ryan
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Doug Kelly (diggerdoug) asked me about my reproduction work here in the lab. He asked if I had painted any domes before and I told him I did work on mars skybolt lenses and some other interesting items that shall be named later...
He contracted me to recreate the Unity Spit Fire dome that was made famous by the MSP. He sent me 3 domes, 1 appeared used and 2 that looked close to nos. I had to recreate the stripping method used by Unity for the bands and also the measurements of the height. After some thought and logistics, here before your eyes, I transform a nos clear dome to a red Spit Fire.
Let me know what you think.
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[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0591.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0595.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0594.jpg
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My recreation and an original unity spitfire lens.
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[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0611.jpg
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Eric EL1998P71 asked me to re-create a Green unity spit fire dome. I found out that this paint from PPG which is specifically designed for my glass bulbs has a bit different chemical makeup and is trickier to use on the plastic dome. This is prolly the only green spitfire that will be in existence.
Here are the amber spit fires, I am learning alot about this dome painting thing.
This dome I sprayed lightly several coats. Nothing heavy and I found the 3M tape held it's edges great! Why it is fuzzy, I don't know.
This dome I sprayed several heavier coats on and as you can see the 3M tape didnt hold it's edge and I had a run in the rear. But it is crystal clear.
He contracted me to recreate the Unity Spit Fire dome that was made famous by the MSP. He sent me 3 domes, 1 appeared used and 2 that looked close to nos. I had to recreate the stripping method used by Unity for the bands and also the measurements of the height. After some thought and logistics, here before your eyes, I transform a nos clear dome to a red Spit Fire.
Let me know what you think.
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0579.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0580.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0581.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0586.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0587.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0591.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0595.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0594.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0593.jpg
My recreation and an original unity spitfire lens.
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0605.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0611.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0607.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...nity spit fire dome reproduction/IMG_0612.jpg
Eric EL1998P71 asked me to re-create a Green unity spit fire dome. I found out that this paint from PPG which is specifically designed for my glass bulbs has a bit different chemical makeup and is trickier to use on the plastic dome. This is prolly the only green spitfire that will be in existence.
Here are the amber spit fires, I am learning alot about this dome painting thing.
This dome I sprayed lightly several coats. Nothing heavy and I found the 3M tape held it's edges great! Why it is fuzzy, I don't know.
This dome I sprayed several heavier coats on and as you can see the 3M tape didnt hold it's edge and I had a run in the rear. But it is crystal clear.
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