Unity 1976 USA Bicentennial domes, NOS

[tsquale]

MOD EDIT: Post moved from Off Site Sales to discussion forum.

Only 10 available! I bought one. Your turn before they're gone.

http://www.unityusa.com/U-1282-RBW-Bicentennial-Dome-RV264546_p_2520.html

 

[Windycity411]

I knew of this yesterday. Was waiting until Friday to buy & share the news here (Unity is doing a Black Friday sale). I guess I'll be buying now before the chance is lost. :-( 

 

[u387962]

They are all sold

 

[tsquale]

I knew of this yesterday. Was waiting until Friday to buy & share the news here (Unity is doing a Black Friday sale). I guess I'll be buying now before the chance is lost. :-( 

They put it on their Facebook that's why I put it here since not all of our members are on social media

 

[Windycity411]

And just like that, they're gone. I didn't expect them to go that fast.

 

[ERIC6913]

yeah i bet they sold out in minutes! Stuff like that doesn't last long lol

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

those are really nice..

hope to see some video.

 

[tsquale]

those are really nice..hope to see some video.

I have to find a beacon for it first!

 

[unityrv26]

I have to find a beacon for it first!

I have the base of an RV-46 - complete with bulbs in working condition.  I got a bad faked spitfire dome.   

 

[tsquale]

I have the base of an RV-46 - complete with bulbs in working condition.  I got a bad faked spitfire dome.   

PM sent

 

[Windycity411]

To unityrv26, sorry to hear about your bogus dome. I wonder if it came from the same guy I got my bogus dome from. Looked more pink than red. Had crooked lines, too. 

 

[unityrv26]

To unityrv26, sorry to hear about your bogus dome. I wonder if it came from the same guy I got my bogus dome from. Looked more pink than red. Had crooked lines, too. 

Could be!  It is more pink than red, the lines are crooked, jagged and had a very poor taping job.  There are scratches where their paint job came off from I assume bumping the dome around the bulb housings.  The pics on the auction were very good pics and very misleading.  I will take some pics tomorrow and post them.  The rest of the light is fine and in great shape. 

 

[Tony P]

This thread has been moved so the discussion can continue.

 

[JohnMarcson]

Unity now has an official account here and we are in the process of setting them up a forum section.  Stay tuned for more about what 2016 has in store for Unity soon.

 

[JennyCop]

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But not anymore. Your welcome.

 

[Tony P]

Jenny, I added one of the dome purchased. Still need a beacon to put it on...and for it to arrive

 

[JennyCop]

Jenny, I added one of the dome purchased. Still need a beacon to put it on...and for it to arrive

Wow that dome is BEAUTIFUL!!  I missed out. Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[Windycity411]

Yeah. That's a nice dome... Now back to Jenny's picture.

 

[StEaLtH2]

That dome and Jenny's pic are both verry nice to look at!

cant wait for ya to source a beacon and get a video up!....

 

[coop359]

I remember talking to someone from Unity about MSP lights and Unity could not get the red lacquer used to make spitfire domes. My opinion was the red was on the pink side. Maybe it faded over time. I had a blue spitfire for an RV-25. I traded it away. Regret. I landed a RV-26 recently with an Amber dome for under $50. bucks. I had purchased a new blue and red dome for the 26s for cheap.

 

[CrownVic97]

I'm toying with the idea of getting a NA Signal Stratolite 80 dome in clear and using some painter's tape and Krylon stained glass paint in transparent blue and red to make one of these. A "poor man's" bicentennial version if you will .

 

[Tony P]

They are auctioning the last one off: http://www.unityusa.com/Auction-Ite...-Dome-RV264546_p_2553.html?platform=hootsuite

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

I'm toying with the idea of getting a NA Signal Stratolite 80 dome in clear and using some painter's tape and Krylon stained glass paint in transparent blue and red to make one of these. A "poor man's" bicentennial version if you will .

This is probably very doable, I have played with this stuff previously and painting Par36 bulbs.. Good luck and post pictures if successful.

 

[CrownVic97]

This is probably very doable, I have played with this stuff previously and painting Par36 bulbs.. Good luck and post pictures if successful.

I will certainly try this in the coming spring when it gets warm enough to spray paint outside again. I don't have access to a nice, warm shop to tackle this idea.

I'm bookmarking this post so it's a reminder for me to share my attempt when the time arrives!

 

[CrownVic97]

They are auctioning the last one off: http://www.unityusa.com/Auction-Ite...-Dome-RV264546_p_2553.html?platform=hootsuite

You know, the least they could do is TRY to repaint it, but I guess it's too much of a hassle. The dome's paint is probably too brittle to allow this.

 

[EL1998P71]

Anyone Notice the Red/Amber Split RV-25 Dome they are selling?
The split in the picture does not look centered.

 

[stansdds]

Yep, I noticed that too. It may just be an amber dome with transparent red paint. That's how Dietz made their split color domes.

 

[dmathieu]

Agree, that's what I thought too.

 

[bamh5]

Finally got around to making my own one of these. With lots of trial and error, I finally got a paint that is transparent (see through). Matches perfect to the old unity red/blue paints

 

[CrownVic97]

That looks good, man! I know I said I'd try to do something similar, but life and such got in the way to put it on the back burner. What kind of paint worked for you, Bamh5?

 

[bamh5]

I had a local paint shop mix me up some. You have to use a candy paint, its the only kind of paint that can be spread thin so that it is see through.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Very Nice.

If you start making them.. I'm down for one.. And I don't even have any Unity Beacons.. (yet)

 

[David]

I'll second that: I'd be interested if you make some to sell. Alternatively, how about posting a tutorial for how you made them--how to get the lines perfectly straight, where to get the right paint, tips to get the paint on evenly, etc. I see potential for lots of interesting "homebrew" light combinations that were never commercially offered!

 

[Scoot163]

Nice! I would take one of those for sure if you make more!

 

[unityrv26]

Ditto that!!

 

[bamh5]

I will be making a few more in the next couple weeks. Please pm me for prices.

As far as how i made the dome...i measured where the spitfire lines would be from my factory spitfires i have. I then took a string and tied it around the dome at the exact hight needed. I then ran the tape on the inside of the dome matching where my string was.
I then painted the blue first, let it cure for a couple days and then painted the red. This involved lots of plastic and tape to avoid overspray of different colors.

 

[bamh5]

More pictures uploaded. I still only have one of these made, but I do plan on making a few more in the near future

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

I just received one of bamh5 repro domes... very very well made.
Get's my seal of approval

Now make a Green one! lol

 

[tsquale]

Now make a Green one! lol

Gary Cahill of Rescue Market has just made a green and a purple spitfire dome and they are waaaaaaay cool. He had video on the Rescue Market Facebook page

 

[bamh5]

Green one made, started another thread for these domes
http://elightbars.org/forums/threads/green-unity-spitfire.79823/