph D Kuenz Kawasaki 92 built Hurst Bowers Model Airplane News 1934 An excellent flier well eye-catcher 92 pre WWI Japanese fighter Bowers photo Right Wow Pres Bruning launches Savoia Marchetti SM-79 Chagrin Falls meet Outboard nacelles got 2 extra pointsFlying Aces rules Ship Italian bomber Brown pic THIS INSTALLMENT continues methods light-weight finish rubber scale model Previously discussed techniques creating attrac tively finished model using colored Japa nese tissue exclusively obtain con trasting color scheme suggest use color dope models should done stages takes some time experience become familiar use color dope use rather misuse color dope has probably produced non-flying over weight models other item avail able friendly hobby shop Color dope applied over large area model must sprayed keep weight down Small areas trim can brushed usually use brush touch-up So youre going use color dope must spray what options spraying equipment Aerosol cans No big investment re quired limited colors avail able have option thinning adding plasticizer mix Also enamel finishing plastic models Enamel can used OK somewhat heavier will apply over dry dope dont try doping over enamel Air brush several types air brushes market ranging price $7 least expensive Badger well over $50 Pasche Thayer Chandler An airbrush needs source air usually compressor will cost least $40 However Badger has avail able aerosol propellant can attachment fits $7 brush lets start airbrushing fits $7 brush allows start airbrushing less $12 total outlay However would have recurring cost replacing pro pellant cans point discussing use color dope shall assume have given up two shows pizza ex change airbrush As always doing finishing work remember keep equipment clean use cotton swabs dipped thinner keep nozzle free dried dope chance using spray cans can pull nylon push-down tip nozzle out can leave soaking thinner Sometimes way tips drilled gives better average spray pattern can save tips use other cans same type Spraying will require thin mixture least 50% probably must also strain mix especially imperative internal mix airbrush prevent clogging up works spat tering Bill Caldwells cartoon depicts situation use piece nylon stocking strainer Remember plasticize mix up 10 drops per ounce tri-cresyl phosphate nitrate di-butyl-thailate butyrate dope mixing liable get involved its good idea find family has small baby make deal obtain baby food jars ideal mixing small amounts ofdope mentioned earlier spraying should done stages Practice old wing continued page 88 October 1976 41 Distinctive looking Art Chester Jeep built Charles Schobloher plans columnist Jeep popular air-race contender around 1930 Photo Bob Mosher FF Scale/Kuenz continued page 41 coloring out lines sheet tablet paper first dark light color will notice takes cover using light color Now take good look area have just sprayed its very first time have sprayed anything will see evenly color has applied Brush coat same color dope other sheet tablet paper compare results quality weight will graphically illustrate spraying has over brushing color dope Also evident fact will need open area covered newspaper catch over spray paint misses model settles area working begin try simple paint scheme fuselage struts color wings empennage another Remember men tioned earlier beauty skin deep spray solid color over wing just watch bump struc ture wrinkle covering stand out Youll find necessary take care sanding things smooth intend spray over see through look busy structure visible underneath clear doped model tends take eye off surface imperfections ever apply opaque color dope looking stops surface Dont try glossy finish shiny surface less forgiving tends magnify wrinkles weighs STU PIDDLEY example lets say model have red fuselage silver ouch wings basic components still separated havent glued wings tail avoid overspray fuselage mask off cabin area draftinggrade masking tape type has less aggressive adhesive easier removal picked color scheme before cov ering fuselage could covered red Japanese tissue would take little less spraying obtain complete coverage way Spray basic fuselage color stingy no need pile red ing dark color will cover well silver wings little tougher get coat still keep light have used Sig silver have mixed own nitrate using artists extra brilliant alumi num powder Silver dope because con tains solid particles has tendency clog internal mix brush expensive Thayer Chandler eco nomical Badger both external mix handier dont mix own might experiment adding little white tone down silver mask off ailerons change silver hue just little addition gray white silver spray sepa rately Its trick make subtle stand out helps break solid silver re vealing wing have applied basic colors have three options getting trim registration numbers etc easily done decals sec ond choice may apply dark tissue over sprayed light background Care must taken smear things Lay tissue surface apply thinned clear dope tissue piece letting dope bleed through adhere Another method make mask numbers spray fun work really begin make mask draw registration num bers whatever sheet vellum drafting paper take nearest commercial copying outfit obtain two brownline Vandyke copies prefer brownline paper because tough can see through positioning model thin Now cut out mask whatevers remember use #11 X-acto blade cut cardboard backing tablet save blade Spray back mask 3M mild re-usable Spray ment adhesive mask going lay wing does neces sarily have cover whole wing News paper can taped edges mask provide complete shielding overspray mask position bottom first experience gently press down edges mask should seal off background edge Spray head mask Any angle might tend lift mask give fuzzy edge mask should removed immediately after spraying avoid adhesive tearing tissue mask doesnt want come off try dabbing little Ronsonol lighter fluid cut ad hesive may have cut mask sev eral individual masks doing top wing conform droop tween ribs will take some practice model later vintage airplane will need put registration numbers fuselage contrasting color would silver Surprisingly silver covers over other colors very well fact sparying light color over dark initial coat silver blocks out dark color highlights lighter color Ill get further use masks appliques sprayed finishes next installment RECEIVED SOME beautiful pictures Peck Polymers latest offerings two super simple sport jobs Nite 16 Nite 28 easy-to-build square birds should fly very well Also new Bob Pecks fleet Peanut Scale craft deHavilland Gipsy Moth biplane cute little high-winger called Gana gobie appears place home-built see lot Peck Peanuts around good kits fly Met Gene Thomas face face Toledo show year Gosh builds fantastic models see pic last col umn Gene has added four new models series plankits Available Peanut 1 scale 1911 Cessna Heath Parasol floats Church Midwing Alexander Bullet Because detail delicate construction would recom mend having couple simple Peanuts under belt before trying complete beauties peanuts $450 Classic Models Box 681 Melville NY 11746 Continuing panorama purveyors Peanut plan paranoia Aero Era received some sample plans latest catalogue Simple neat buildable stuff offer 12 Peanut scale plans dol lar 12 $9 catalogue lists 24 DH-4 @ $2 49 Pilatus Porter @ $3 36 Gere biplane $350 Write Aero Era 11333 Lake Shore Dr Mequon WI 53092 catalogue Ralph D Kuenz 14645 Stahelin De troit MI 88 Model Aviation Peanut Scale deHavilland Gipsy Moth ing held Hank Wheeler owner full-size plane new kit release Peck-Polymers low Another Peanut Scale release PeckPolymers interesting Ganagobie Its diamond-shaped fuselage different build