DB Mathews DECORATIONS four- eight-year-old granddaughters decided grandpa should decorate birthday cake results less artistic triumph little girls beautifulest cake ever delightful project leads months topic model aircraft trim decoration As cake personal preferences expression can lead very interesting model airplane aesthetics Occasionally results can less pretty what Scale subjects limited what can found document color markings however some following applicable Scale non-scale month Ill look air-dry fmishes next month will catalyzed materials perhaps Mylars Color Ones selection necessarily limited premixed shades hues Businesses specialize finishing materials auto-body repair shops can create unlimited custom choices computer-match mix likeness color usually best light base color used palette add contrasting trim schemes experience no perfect color dark-colored model difficult see bright sunlit days white yellow model can nearly disappear flight sky overcast answer seems light base colors dark trim Aerobatic models horizontal reference line fuselage geometric figures squares stripes circles stars etc bottom wing helpful regaining orientation trim contemporary fuli scale aerobatic aircraft proves need contrasting schemes Free Eight Old-Timers Radio Control gliders visible several colors used such black underside wings bit white help find models ground few things nature pure white maybe some chrome Mylar reflect sunlight aircraft circles Plan Ahead Some planning before applying decorations prudent Sketch copy models three-view plans particularly reduced-size magazine drawings available make several copies use colored pencils crayons sketch ideas onto reproductions Once design settled three-view can measured architects scale triangular ruler numbers six sides dimensions can transferred model think neatest way mark model masking tape placement China marking pencil available office supply stores once used put prices food cans unnecessary draw entire pattern small tick marks can used guides masking tape using straightedge position tape tick tick tape placed just cover marks marker can easily removed later alcohol rag Complex three-dimensional curved trim lines can created developing bond paper pattern cutting out using China pencil draw outline surfaces Rexible masking tape can stretched over marks masking tape equal usual tape local hardware building supply fine painting houses holding model parts together building emergency bandage Masking tape difficult use create anything straight lines importantly much too sticky tacky delicate model airplane finishes Too often removing hardware store masking tape also removes paint underneath tape sticks strongly paint sticks surface modelings biggest disappointments removing everything bare surface masking tape strongly recommend ScotchTM brand 471 tape available auto paint stores range widths nicely flexible seals edges well importantly low-tack kind underlying finishes Ive never seen brand 471 tape color blue have heard red Paint true non-specific term like word sick paint can range childs watercolor set non-radar-reflective outer finish B-2 purposes modeling Ill subcategorize basis materials method changing liquid solid Finishes dry January1998 67 John Newmans Wichita KS 10-year-old Westcraft B-17 Four Saito 65s butyrate over glass epoxy flights still nice John Daltons Topeka KS Ziroli DC-3 Dan Parsons glass Krylon spray Late Elmer Skaggs started project John finished vaporizing solvents finishes cure interaction chemicals catalyzation Lacquers enamels dry two-part paints cure modeling purposes drying vaporizing finishes mostly lacquers such dope enamels such polyurethanes alkyds drying method presents special considerations use need time between coats allow release solvents otherwise blushing white scum bubbling spider-webbing can occur slow setting also delays resistance fuels containing alcohol/itromethane Standard fmish lightest models until advent glow plug nitroceliulose nitrate dope still wonderful material sets quickly sticks tenaciously surface fills well chemically identical model airplane cement reasons ideal applying tissue silk combines well pigments produce dense colors Nitrate dope remains favorite Electric- rubber-powered Free Flight models wonderful undercoat other fmishesparticularly fabric practical purposes nitrate dope sticks anything anything sticks turns sticky mess glow fuel gets extremely volatile will burn explode great ease Ray Arden introduced glow plug spark ignition systems discarded people models fmished clear colored nitrate dope Midwest Testors others marketed hot fuel-proofers paint top existing nitrate finishes must have shellac family took months set ever did Testors material inappropriately called HEP recall anything later introduced product called STA didnt Aero Gloss aiready marketing butyrate-based dope fuelproof finish available however other manufacturers soon followed butyrate dopes think developed post-WW II safer finish full-scale aircraft serious fatal paint shop fires plagued aircraft industry years read account someone observed spark jumping toe workers shoe instantly spread through nitrate fumes floor enclosed paint shop setting off huge explosion