Repainting RTF Micros
Flyzone offers a complete line of replacement parts (above) for not only for the Super Cubbut all of their micro RTF planes. Carefully remove the decals from the fuselage side (below) with a hobby knife. This will remove the paint some but that is okay. The fuselage is made up of an upper and lower assembly (bottom). Be careful not to lose or damage the micro electronics.
achieve a nice even coverage without a lot of paint which translates to a lighter model. Start by placing the can of Tamiya spray paint in a basin of warm, not hot, water. This helps the can equalize in preassure and will give you a more consistant spray pat- tern. While the paint is warming up, you’ll want to get your pieces ready for paint. It would be too messy to simply hold the parts while spraying them and placing them on a surface would mean some parts would not have equal coverage. I have used a com- bination of locking tweezers and foam paint brushes for years to hold parts for painting everything from N-scale locomotive parts to automotive parts. These come in real handy and allow you to get good parts coverage while keeping your hands clean. With all the parts secured in the locking tweezers and a foam brush, it is time to spray paint the parts. Dry the can of paint off, shake for two minutes and spray each part. Be sure to spray outside, or in a well ventilated space. Start the spray pattern be- fore the part and pass the paint past the part. You will want to use light passes and build up an even coat. Do not stay in one space or put too much paint on as it will make your model heavy.
Place the parts in a safe place to dry and cure. A word on dry versus cure: Dry means the parts are dry to the touch, in other words you won’t get paint on your fingers. Cure however means that the paint is not only dry, but hard. That means the parts are okay to handle and assemble. The Tamiya paint is acrylic and dries quite fast but let the parts sit over night to fully cure.
Secondary color
With the silver parts cured from overnight, it is time to get the red on. Pre- pare the following parts for the secondary color: fuselage top, wing, horizontal and ver- tical stabilizer. Only the flying surfaces need masking and this part is real easy with adhesive memo notes. You will want the tips of both the wing and horizontal stabilizer and the middle section of the wing to be red. Simply place a memo note, adhesive side towards the wing center on both the top and bottom of the wing. Tape the edges of the memo note so no stray paint sprays un- der the memo notes and ruins the other- wise sharp line. Use the pictures of my Cub as a guide. For the vertical stabilizer, use four memo notes to completely cover the rudder.
Next, using the same techniques that were used on the silver the day before, light- ly spray the parts red. The silver base coat will give the color a nice deep metallic look. Start with the fuselage top, followed by the wing. Stop and carefully remove the memo notes from the tips. Set the wing aside to dry. Now move onto the horizontal and ver- tical stabilizers.
When finished spraying, carefully remove the memo notes and set the parts aside to dry. Now go back to the wing and carefully mask the wing panels so that the wings mid section can be painted red. Paint and re- move the mask and set the wing aside to cure. At this point it is best to allow the en- tire assembly to dry and let the paint set up and cure overnight before moving on to the assembly process.
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