akbushpilot
Flight lieutenant
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Post by akbushpilot on Oct 28, 2010 7:46:29 GMT 1
Those are beautiful birds!! Anyways back to floats. I used my set in the snow and after hitting a little ice patch, the plastic being so cold was brittle and I cracked them to pieces. Any ideas for strengthening my next set?
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akbushpilot
Flight lieutenant
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Post by akbushpilot on Oct 28, 2010 8:36:36 GMT 1
i was thinkin maybe an epoxy/polymer resin painted on the bottom?
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Post by charliebrown on Oct 28, 2010 8:59:31 GMT 1
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Post by killioughtta on Oct 28, 2010 11:46:19 GMT 1
Don't know who the current owner is but that's not why it's special here... keep reading, bookmark the thread; someone will get it right very soon... |
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Post by john66 on Oct 28, 2010 13:17:07 GMT 1
 That one is SPECIAL in the SCC... anyone know why?? ;D He did his aileron mod from a thread on here? ;D |
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Post by charliebrown on Oct 28, 2010 14:04:12 GMT 1
ROFL!
(waiting eagerly for the right answer)
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Post by john66 on Oct 28, 2010 15:28:43 GMT 1
Ahhhhh its the real Cub helikiwi's one is modelled on in our current pic of the month! ;D
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Post by alaskabliss on Oct 28, 2010 16:47:19 GMT 1
And it's also for sale on barnstormer.com
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Post by killioughtta on Oct 28, 2010 17:19:11 GMT 1
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Post by charliebrown on Oct 28, 2010 17:40:30 GMT 1
Cool!
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akbushpilot
Flight lieutenant
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Post by akbushpilot on Oct 29, 2010 9:07:46 GMT 1
Does anyone know what kind of paint that is, or what kind of paint works that well. Or is that econokote
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Post by killioughtta on Oct 29, 2010 22:52:50 GMT 1
Does anyone know what kind of paint that is, or what kind of paint works that well. Or is that econokote He calls it "Chinese tissue" I guess it's some sort of heat-covering like EconoKote |
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akbushpilot
Flight lieutenant
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Post by akbushpilot on Oct 30, 2010 0:49:56 GMT 1
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Post by killioughtta on Oct 30, 2010 3:53:39 GMT 1
Use EconoKote if you're in the States. It looks very good on the SC. |
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Post by cubflyercameron on Oct 31, 2010 2:43:33 GMT 1
That plane owned by helikiwi is covered in chinese tissue which is then painted if i remember correctly, i love that plane, it has such a nice paint scheme.
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