Marty d's CH-701 build log

[skippydiesel]

White is the most boring but all round functional colour ie relativly high viz, cooler than most others, less vulnerable to UV, shows the dirt/scratches less, usually easier to colour match/repair.

 

If I repaint my white Sonex, I think I will go for "Burnt Sienna" otherwise known as high viz yellow/orange.😈

[sfGnome]

11 hours ago, Marty_d said:

The 701 also has rounded pop rivet heads all over it so that's probably not good for vinyl either.

I was able to line up my numbers to miss the rivet heads, but the logo on the tail hit about 20 of them on each side. They form a bubble when first applying the vinyl, but a pin hole allows the air out and the vinyl stretches a bit to sit down over the shape of the head. Having said that, I wouldn’t want to do it over hundreds of heads if applying large areas of vinyl. 

[Blueadventures]

On 02/06/2026 at 10:20 PM, Marty_d said:

On the weekend I bought a second hand inflatable spray booth. This saves me from having to build my own inside the shed the plane is in, and I should be able to resell it for about the same price.

This means the plane is coming home again - which makes it easier to work on than jumping in the car and going up to where it is, only to realise the tool I need is still at home...

 

Anyway - I know we're going into exactly the wrong time of year for painting, but I figure by the time I get ready it'll be summer again!

 

Started off today by doing a couple of tentative colour schemes on some printed out 3 views.

I think I'll end up doing 3 colours - white, "Marker yellow" and black trim.

Idea attached.

Also attached is my son's preference, which seems a bit complicated for me...

This is another nice design.