Canopy designs

[mappy41]

Kinda busy for the past few months... been doin a lot of painjobs on heli's... here are some of pics.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/fire.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/alain.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/lucky.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/freya.jpg

[Memas]

these are splendid!!! lovbe the colors and the choppers too!!! Thnx for postin!

[redanner]

cool designs! Do you belong to club?

[Cowboy]

Yep, They look great, Good job.

[Frog]

Nicely painted choppers, Must get mine fixed. Are they 600's ?

[ABD]

spiffy show..:animal-smiley-040:

[opio]

very nice and crisp designs

[mappy41]

forgot to post this one...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/ginofire.jpg

i really dont know how to fly one of these, but they're sure fun to paint on.

[mappy41]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/eagle.jpg

[Maxx]

Beautiful machinery and very well decorated, great job!

Makes me want one even more!

[Raptor3]

Real nice work:roll1: I have a Raptor 50 what kind of painted did you use and did use liquid mask or just masking tape.

[mappy41]

all of the canopies were painted using urethane paints. I used mostly masking tapes for the lines and handheld masks for the designs.

[mappy41]

Formula 1 theme canopies...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/BMWandWilliams.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/formula1.jpg

[SmittyDidIt]

Great designs... and I'd like to ask, for the eagle design that you did, did you use a stencil for the feathers on that. Once I saw it it brought to mind how that could be used in what I may do. BTW still new to this, so that was something that clicked in my head for me.
Good looking stuff!

[Raptor3]

Thanks for you help nice work on the formula 1 conopies

[mappy41]

thank you guys also! The feathers were done using handheld mask. I got the technique from an airbrush book... but the procedure in the book says that you have to cover with frisket and cut each feather. Then paint them one at a time. I think that will be time consuming plus its hard to mask rounded objects like helmets and canopies. So i just made a handheld mask from cardboard shaped like a feather. Lightly sprayed black over the edges of the mask, then placed a straight edge on the middle part of the feather and sprayed black again giving the feather its texture.

[mappy41]

another pair of canopies done...

Shark Sceadu

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/shark2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/shark.jpg

Dragonus

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/dragonus.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/dragonus-1.jpg

[Maxx]

Nice job! Great designs.


Keep the air on!
Maxx

[Cowboy]

Kewl Mappy, look like They,d be fun ta play with. Great jobs again.

[XZOTIC INK]

WOW THESE ARE REALLY REALLY AMAZING,,LOV THIS STUFF:rockon:

[Sinontin]

you guys are gonna get me to break out my rc helis and start paintin them,,how do you guys like them raptor 30s they fly so great for the money

[mappy41]

I dont really know anything about rc helis, but its fun to see them fly. Fliers say that painted canopies helps them see the heli while on flight (specially the smaller electric ones), so they have their canopies repainted. I just wish that they dont crash the heli and wreck the painted canopies.

Hey Sinontin! go on and paint yours! then post it here for us to see.:D

[CRASH]

Mappy, that dragonus canopy rocks, as do the others, I just really can relate to the dragonus one, I was having a hard time comming up with a paint job that accentuated the lines. I also really liked the F1 themed ones :ybeer1:

[mappy41]

Thanks Crash!...Yeah! of all the canopies i've painted, the Dragonus was the hardest. It had lines unlike any other canopies. The first time i saw that canopy, i said, it's weird looking. It would probably look good if it was painted flat black, it will look like a stealth heli. But it will be hard to see during flight.

[mappy41]

First, the sceadu SHARK... Then The EAGLE sceadu... Now, here is...
The GOLDFISH sceadu!!!

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/goldfish.jpg

[ABD]

Yes indeed Mappy..Very nice..Thanks for showin!!:dance:

[Jeroen - CDM]

Damn!! I'm jalous!! whehe. Always wanted one of those for myself! The paint jobs are awsome. Great work!

[Cowboy]

Well If Dell aint gona say it I Am, lol, Looks perty spiffy there Mappy , Gives a lil better idea of how big it it to. Thanks for Showin.

[fontgeek]

Mappy, did you paint these on the inside in reverse, or on the outside, like you would a car, bike, or helmet?

