Showing off my Shoestring

This took me about 7 months to finish (RSM kit, dope over Polycrylic, Saito .72 "Power by 'Zilla")...

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Tips the scales at 74 ounces ("oink"). I'm not sure I have the nerve to fly it.

- Dave Pellerin

BEAUTIFUL, Takes my breath away!!

DAve,

Man, that looks nice. I'm sure it will fly great. What colors did you use? Brodak? This is the Whitely Shoestring? I'd like to see a couple more pictures.

When do you test fly it?

It's the Whitely Shoestring. The colors are Brodak: Stinson Maroon, Piper Cream, Gold and Black.

The Piper Cream was a disappointment. I sprayed it over a gold base and the pigments lifted, turning it an uneven yellow. The maroon and the black checks hide most of that, but up close you can still see the flaws (and also see that my masking skills are WAY below yours).

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Nice job Dave.

Beautiful model Dave!

I have been toying with the idea of building the Shoestring kit from RSM. This has been an all time favorite airplane design for me. Would you mind giving a brief opinion of the kit, was it laser cut, wood quality ..etc?

Again great looking airplane!

It's laser cut, the wood is good and the plans well-drawn (by Pat Johnston). I ordered an engine crutch, bellcrank and ball-link controls from Tom Morris. Assembly was reasonably easy, though I did have some trouble with the flaps and fuse sides warping during construction. (My fault, not a kit problem.)

>>(and also see that my masking skills are WAY below yours).<<

I doubt that. I had a pretty bad time with pulling paint up with my last masking job. No sure why. But I had to do a lot of "fixing". At least most of that was on the bottom (for some odd reason).

I always liked Maroon and Cream.

Be anxious to see it at the first contest. You are planing to come to Albany?

Hey Randy, when I had problems with paint lifting in the past, it was suggested to me to use a little more thinner through out the finish process. The additional thinner softens and penetrates the previous coats and provides better adhesion. Since then I have not had any lifting problems. Dave, if its a problem with paint seeping under the tape, try using the 3-M fine line tape. Then, before you spray the color,seal the tape with a couple of real fine coats of clear, sprayed on with your airbrush. Larry, NorCal Circle Jerks

Larry,

I think my problem had to do with using too much reducer in the paint then pulling up the tape too soon. I shot the plane then left in my painting holder sitting right side up. Most of the problem came when pulling tape on the bottom of the plane. Hmm...

I suspect the reducer softened the undercoat too much. Probably wouldn't have happened if I had just let it dry a little longer.

Live and learn, I guess. I'm still getting the hang of using auto paints for this application. Each one gets a bit better.

Randy

edit: man, I really have to start using the preview function---fixed a typo.

Thanks for the tip on masking. The light clear to seal the tape sounds like a winner of an idea.

GORGEOUS!

(I don't know if I'd have the nerve to fly it either!)

Unbelievable paint job! Some cats can just flat out paint. Nice to see your "4 strokin" it.

Hi Dave You certainly should be proud of that one. Get started on your practise program. MY personal experience is that the better looking and the newer the model is .... the higher my bottoms become . Aint that strange? Keith Varley See you at the regionals I hope.