Open category and the awarding of the Walker Cup at the 2012 US AMA National Nats. My congratulations to you, Doug, and the work your brother, Steve, has accom- plished for your family.
Shadow graphics
This is a concept I had seen on some ear- lier models and I believe one person has cov- ered this in more detail than I will here, but shadow graphics have intrigued me for many years. I wanted the example to be simple and tested it on one of my Old Time Stunt models, the Yates Madman. I actual- ly have vinyl graphics applied to our front door to show our street address in Golconda. The idea is to apply bright colored symbols, letters or numbers over a darker offset shadow.
This is a very proud moment for not only Doug (R) but his brother, Steve (L). The brothers, along with many others, consider Bob Gieseke (C) their Stunt hero.
in correct and straight, a small bead of thin CyA is placed along the entire joint. Once flipped over, the top of the fuse is now solid. I do not remove this wood later. It adds so much strength to the fuse.
“Once the pipe floor is added, the back half of the model is now a box and the molded top and bottom blocks add just that much more overall strength. It uses molded top and bot- tom shells from 3⁄32-inch balsa with no form- ers and a full pipe tunnel. The pipe cutout is lined with 6-ounce carbon attached with Pro-Set epoxy. This strengthens the cutout area and removes any weakness or possible stress risers in this area of the model where the rear block meets the pipe tunnel. The fuse profile design is classic Bob Gieseke. It’s a big, mean, aggressive looking Gieseke Nobler.
“The finish: wing, stab, and elevator are covered with Polyspan with Sig nitrate dope
thinned 50% with Sig thinner. The fuse is covered with fiberglass veil with Sig nitrate dope thinned 50%. Add two more coats of Sig dope thinned 50%. Then add one more coat with a lot of Zinc Stearate. Next add two very thin coats of automotive primer sprayed down very dry so the hot thinner doesn’t attack anything. Your goal is to try to keep the weight down. Paint is Omni base coats. Clear is PPG 4-1-1. I use reducer in the clear depending on the temps outside. It helps it flow out better and absorb any over spray you may get along the way. “The drive train is a Randy Smith 2001 PA .65 with a Smith Werwage Pipe (the old- er one with the built-in side exit) and an Eather 2-blade Phelps Copy 4.25 pitch using Sig Champion 15% nitro fuel for push juice. Total weight is 65 ounces.”
It could be said that this combination con- tributed to Doug’s ultimately winning the
In this case I had a pair of vinyl graphics cut to put Madman on the inboard wing and my AMA number of 801 on the outboard panel. The trick is to apply the darker back- ground shadow first and then carefully over- lay the brighter top color. In my case I decid- ed to imagine that the rudder had a bright spotlight shining forward and the inboard wing would have the graphics so the darker background was “northwest” of the original brighter top color, while the outboard wing numbers had the shadow located on the “northeast” of the 801.
The two pictures should give you the gen-
eral idea. I wanted to also test the looks of a different offset on both graphics and allow me to determine which I will use the next time. I intentionally made the graphics only one inch high and placed them as far away from each other as I could. The word Mad- man was offset 1⁄8 inch while the numbers 801 were offset 3⁄16 inch. I have made the de- termination that I like the spacing on the word Madman and will continue to use that during the next model application. You view this experiment and make your own choices as to whether this is a technique you would like, one you would not like or how much off- set to use. Happy finishing!
Allen’s shadow graphic technique. The red lettering (at left) offset at 1⁄8-inch southeast of the black letters is the one he liked best, placed on the wings of his MadmanOTS Stunter. Here the 3⁄16-inch offset (above) is southwest of the black 801. The two graphics are far enough apart that the difference is not so apparent. Allen plans to use the narrower grouping on a future classic model.
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