[mappy41]

All the paintjobs posted so far were painted on the outside because they were made from a flexible white plastic( not sure if its styrene or acrylic) of fiberglass. But i've tried painting in reverse and it was hard. I've only done two canopies in reverse and both of 'em were my brother's.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Dsc02940.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Dsc03303.jpg

Then my bro just added stickers...

[bokyo]

kamusta kabayan.
very nice .

[mappy41]

The last few paintjobs are pretty much basic...


http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/maxum.jpg

copter x copy of trex
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/copterx.jpg

basic yellow with orange fade
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/copterX3.jpg

Knight 3D
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/knights.jpg


Bokyo-Musta kabayan!!! from where u?

[Cowboy]

Simple Maybe, But still perty Kewl & Well done Mappy.

[Raptor3]

love it mappy, I like the gold one with flag could i see more shots of this maybe.

[AndyW]

Some really nicely turned out canopies there.

[mappy41]

Thanks y'all! I'll be posting newly painted canopy pics soon... i hope you'll like em too.

raptor3- Sorry' it's the only shot taken of the candy yellow canopy. I tried to search RC threads hoping that the owner of the heli posted pics of the canopy from other angles, but I didn't find any. I'll keep lookin' and post it immediately if I find some pictures.:)

[deko]

very cool designs.........i like

[mappy41]

Here's a new batch of canopies that i've painted on recently...

Yellow with Fire
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/fireyellow.jpg

Old sheet metal
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/iron.jpg

Similar to the dragonus i painted before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/rush-dragonustheme.jpg

Lepton
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/lepton-rush.jpg

Candy yellow maxum
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/MaxumNitro.jpg

Custom Maxum
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/maxum-synergy.jpg

Knight with a gooey Philippine flag
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/gooeyflag.jpg

[mappy41]

This one is not a canopy... it's a
Fire paintjob on a ESR Goped fender...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/gopedfender.jpg

[mappy41]

Align- Basic Yellow with orange fade...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/CanopyFiber2.jpg
Carbon fiber paintjob...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/CanopyFiber.jpg

[mappy41]

This is the smallest canopy i've ever painted on. It's just about the size of my hand. Carbonfiber on fire!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/carbonfire.jpg

[minniemouse]

These are wonderful!! I loved the irish looking one with the green shamrocks.
So different. Such a treat to see - thanks for sharing!

[sharonsstudio]

those are pretty good mappy

[Raptor3]

nice work again mappy:jump:

[East]

Still trying to figure out the best way to get clean lines. Like the white around the window of the canopy. Tips would be appreciated. I currently us an airbrush, blue masking tape and a razor. There's got to be an easier way. Sorry for poor picture quality. Thanks, take it easy. Shawn

[mappy41]

Hey all! Long time no see! I have another batch of painted canopies, watcha guys think!?

Team GREEN
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/greenteam.jpg

Knight 3D
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/bonsaiknight.jpg

Maxums
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/momosanmaxum.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/pinkmaxum.jpg

Groupshot
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/groupshot.jpg

[AndyW]

Very nice work there Mappy, nicely done.

[Cowboy]

Great As Ussuall, Nice Designs. Thanks for showing.

[Norm]

You have quite a portfolio of these.. really sweet designs!

[mappy41]

Here's the latest.... A spiderman theme canopy.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/spiderman.jpg

[Raptor3]

Real nice love the spiderman canopy

[mappy41]

Canopies that i've painted lately...

Trex500
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/ALAIN-1.jpg

Maxum Custom
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/JeffCanopy2.jpg

JR Vibe
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/vibe.jpg

Checkered
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/BMW.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/bmwspidey.jpg

[Merlinsoars]

mappy
Please tell me alain is someones name in the first pic of the trex 500
Nice stuff BTW Love the "Spidy"
MTM

[mappy41]

merlinsoars- I thought I spelled that one correctly... But it was a big mistake and the owner was pissed! ... :joke:

Yup! ALAIN is the name of the Trex's owner. He wants it to be painted similar to the ALIGN logo.:)

[iverson33]

Canopy, Mappy 41,

I like your Paint Design, I might need your services.

Where's ur Location?


