California Smelly...yak 2

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Productive weekend as a Dentist.

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Fun time with a Projector

R. T Smith's P40 Tomahawk #68



with "proper" eye placement


Now I just have to do the otherside.

Found a bigger Flying Tiger sticker........giving it a test drive.

[lenb]

I think maybe the first one. Since the spinner is still to be installed, it will look like the nose.

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Thanks Guys, I'm getting pretty excited too......but now is the scary part........Shark Mouth.....
Pre-planing stage.....
Flat version of Tomahawk P40c #68

Tomahawk P40c #45



Orignal Shark Mouth with P40c eye



Decisions , Decisions.......

[lenb]

IF there has ever been a plane I can't wait to see, its this one! Really stoked for the finished product.

[gunny11]

Super sweet! And I love the rotisserie. Love it...

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320x200 imagination (Graphic artist - not I )





Moment of truth

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Rattle can Primer formulation has changed and takes 48 hours to dry
Switching over to PPG Omni 801 primer/surfacer. A little more complex but smoother coverage.
Make sure to clean the Spray Gun right after use ....otherwise cleaning requires more "elbow grease".


And Yellow - three coats

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Cowl Matting and Pin Hole filling

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Wing painting with a Rotisserie



White base for the Yellow

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a layer of wax paper over the tube and then 2 layers of 6 oz fiberglass is an easy way to make sockets to match your tubes.

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Wing Let tube installation.

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Left wing tip progress.....in picture format.





Some Sanding Required ......

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Profile sanding the wingtip winglet and fiberglassing the Left tip winglet airfoil.



Covering the wing and shrinking to 300 F in 25 degree increments



Cutting the overlap worked pretty good



PolyTak was applied around the servo cover / landing gear openings before covering, then after shrinking, thinner was applied around the area to glue it down.