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The DORK-PLANE (a little comic relief)

Discussion in '* Scratch Built Section *' started by Chuck, May 8, 2011.

  1. Chuck

    Chuck New Member

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    I took some liberties with the Jeep-O-Plane. I hope this does not offend the designer. I made the tail feathers a little larger, added some wheels (WalMart baby stroller) and a less than handsome pilot. Well, it flys. It could be a tad heavy with the wheels and all, but it does fly. Here are a couple of photos... :fugly:

    Attached files [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    Chuck, May 8, 2011
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  2. ToxicToast

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    Love it!!!
     
    ToxicToast, May 8, 2011
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    HEY!!! I never said you could use my picture on your plane!!! :girl_cray2: :tease: :lol:

    It looks great.

    Tim
     
    navionflyer, May 8, 2011
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  4. rcav8r

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    Boy that has a lot of character... Love it.
     
    rcav8r, May 8, 2011
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    Nice! :good:
     
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    That's a fun looking plane :doubleup:
     
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  7. 7up

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    I think it looks pretty awesome :doubleup:
     
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    That's funny Chuck. Great job. I can't believe it flies with the stroller wheels :shock:
     
    theothers, May 9, 2011
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    :doubleup: Love it!
    Mark and Trish
     
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  10. Chuck

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    Thanks for the compliments ya'll. This little aircraft has possibilities. I am thinking "amphibian". The hull (fuse) shape should float well if sealed up and maybe a couple of outrigger pontoons on the wing. Anyone think of a reason why this would not work? Oh...it would go good off snow and ice also.

    Ain't life grand?
    Chuck
    ...somewhere in Indiana...
     
    Chuck, May 9, 2011
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  11. TigerPilot

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    Chuck, what material is it made off? Foam?
     
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  12. thechannelmast

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    look good chuck
     
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  13. Chuck

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    TigerPilot - it is blue fff. Depron would most certainly make a cleaner project and would likely be stronger.

    Chuck
     
    Chuck, May 9, 2011
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  14. TigerPilot

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    Did you wipe out the black writings and than spray-painted it all over? Even the inner slots?
     
    TigerPilot, May 10, 2011
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    I was wondering the same thing, but if you look closely at the bottom picture you can see some of the blue sneaking through. One heck of a good coverage job though. My painted blue foam looks like, well, painted blue foam.
     
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  16. Chuck

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    I have not found a good way to eliminate the black printing on blue foam. Lately I have decided the best way is light sanding. I can't find any kind of solvent that will work. What is that black stuff anyhow? It is painted with craft acrylics. I probably added a lot of weight getting it covered but diluting the paint out of the bottle does not help. It needs to go on thick and I used a wide brush. Little foam rollers are the best but I did not have any. Painting a blue foam plane really slows down the build. There are a couple of little cracks in the foam due to a hard landing (sun spots or fault line activity...it was not my fault). The window posts are weak spots on this little airplane and should be beefed up somehow. I need to get these little repairs done and give it another whirl!

    Chuck
    ...somewhere in Indiana...
     
    Chuck, May 11, 2011
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    Chuck, I used bamboo skewers behind the window posts for support.

    Although I haven't tried it myself, some guys on RCG say "Mean Green" cleaning solution from the Dollar Store works pretty good at bringing the writing off of the blue foam.
     
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    Yeah, good idea to use the skewers and I will get them installed as soon as I have the time. My little hard landing (trust me, it was the wind. Then again, maybe it was sun spots) identified the weak spots so I know just where trouble will happen. Thanks for the tip on the green stuff, I will certainly give that a try.

    Chuck
     
    Chuck, May 12, 2011
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