HELL YA! IT WORKED!!!!
The graphics look amazing! Once I dug the negatives out of the trash at the
MakerSpace the project moved along much quicker than I thought. The wing took
about an hour and the fuse just 30 minutes. I realized the wing + fuse are
going to be way too nice to run it with white tail feathers. So I had to spring
for 2 4x8 sheets of dark blue CoroPlast, that is the plastic shops min. order. I will cut new tail feathers on the laser
tomorrow and getting the logos on should go pretty quick. Update: Here are the photos with the blue tail feathers.
By the way the ammonia
based window cleaner trick did NOT work. Using the negative as a template
actually worked without a huge hassle and the results are very good in my opinion. I used the same process on the wing too.
Here you can see the
lettering is just tacked in place in a few spots per letter with the tip of the
iron. Then I removed the template and secured them all the way.
That is the good news;
the really bad news is the weight is most likely going to be a major hindrance
to the performance. The wing weighs 205g (7 ¼ oz) alone with the logos and
lettering adding just over a full ounce. Hopefully the motors I ordered will arrive
sooner than later and we can see if this bad boy will fly like a combat plane
or not…
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