Thursday, September 25, 2008

Progress is happening

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Even though I haven't posted lately, progress is in the works. I sanded a lot of the paint off and made arrangements to have a local bo...
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Thursday, September 11, 2008

A Paint Job Gone Bad - Rats!!!

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After the paint job was done, and much to my total dismay, I discovered there were significant problems with the color match on different pa...
Monday, September 01, 2008

Q-2 canopy for sale

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I have a new clear canopy for sale, on Ebay. Here is the URL http://tinyurl.com/62j6gd All proceeds will be donated to the Plastic Explosive...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

"There is No Such Thing as a Simple and Cheap Paint Job"

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That quote was from the counter man at my local paint supply shop, as I returned to buy yet another $100 quart of paint to fix yet another o...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Getting the Primer On It

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Moving day! I was able to get my main man, Robbie Hoskins down to direct the painting operation for this little beast. Again, I am gratefu...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Doing the Epoxy Wipe

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This is a great technique. I first became aware of it when reading an article about Cory Bird and his most perfect Symmetry . In "the ...
Saturday, August 09, 2008

Sanding

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Over the years, we have learned better sanding techniques than were called out in the original plans. I'd thought I'd cover some of...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Good to Be Home

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I did Oshkosh for the whole week. Saw lots of folks and did lots of stuff. Paul Fisher and his boy, Roy came out and helped with pyro. Yes...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Off to Oshkosh

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I have flown my little Quickie into Oshkosh 19 times and this year was to be the 20th. Oh well. Sandy will be missing the big event. Since...

The Sands of Southern Illinois

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The coating of gray primer really helps you to see what needs to be sanded next.
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Small Update

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Just another photo or two of the filler. I went around with my sanding grinder and knocked off most of the high spots and clumps. (Making l...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Getting ready for paint - again

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So now that I'm committed, I may as well jump in with both feet. SIU has been a great resource, and even though I'm back in my own...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Changing the Angle of the Dangle

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A zillion years ago the Quickie community struggled with ground handling issues. All sorts of things were blamed, including "deck angl...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dorsal Fin

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On the spur of the moment, I decided to add a little dorsal fairing. Pretty simple and quick. I just got an old block of foam and notched ...