Drake decorating

[cydermaster]

I'm slowly building my Fliskits Drake, and I'm starting to look towards how I'm going to decorate it. In the instructions, it suggests sticking Quarters into the holes on the wings/stabaliser. Obviously, there are no Quarters over here, but the old-size English 5p coin fits a beauty.

Unfortunatly, I can only get my hands on one old 5p. Jim - will the Drake be stable with only one coin, in the stabaliser?

 

[jflis]

yep, in fact, the fewer coins, the greater the stability (just adds weight to the tail )

I've always wanted to paint one like... ...well, like a Drake! a duck. WOuld be cool to put a feather pattern on them wings!

 

[cydermaster]

Thanks for that, Jim

Originally posted by jflis
Would be cool to put a feather pattern on them wings!

That *would* be very cool - that idea had crossed my mind, but its well beyond my artistic talants.

The ideas I'm toying with, at the mo are:

Bright Yellow, with a face on the nosecone - like a bathtime Rubber Duck.

'Pop Art' - 1960s Carnaby St (Austin Powers, sort of) / The Italian Job Minis. Lots of Red, White & Blue - with British RAF 'Target' Emblems on the balsa disks, re-inserted in their original holes in the wings.

Or - I've been listening to alot of reggae, recently. I might do something with the Red, Gold and Green of the Rasta flag - dunno what yet; posibly nose/payload bit: Red, main body bit: Gold, wings: Green. Something unoriginal like that.

These are just the thoughts I'm having, I've not made my mind up yet. Anybody got any thoughts? What are others planning for their Drakes?

 

[SwingWing]

Originally posted by cydermaster
Thanks for that, Jim


Bright Yellow, with a face on the nosecone - like a bathtime Rubber Duck.

Yeah, that one. Simple but effective