Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

[Bipeguy03]

It's time!!

I've been over the whole airframe about 6 million times, everything s crossed off the list.

Time to start slingin' some Dope!

First coat of Nitrate is on all the little parts.

 

[HRRC Flyer]

WOOO HOOOOOO ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . . Won't be long now.

 

[pawnshopmike]

 

[stangflyer]

My apologies for not staying tuned in lately. I just had to see what you have been up to. And holy smokes! You been a buzy lil beaver huh?! I was wondering though...how exactly do you get those awesome props to follow you home? Is it a special talent? Or maybe a slight of hand, a wave of the wand and "PRESTO"...instant "AWESOMENESS"!! Love that scale prop. Really looking forward to your next update. Beautiful work. Really beautiful!

 

[Bipeguy03]

My apologies for not staying tuned in lately. I just had to see what you have been up to. And holy smokes! You been a buzy lil beaver huh?! I was wondering though...how exactly do you get those awesome props to follow you home? Is it a special talent? Or maybe a slight of hand, a wave of the wand and "PRESTO"...instant "AWESOMENESS"!! Love that scale prop. Really looking forward to your next update. Beautiful work. Really beautiful!

I gave the man who trained the prop $20 and he gave me a quick lesson on commands, its really a well trained little guy. He followed me around for a few hours and then jumped right in the car with me

 

[Bipeguy03]

First coat of Nitrate is now on everything. I'll give it a second coat in the morning and a third tomorrow night if needed. Then its on to cutting fabric

 

[Snoopy1]

Do you give everything or just the edges were the cloth ends three coats of nitrate.
nice to follow this build, good looking plane.

 

[Bipeguy03]

Do you give everything or just the edges were the cloth ends three coats of nitrate.
nice to follow this build, good looking plane.

I'm giving everything that the covering touches 2 coats and if I need more then I'll put a third were the seams will be.

You want the wood to start to get a satin sheen and have a plastic feel. That way the Nitrate you put the covering on with melts into the Nitrate on the wood and kinda welds everything together.

 

[Bipeguy03]

First coat is sanded out, nothing beats the feel of balsa after a sanded coat of dope. It feels like silk

Second coat is on, I think its gonna need a third coat but its getting there!

 

[Snoopy1]

I believe I still have some dope laying around what would you think if I gave the plane single coat of dope sanded it and plastic coated it.