If I hadn't just bought their 70mm BAe Hawk just a couple weeks ago, I'd absolutely pre-order one of the these beauties. Depending on what else they announce at Joe Nall, I may purchase anyway...
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Originally posted by andrew_flyguy View PostIf I hadn't just bought their 70mm BAe Hawk just a couple weeks ago, I'd absolutely pre-order one of the these beauties. Depending on what else they announce at Joe Nall, I may purchase anyway...
But after thinking about it, I'll probably go for the 70mm BAe Hawk instead. I just like the shape better, think it's a better looking plane. But this is my taste, not every ones. Good luck with your new plane, not the thing I would have made. But good luck just the same.
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When you said airshow, I had to pull up a few of our Pyro shots.. WOH at Ellington Field in Houston TX. Note the B-17 in the first two shots!!! :P I am the little guy in the first shot setting off the string, and my truck is the Toyota in the last shot on taxiway Charlie... Good times!!3 Photos
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'Love the Black Diamonds! I fully expect the L-39 to be the next F-4 and MiG-21 in terms of varied paint schemes. Get yourselves to Home Depot and Callie Graphics, friends, and let's see what you've got. (Except for you, Steve, you can't play :D ).
Regarding the white paint, I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed. For such a seemingly simple thing, it is actually rather complex. Nevertheless, we were really intent on getting a good, solid, durable white paint on the L-39. As was documented well at the time, the 90mm T-45's initial white painted surfaces back in 2015 eventually developed a UV sensitivity in certain batches, so with the L-39 we made an extra effort to extend our testing profiles longer and in a wider array of environmental conditions. The easier option of course would have been to leave the bare foam unpainted, as we did on the Avanti S, but as a Scale jet, we strongly felt the L-39's white needed to be painted. As Bajora's pics show, the end result is considerably better balanced than having white foam cells partitioned from red and blue painted areas.Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View Post'Love the Black Diamonds! I fully expect the L-39 to be the next F-4 and MiG-21 in terms of varied paint schemes. Get yourselves to Home Depot and Callie Graphics, friends, and let's see what you've got. (Except for you, Steve, you can't play :D ).
Regarding the white paint, I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed. For such a seemingly simple thing, it is actually rather complex. Nevertheless, we were really intent on getting a good, solid, durable white paint on the L-39. As was documented well at the time, the 90mm T-45's initial white painted surfaces back in 2015 eventually developed a UV sensitivity in certain batches, so with the L-39 we made an extra effort to extend our testing profiles longer and in a wider array of environmental conditions. The easier option of course would have been to leave the bare foam unpainted, as we did on the Avanti S, but as a Scale jet, we strongly felt the L-39's white needed to be painted. As Bajora's pics show, the end result is considerably better balanced than having white foam cells partitioned from red and blue painted areas.
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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View Post'Love the Black Diamonds! I fully expect the L-39 to be the next F-4 and MiG-21 in terms of varied paint schemes. Get yourselves to Home Depot and Callie Graphics, friends, and let's see what you've got. (Except for you, Steve, you can't play :D ).
Regarding the white paint, I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed. For such a seemingly simple thing, it is actually rather complex. Nevertheless, we were really intent on getting a good, solid, durable white paint on the L-39. As was documented well at the time, the 90mm T-45's initial white painted surfaces back in 2015 eventually developed a UV sensitivity in certain batches, so with the L-39 we made an extra effort to extend our testing profiles longer and in a wider array of environmental conditions. The easier option of course would have been to leave the bare foam unpainted, as we did on the Avanti S, but as a Scale jet, we strongly felt the L-39's white needed to be painted. As Bajora's pics show, the end result is considerably better balanced than having white foam cells partitioned from red and blue painted areas.
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Originally posted by Robert Belluomini View PostAlpha, love the fact the Air opening on the fuse bottom has a proper “NACA” shape to it.Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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