Iverson

[ABD]

Canopy, Mappy 41,

I like your Paint Design, I might need your services.

Where's ur Location?


Iverson



Mappy is in Manila, Philippines.

If that doesn't work for you, might want to put up a post asking for what you're looking for..lots of talented folks from all over in here.

[REDTAIL]

those are sweet

[mappy41]

Iverson33- Just like what Sir ABD said (thanks Sir ABD), I'm from Manila, Philippines. Well, it depends on your location...Some of the canopies I painted were shipped to Hong Kong and Singapore(both of 'em near the Philippines), but if your located in the USA, im sure that a lot of people can paint those canopies a lot better than I do.:thumbsup:

[jonmiller]

some awesome designs mappy.
i want to start doing abs, fiberglass rc aswell. are any of the canopies you painted fiberglas? if so, what type of primer did you use?

[mappy41]

jonmiller- Gud AM sir! Most of the canopies are fiberglass. For fiberglass canopies, I use a surfacing primer.

[jonmiller]

and to you too buddy. :)

can i ask, is it the duratec surfacing primer? had a quick look on google and this seemed to be the main one. if not, what brand do you use and where do you get it?

also, whats your method if you dont mind me asking? i.e. prime, sand with 600, base color, interclear? etc etc
just tryin to find out how people go about things for different tasks in hand because as you prob know im completely new to the whole 'normal' painting thing.

cheerz,

jon

:)

[mappy41]

jonmiller- Gud PM sir! IMO the rcshells u've done(from the other thread) are amazing given that they are painted in reverse. I stared at the monitor trying to visualize how some of the shells were painted. I painted on lexan canopies before and I know that it's hard (if not impossible) to correct any mistakes in the process of reverse painting. Im 100% sure that you can adjust to 'normal' painting easily!

I'm not familiar with Duratec paints. In fact, alot of paint brands are not available here. High quality paints like PPG, Dupont, and HOK(just recently) are very rare around here and very expensive. So I end up using paint brands locally available. For the heli canopies, I use ANZAHL brand. I think its a local brand with its own line of urethane primers, topcoats, reducers, etc. Not as good as the quality brands, but it will do.

When I paint fiberglass, first I make sure that it's free from the wax or release agent from the mold. I then sand the canopy with 320grit so the Surfacing primer will have something to bite on. When the primer is dry, I will sand it using 400grit sandpaper looking for high and low spots. I'll put another coat of primer, let it dry, then sand with 600 grit. If the surface is good enough, then i'll apply the base coat, graphics, then clearcoat.

Others may have a better method of painting so ask the other painters as well. Its only been a year and a half since I started painting canopies and im still learning from past mistakes, i.e. when the paint peels off(from those polypropylene plastic canopies which are hard to prime for painting). But with the fiberglass ones, I have no cases of paint peeling off so far. :D

[AndyW]

More nice work Mappy, as well as helpful info as well.

[Jmoore12]

I saw a pic of the white with the brown fire accent on rcg by a user in the Philippenes. I assume you painted it?
its on the first or second page, I think on a copter x

[REDTAIL]

i love rc got first radio in 75 those are killer canopy's the first and last to me are the best but there are great

RT

[mappy41]

Jmoore12- The owner of the copter X canopy uses 'GinoCP' as his username I think. That's probably the one i've painted on.:yes:

More Heli canopies...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/bmwmotorsport.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/freya1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/freya2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/excel.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/alaincheckrd.jpg

A Nice shot of the Pink Maxum
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/gorn.jpg

[Jmoore12]

Yup I spoke with him out of curiosity. Nice looking work man.

[mappy41]

Jmoore12- Tnx! And I thought that canopy is 4D as in "4 display" only. Then lately I saw pictures of the copter X (in a forum in RC Philippines) flying upside down like it was cutting grass... hope it does not crash!

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/flamegrasscutrw3-1.jpg

[flyer615]

Very nice work and intricate designs on those R/C's. :clapping::clapping:

[Cowboy]

Good stuff Mappy , Love the last pic too Funny Stuff.

You RC guys Peaked My Intrest so Much I,ve been Watching a lot Of Videos Of RC copters, Planes & Boats . Certainly not Toy,s , like back in My day , Coarse They were on a Leash back then, lol .

