Finished the static prop today

Well, it’s finally finished. Here’s the completed static prop. I think it came out well. There’s a few rough spots in the paint, but at 15 feet, who cares!

Here’s a close-up of the hub. I found a chrome paint that did a fairly good job.

Pro-Mark DVD.

Besides the really cool graphics, Jerry also sends along a DVD showing a lot of different phases of his process, as well as how to apply and take care of them. I made a quick rip of the first chapter which shows how he makes the graphics. It’s a lot different than I thought. Its’ about a 5 minute tour of his operation.

Click here for the movie in Quicktime format.

Click here for the movie in Windows Media format.

More goodies arrived today.

While I’m in a bit of a hold pattern, a nice surprise arrived today – all the Pro-Mark graphics I ordered. Nice looking stuff and I can’t wait until I’m far enough down the line to start using them.

Pro-Mark Graphics

I’ve been in contact with Pro-Mark about finishing. They have bery good rub-on graphics and can do custom work. I’ve worked with them in the past, as they have purchased a few of my Aero-Pacs to make custom artwork for their clients.

In looking at their site I found that they have an in-stock items that will solve one of the biggest problems I thought I would have. That would be the nomenclature all over (NO PUSH, CAUTION, GROUND HERE, etc.) that peppers the plane. Well, they have the perfect solution, as well as a few other things – 3D panels and prop decals for my static prop. Very cool stuff.

I’ve sent him high-resolution files of the larger graphics (nose art, insignias, #44, etc.) and he should be able to make either rub-ons, or paint masks to help even more.