fire Butyrate dope developed modelers often case adapted hobby big industry reduced volatility also means butyrate degasses slowly nitrate sometimes still releasing solvents its surface months after application As result butyrate exact opposite nitrate doesnt stick well anything much will stick third paint type degassing group enamels ranging polyarethanes latex house paint Some oil-based take forever set others contain allryds volatilize quickly some can sprayed light coats relativity low weight gain others very thick spray heavy coats tend develop runs drips some resistant effects glow fuel others Check compatibility fuel resistance scrap samples using finishing material first time much can painted top dopes somewhat adversely affected temperatures applied enamels seriously affected Too-high ambient air surface temperatures drive off solvents too quickly resulting cobwebbing very slow incomplete setting other hand too-low temperatures delay volitization leading bubbled surface severe running low-temperature side doesnt seem air temperature matters much cans contents temperature using RustOleumTM warming can setting hot tap water improves handling colder months procedure potentially dangerous Dont use highertemperature water dont directly heat can shake few minutes avoid potential explosion Warming can promotes smoother spraying accelerates curing cold environment have never tried other spray can materials have no idea might work Its possible apply paint group good-quality brush spraying preferred Butyrate dope enamels available spray cans fortunately nitrate dope An accident looking place happen Following instructions spray can prudent Some people spray too heavily time wonder see runs blotehes light coat followed few minutes later another coat preferred because first coat becomes adhesive base next helping prevent runs EPA Environmental Protection Agency OSHA Occupational Safety Health Administration Us manufacturers three longtime favorite fmishing materials have required change formulas K&B has discontinued Super Poxy RustOleumTM Top Flite LustreKote have changed contents printed newer cans RustOleumTM xylol has changed xylene tolulol toluene LustreKote no longer lists xylene significance changes remains seen aware odel Aviation Moseleys Ontario Canada classic Flying Aces Moth Bill Schmidts Vultee Vanguard Scale Duration model White Tissue-covered fuselage wing tail Clear nitrate dope black silk clear Aero Gloss almost transparent look Leon Shulman-designed Zombie 1941 Don Harwood Salt Lake City UT Silk butyrate dope Single-channel FIC
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68
DB Mathews DECORATIONS four- eight-year-old granddaughters decided grandpa should decorate birthday cake results less artistic triumph little girls beautifulest cake ever delightful project leads months topic model aircraft trim decoration As cake personal preferences expression can lead very interesting model airplane aesthetics Occasionally results can less pretty what Scale subjects limited what can found document color markings however some following applicable Scale non-scale month Ill look air-dry fmishes next month will catalyzed materials perhaps Mylars Color Ones selection necessarily limited premixed shades hues Businesses specialize finishing materials auto-body repair shops can create unlimited custom choices computer-match mix likeness color usually best light base color used palette add contrasting trim schemes experience no perfect color dark-colored model difficult see bright sunlit days white yellow model can nearly disappear flight sky overcast answer seems light base colors dark trim Aerobatic models horizontal reference line fuselage geometric figures squares stripes circles stars etc bottom wing helpful regaining orientation trim contemporary fuli scale aerobatic aircraft proves need contrasting schemes Free Eight Old-Timers Radio Control gliders visible several colors used such black underside wings bit white help find models ground few things nature pure white maybe some chrome Mylar reflect sunlight aircraft circles Plan Ahead Some planning before applying decorations prudent Sketch copy models three-view plans particularly reduced-size magazine drawings available make several copies use colored pencils crayons sketch ideas onto reproductions Once design settled three-view can measured architects scale triangular ruler numbers six sides dimensions can transferred model think neatest way mark model masking tape placement China marking pencil available office supply stores once used put prices food cans unnecessary draw entire pattern small tick marks can used guides masking tape using straightedge position tape tick tick tape placed just cover marks marker can easily removed later alcohol rag Complex three-dimensional curved trim lines can created developing bond paper pattern cutting out using China pencil draw outline surfaces Rexible masking tape can stretched over marks masking tape equal usual tape local hardware building supply fine painting houses holding model parts together building emergency bandage Masking tape difficult use create anything straight lines importantly much too sticky tacky delicate model airplane