I Can see Why They Want Them all Pertied up . & You do a great job .

[Frog]

Fantastic canopys realy well done and I know how difficult they are to do.


COWBOY step away from the monitor, you are on the first steps to an addictive and expensive habit LOL. Seriously I have an RC heli (waiting for its winter rebuild) Its an expensive hobby in the beginning, crashes are frequent, or they were for me LOL. My last crash was trying to do the upside down flight I was a lot higher up than that photo and was doing ok until I let it get inbetween me and the sun, lost sight of it and paniked next thing I knew it was heading straight for me blades screaming.
You dont wanna have those blades hitting ya:cutheadoff:
Ducked and it hit the ground behind me, bits of blades and plastic flying of in all directions. Outcome expensive repair job. But its a very cool hobby :bounce:

[Cowboy]

Fantastic canopys realy well done and I know how difficult they are to do.


COWBOY step away from the monitor, you are on the first steps to an addictive and expensive habit LOL. Seriously I have an RC heli (waiting for its winter rebuild) Its an expensive hobby in the beginning, crashes are frequent, or they were for me LOL. My last crash was trying to do the upside down flight I was a lot higher up than that photo and was doing ok until I let it get inbetween me and the sun, lost sight of it and paniked next thing I knew it was heading straight for me blades screaming.
You dont wanna have those blades hitting ya:cutheadoff:
Ducked and it hit the ground behind me, bits of blades and plastic flying of in all directions. Outcome expensive repair job. But its a very cool hobby :bounce:

Haha , Oh I Here Ya Michael , I Allready Figured theres No way I could afford it, Cuz I,ve allways had to Have the Biggest, The Baddest , & The Noisiest of Darn near anything. Now that I Think of It That also includes Most of My ex wifes . LMAO.

[Jmoore12]

Jmoore12- Tnx! And I thought that canopy is 4D as in "4 display" only. Then lately I saw pictures of the copter X (in a forum in RC Philippines) flying upside down like it was cutting grass... hope it does not crash!


lol.. Its funny, he posted that up on Rcgroups as well.

[mappy41]

Here's the latest... A Knight 3D heli in McLaren F1 colors

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/McLaren.jpg

The black part of the checkered flag painted in carbon fiber effect

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/CarbonFiber.jpg

Sorry about the picture quality (taken by camera phone)

[mmccoy555]

Good show. LIke the one above the eagle the best. Nice an simple.

[mappy41]

First try with the Wrinkled and brushed aluminum effect...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/RB%20Customs/Wrinkled.jpg

[Cowboy]

Great Looking effect There Mappy . Good Show , Just Looked at ALL of Them again, Very nice Work .

[Strictly Attitude]

I wonder what gold leaf would look like on the inside of a canapy

[mappy41]

Tnx Sir Cowboy! A big thanks also to edhubbs for the airbrush video tutorials in youtube. For the past few years, i've wondered how they do the wrinkled effects on custom auto paintjobs. I never knew that its a simple painting procedure to add texture to the paint. All I needed to do is to try it on a canopy. There were mistakes but not that bad as it looks like it was meant to be that way. It also need a lot of clear coat to cover the texture of the paint...

Stricly Atitude- Sir! Thats a good idea! I can get some gold leaf from a shop around here and give it a go. Maybe i'll try it on the back of a clear plastic sheet first to see the effect. But i rarely get clear canopies for painting, so it will be a fiberglass one gold leafed on the outside and then cleared. Hopefully it will look good...

Will clear coat stick on gold leaf?

[Strictly Attitude]

sure will

[jonmiller]

lookin good mappy

[mappy41]

i've painted these two last week. A sceadu and a freya
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/sceadu.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/rushfreya.jpg

[Cowboy]

Lookin good Mappy , Sure Makes Me want ta Get one of Them, every time You Post these . Good show .

