Surely y'all have heard the phrase "lipstick on a pig". Well Paul's plane will not need lipstick. I like the base color lip.
Sorry Paul, didn't mean to complicate your decision Darryl probably already applied the lipstick
Paul, did Darrell send you pictures? I stopped by yesterday but he was already starting what them painters call "detail" work. Just fancy noise for "finishing up" IMO
Anyway, the cowl assy was removed, probably to get paint on the fwd fuselage skin where the cowl overlaps a bit. Of course the engine/mount assy was all mask up and looked a really large blob of homemade soap. So I didn't take any pictures. Darrell was not there, and I don't take pics of other folks work in progress without permission.
Aryana wrote:Can't wait to see this. Need to post the before pictures from when Del had it on the trailer along with ones with the fresh paint job.
Actually, you NEED to see the kuntrapshun sittin' in Paul's shedd before Del gatherd it tagethur..!!
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
So far neither Del or Darrell have sent me "after" pictures which is beginning to make me nervous. I've been around those boys enough to know the "practical joker" gene is fairly dominant in both of them.
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Paul, I think the fact that the primer (the foundation) for your paint job is green will allow your 170 to run with the other green 170's. You may have to slow down some to let George keep up with you however
Paul, I really hate to be the bearer of bad news....
...Firstly, if it belonged to me and I found out they'd primed it with green primer instead of yellow polyamide I'd be compelled to cover it up with RED also! So, you've done the right thing in that regard!
...and Secondly, I'm afraid that since your airplane is now both colors... it's just going to be an average B-model....only slightly faster than green ones.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
My fault for not getting some better pictures to Paul. I'll get some better ones next week when this weather clears and I can get it outside. Hangar lighting is not good for pictures.
wingnut wrote:My fault for not getting some better pictures to Paul. I'll get some better ones next week when this weather clears and I can get it outside. Hangar lighting is not good for pictures.
At least your lens doesn't have overspray on it like somebody we know! I'm about ready for another road trip to Mena.