finishes Too often removing hardware store masking tape also removes paint underneath tape sticks strongly paint sticks surface modelings biggest disappointments removing everything bare surface masking tape strongly recommend ScotchTM brand 471 tape available auto paint stores range widths nicely flexible seals edges well importantly low-tack kind underlying finishes Ive never seen brand 471 tape color blue have heard red Paint true non-specific term like word sick paint can range childs watercolor set non-radar-reflective outer finish B-2 purposes modeling Ill subcategorize basis materials method changing liquid solid Finishes dry January1998 67 John Newmans Wichita KS 10-year-old Westcraft B-17 Four Saito 65s butyrate over glass epoxy flights still nice John Daltons Topeka KS Ziroli DC-3 Dan Parsons glass Krylon spray Late Elmer Skaggs started project John finished vaporizing solvents finishes cure interaction chemicals catalyzation Lacquers enamels dry two-part paints cure modeling purposes drying vaporizing finishes mostly lacquers such dope enamels such polyurethanes alkyds drying method presents special considerations use need time between coats allow release solvents otherwise blushing white scum bubbling spider-webbing can occur slow setting also delays resistance fuels containing alcohol/itromethane Standard fmish lightest models until advent glow plug nitroceliulose nitrate dope still wonderful material sets quickly sticks tenaciously surface fills well chemically identical model airplane cement reasons ideal applying tissue silk combines well pigments produce dense colors Nitrate dope remains favorite Electric- rubber-powered Free Flight models wonderful undercoat other fmishesparticularly fabric practical purposes nitrate dope sticks anything anything sticks turns sticky mess glow fuel gets extremely volatile will burn explode great ease Ray Arden introduced glow plug spark ignition systems discarded people models fmished clear colored nitrate dope Midwest Testors others marketed hot fuel-proofers paint top existing nitrate finishes must have shellac family took months set ever did Testors material inappropriately called HEP recall anything later introduced product called STA didnt Aero Gloss aiready marketing butyrate-based dope fuelproof finish available however other manufacturers soon followed butyrate dopes think developed post-WW II safer finish full-scale aircraft serious fatal paint shop fires plagued aircraft industry years read account someone observed spark jumping toe workers shoe instantly spread through nitrate fumes floor enclosed paint shop setting off huge explosion fire Butyrate dope developed modelers often case adapted hobby big industry reduced volatility also means butyrate degasses slowly nitrate sometimes still releasing solvents its surface months after application As result butyrate exact opposite nitrate doesnt stick well anything much will stick third paint type degassing group enamels ranging polyarethanes latex house paint Some oil-based take forever set others contain allryds volatilize quickly some can sprayed light coats relativity low weight gain others very thick spray heavy coats tend develop runs drips some resistant effects glow fuel others Check compatibility fuel resistance scrap samples using finishing material first time much can painted top dopes somewhat adversely affected temperatures applied enamels seriously affected Too-high ambient air surface temperatures drive off solvents too quickly resulting cobwebbing very slow incomplete setting other hand too-low temperatures delay volitization leading bubbled surface severe running low-temperature side doesnt seem air temperature matters much cans contents temperature using RustOleumTM warming can setting hot tap water improves handling colder months procedure potentially dangerous Dont use highertemperature water dont directly heat can shake few minutes avoid potential explosion Warming can promotes smoother spraying accelerates curing cold environment have never tried other spray can materials have no idea might work Its possible apply paint group good-quality brush spraying preferred Butyrate dope enamels available spray cans fortunately nitrate dope An accident looking place happen Following instructions spray can prudent Some people spray too heavily time wonder see runs blotehes light coat followed few minutes later another coat preferred because first coat becomes adhesive base next helping prevent runs EPA Environmental Protection Agency OSHA Occupational Safety Health Administration Us manufacturers three longtime favorite fmishing materials have required change formulas K&B has discontinued Super Poxy RustOleumTM Top Flite LustreKote have changed contents printed newer cans RustOleumTM xylol has changed xylene tolulol toluene LustreKote no longer lists xylene significance changes remains seen aware odel Aviation Moseleys Ontario Canada classic Flying Aces Moth Bill Schmidts Vultee Vanguard Scale Duration model White Tissue-covered fuselage wing tail Clear nitrate dope black silk clear Aero Gloss almost transparent look Leon Shulman-designed Zombie 1941 Don Harwood Salt Lake City UT Silk butyrate dope Single-channel FIC