[jonmiller]

more nice work mappy

[smokingtommy]

Hi all this is my first post here i live in england
any way i build and fly rc helis i have Trex 450,Trex 600and a raptor 30
and lots of planks im about to get a airbrush myself im going to get a DeVilbiss DAGR Gravity Feed Airbrush
DGR-501G-35 i beleave this is a good brush please let me know if you think diferant
also im going to get a AB-AS186 Mini Piston type "0n-demand" compressor please let me know if this is over the top
my main question is what paints do i get for airbrushing rc heli canopys please remember i live in england
i thank you for any help

[533Clive]

More great work there Mappy! :D

Tommy, Lots of us from Blighty on here buddy! I'm in the middle of a Raptor canopy myself at the moment. I'm using a mixture of Auto Air Paints, and Etac paints, but I'm sure more help will be forthcoming!!

You might want to start a new thread for this in this forum, as this ones 'really' for Mappys work buddy!!

Clive

[smokingtommy]

Thank you for your fast reply , I will make a new post,just one last thing what do you think on my choice of brush and compreser im going to use
http://www.everythingairbrush.com/index.html
this company any feed back on them

[mappy41]

My bro wanted his sceadu painted with the same colors as the one i've painted lately. Changed the pattern so they would not look the same.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Sceadu2.jpg

cowboy357- Thanks sir! painting canopies made rc helis interesting to me, yet its a very expensive hobby, especially in the beginning where crashes are frequent. So for now i'll just be painting 'em and leave the flying to the hobbyist.

jonmiller, 533Clive- Thank you very much guys, looking forward also on seeing more painted rc's from you guys.

smokingtommy- Welcome to airbrushing sir! For paints I use urethane from primer to clear. I'm not familiar with auto air and Etac paints sir 533Clive mentioned, not even sure if they are available here, so i have no idea on paints. Thats why im stuck with urethane paint, kind of expensive, but paint shops around here will sell paint by half pint (minimum) so that made it more affordable for me. If you have any questions, just ask me, i'll try my best to answer it.

[smokingtommy]

thank you ,your work is so cool and fresh looking ,im just starting out and hope to be doing more RC heli canopys than any thing els ,im sure in time i may need some advice and help so ty for your offer

[Strictly Attitude]

nice work on this

[mappy41]

Timberpro theme Canopy (CopterX 450)

This heli canopy is for the owner of a local pest control company (timberpro).

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Timberpro450-4.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/timberpro450-1.jpg
The Company logo as the windshield design
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/timberpro450-2.jpg
Took around 5 coats of clear, it made the canopy a lot heavier...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/timberpro450-3.jpg

[Strictly Attitude]

that came out sick

[Jmoore12]

I agree, Mapps that might be your best yet. Marbilizer on the brownish area?
Very nice indeed.

[mappy41]

Strictly Attitude- Thank you very much for the compliments, sir!

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/timberpro450-5.jpg

Jmoore12- Thanks sir! I think this can be compared to the white w/ flame stripe canopy that i've painted before. Both paintjobs are on copter X 450's. The brownish orange part was somewhat like a wrinkled effect using plain plastic bags to wrinkle the silver over a black base. Candy orange was painted over it.

My brother's Copter X 500 canopy just finished...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/CopterX500-1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/CopterX500-2.jpg

[Strictly Attitude]

no prob I am liking allot of these designs good job you nailed the one with the marblizer

[cadmn]

nice work very expensive hobby a good one will run in the $1000+ range & tough to fly so I stay with sim so I can just hit the reset & save my money.

[mappy41]

Worked on a crashed fiberglass canopy and rc plane cowl. Tried my best to bring it back to its original shape. Here are some before and after pics...

First, the 450 canopy...

Before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/450-pers-broken.jpg
After
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/450-pers-fixed.jpg

Before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/450-s-broken.jpg
After
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/450-s-fixed.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/450-perspective.jpg

[mappy41]

Then the rc plane cowl...

Before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Cowl-F-broken.jpg
After
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowl-f-fixed.jpg

Before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowl-b-broken.jpg
After
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowl-b-fixed.jpg

Before
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowl-s-broken.jpg
After
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowl-s-fixed.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/cowling-pers.jpg

[prtchevy]

I don't know how I have missed this for so long. Amazing work you are doing. Very clean designs and perfect execution. Your color combinations work very well together. Your also one heck of a body man, great repair jobs.

[Norm]

Killer looking pieces Mappy!

