Firebaby Bipe UGH!

LAST EDITED ON Jul-26-04 AT 04:40 PM (CDT)
 
Well, here it is in all its pre-oil soaked glory. In the years to come I'll most likely regret this but I'm gonna' have some fun wiht it now.

I found an advert and approximated the strut positions. I don't think they were positioned all that close anyway.

Have you checked the price of these on e-bay before you set out to soak or crash it?

Yes Leonard, I have. But the fact is I bought it 10 years ago with the intension of flying it and sat on it all that time because of its value. But the fact is its pretty worthless just sitting there and I'll never get another chance to fly one if I sell it. Its just like my old motorcycles, what's the sense of keeping them covered up in the corner of the garage? Some people say I'm nuts, but that's OK, I have allot of fun.

Well...

You could dig out some balsa and build a copy...

Have fun,

i agree with you andy what the heck go for it its all about fun anyway.

Shoot a very light coat of epoxy on at least the fuselage and center of the wings. It doesn't HAVE to get oil soaked! My guess is that the paint on it is pretty good with burned fuel, but not proof to the raw stuff. Coat the areas that might get raw fuel on them and you should be home free.

Randy: You have the option of making a color copy of the wings, such as at Kinko's. Then, you can go to any sign making store and have them make a light plastic, self adhesive cover for the entire wing. The sign people can play with the colors on the computer to insure authenticity.

>Randy: You have the option of making a color copy of the
>wings, such as at Kinko's. Then, you can go to any sign
>making store and have them make a light plastic, self
>adhesive cover for the entire wing. The sign people can play
>with the colors on the computer to insure authenticity.
>
>Currell

Currell,

This sounds very interesting. Is the final product fuel proof? Heavy? What have you used it for? What is the process called? I suppose they normally apply this to coroplast sign board? Can you show a picture of something you've done this way? Enquiring minds want to know...

Thanks,

Andy: I don't know how to post pics here, so you will just have to trust my word. I have sold dozens oa Ringmaster decals using this process, and also have reproduced a number of different Scientific decals.

They are fuel proof to at least 15% nitro. You don't even need to paint fuel proofer over them.