Even with a different ball, ot's a good name.
Even with a different ball, ot's a good name.
Decision time.
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The orange is insanely bright in person; makes the red look quite dull by comparison. That doesn't necessarily mean it's better, but it sure does stand out.I vote green (no purple) first, then red. I suspect I might put orange first if I saw it in person.
The orange is insanely bright in person; makes the red look quite dull by comparison. That doesn't necessarily mean it's better, but it sure does stand out.
It’s not the light, it’s the ability of the camera + display to reproduce it. I tried quite a bit before I gave up.Well, hmmm? Maybe take them outside in natural light and try another photo?
That’s my favorite part, it always smells nice for a day or two after.even if sanding it is an annoying dust festival.
It’s fine, someday I might do a entire rocket in it..Sorry to @NTP2 for not using your hydro-dipped ball, ultimately I couldn't resist the siren song of the fluorescent paint. Thanks again for your efforts, hopefully you got something out of it.
And the winner is... Mr. Orange. I actually did a fair coin flip to make the final decision. I drew an extra set of purple lines down the center of the white areas to give it a little more umph. I don't know if it made it better or not but it is what it is. It certainly looks like... well, something.
Sorry to @NTP2 for not using your hydro-dipped ball, ultimately I couldn't resist the siren song of the fluorescent paint. Thanks again for your efforts, hopefully you got something out of it.
If anyone wants to build one of these (ha!) I have a couple of painted ping pong balls I could supply.
Anyway: I glued the centering rings to the top of the mount, trapping the ball (which I didn't bother to glue, it's not going anywhere). I attached the Kevlar to the top of the mount, and followed the lead of the last Newway kit I built and put some heat-shrink tubing on the lower portion of the Kevlar to give it a bit of extra protection.
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Assembly can now commence.
And now the airframe is assembled. Wave goodbye to the plasma ball, because it's about to be wrapped up in masking for the remainder of the build.
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Great minds think alike... that is my exact plan.Will the tape pull off the paint? Might want to wrap it in a plastic sandwich bag or something along those lines.
Great minds think alike... that is my exact plan.
I'm trying not to think about that part. My tweezers are preparing for the challenge.It'll be fun getting all that out between the cage pieces.
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