[Strictly Attitude]

real nice repair work your rc work is impressive

[Jmoore12]

Wow mappy, Some of those last few items I would have considered non salvageable. Good work, and a true sign of patience to be able to bring them back as well as you did. Killer work as always.

[mappy41]

Thanks everyone! It was a real challenge bringing 'em back to their original shape. Took a lot of hours laying peices of fibermat and applying resin to make the canopy and cowling stiff again. Applying automotive putty, then the priming, sanding, and repriming again. In the end its satisfying being able to bring a wrecked piece back to shape (the owner was like... " Wow! It looks like nothing has happened to it!"). The only issue was the weight of the pieces being heavier by 25 grams. But its okay according to the owner.

[mappy41]

This is what I finished painting during my birthday. Treated it as a gift for myself...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Sceadufade1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/sceadufade2.jpg

Hehe! LEVEL UP!:boogie:

[Jmoore12]

Again some very nice work. I have had a lack of motivation lately to do any more canopies although I have two I need to paint for customers, I have been busy.

Out of curiosity when you do the white pinstriping around the dagger areas is that a white base that you have masked before you laid down the orange (on the sceadu) and respective other colors? I have been contemplating the best way to go about something similar and that is what came to mind.

I also dig the repair work on the cowl and the canopy. I dont have the patience to do something like that.

[mappy41]

Jmoore12- Yes! its the white base masked before all the colors are sprayed on.

[mappy41]

Been doin' a foam plug of a heli canopy and then made a fiberglass mold of it lately so I haven't painted much. But the mold is finished so im planning to make and paint canopies sometime soon...

Heres a pic of the mold screwed together...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Mold.jpg
Opened
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Moldopen.jpg

With the mold making out of the way, I can go back to painting... I've done a Freya and a Trex250...

Freya Blue
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/FreyaBlue01.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/FreyaBlue02.jpg

Trex250
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Trex250a.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Trex250b.jpg

The Trex250 canopy is very small, one of the smallest canopy i've ever painted on...
Just about the size of my hand
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Trex250c.jpg
The Trex250 is micro compared to the freya
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/FreyaTrex250.jpg

[mappy41]

Hi! Long time no post!
Got some new pics! Hope you'll like 'em! ;)

Basic Red Copter X
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/Red450a.jpg

Plastic Knight 3D
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/1001708.jpg

Copter X Black Angel
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/100_7012.jpg

Maxum canopy with Srimok theme
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/1_334570051l.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/95S60027.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/95S60028.jpg

RealHeli MX-9's
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/100_6974.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/100_6977.jpg

Fluorescent Paint Scheme
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/100_7002.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/fluorescent.jpg

Fluorescent paint sure is very visible!

[Flykilla]

Mappy,

Just browsed this post from beginning to the end and you must really have some patience. The prep work on some of those damaged shells must have taken ages to repair. Very impressive stuff.

Sorry if this question has been asked before, i didn't read all of the posts, rather looked at the pretty pictures ;) , but what primer do you use?

And do you have any special sanding blocks that you use to get an even surface?

Nice work..

[mappy41]

Here's a canopy with heavy damage for repair and repaint...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-103.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-104.jpg
needs to be reinfoced with fiberglass...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-1010.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-1011.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-108.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1158JP04-13-109.jpg
sanded all the paint off, applied putty on damaged areas, then sanded flat...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-14-108.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-14-10.jpg
sprayed with primer...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-14-102.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-14-105.jpg
apllied spot putty to cover small imperfections...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-14-107.jpg
spot putty sanded then canopy is resprayed with primer...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-15-10.jpg
basecoated white...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-15-103.jpg
masked the graphics then sprayed black with violet pearl...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-102.jpg
masked ram450 name on the windshield then sprayed black...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-103.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-104.jpg
Sprayed fluorescent colors for better visibility...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-105.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-106.jpg
added decals...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-107.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-10.jpg
Canopy cleared...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-101.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-10b.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/04-16-10b3.jpg

[mappy41]

Other canopies finished...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1370.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/SAM_1353.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/03-09-106.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/03-09-103.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mappy41/Heli%20Canopies/03-22-108.jpg