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    Default Turtle build

    Finished the horizontal stab today and so finally have the tail surfaces covered using Oratex. Moving on to cover the wings next.
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    Turtle build! That's a good one!
    It's looking good, Gary! I've got to get over there again sometime soon.
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    Default Re: Turtle build

    What are the cost using Oratex ?
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    Default Re: Turtle build

    Nice job! Can't wait to get started, I'll be ordering the same color with white trim.

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    I have relied upon a materials quantity that John Evens worked up which resulted in ~$6300 cost. Pricey, but I was NOT looking forward to building a big enough paint booth in my garage and trying to get sufficient lighting in there to do a good job. I will still of course need to spray the cowl, flaperons, etc., but figure I can do them outside. I have been told that Stewart Systems will be doing a paint match to the Oratex colors, and hope to use that paint. Since my plane is powder coated in white, I will probably be doing a white trim also. I will be investigating vinyl for trim rather than paint. At the turtle pace, I have time to figure that out.
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    Looking really nice Gary. Hope mine turns out as nice.
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    I would OraCover the flapperons as well, if I were you: Nice straight and flat pieces - and you'll be sure of the coulour gliss, lifetime, decoulourisation and so on. And fun to do, as well.

    One question though: Steward and Poly (and Kitfox as well) urge you to put reinforcements onto ribs, longerons etc. I don't see that in your first result. Are you still up to that one or is OraCover that strong that you can leave those parts?

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    Hans,
    Reinforcing and edge tapes are used in all the usual places same as PolyFiber, they just aren't showing well in the photo.
    - Gary
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    Progress! Now have first wing covered.
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    That looks great, Gary! If I don't get going you're going to be forging ahead of me! Then mine will be the "Turtle build" - and I'll call you the RED DEVIL!
    John Evens
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