Do you color your props?

[msinger]

My only question would be, does it effect the balancing of the prop?

See my post above.

 

[Slackware]

A lot of things came to mind when I saw this. Would people believe the only alcohol used was on the drone? Clip on picture for large view.



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I can believe a lot of alcohol was consumed.
That drone has pink elephant written all over it.

Makes me want to fly it listening to led zeplin for some reason.

 

[Slackware]

Only problem I forsee....
"Honey, hand me the black hub prop"

But enquireing minds want to know. Does it match your VW bus paint?

 

[tml4191]

Man this takes some skill. I attempted to do this, and it was way more difficult than I thought. Right on with that great artwork of yours! I need more time before I can get a good design down.

 

[Hoovermaneuver]

I can believe a lot of alcohol was consumed.
That drone has pink elephant written all over it.

Makes me want to fly it listening to led zeplin for some reason.

Funny you should mention Pink Elephant. That is my company logo.
http://elephantroofcleaning.com/

 

[KillerKustums]

Wow that looks amazing. I finally have a reason to go with the wife to the craft store...

 

[DoubleV]

Looks nice, if you're a girl, lol.

 

[Darren Roach]

I have seen in several threads where people got creative. Thought it would be nice to see what others are doing. There are so many very talented people on this board. My wife did these with alcohol ink.
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Now that looks very good

 

[tml4191]

Yours is better, but here's the result of my first time using alcohol ink:

Only did the top for the props... thanks again for the idea. It took hours since I basically had no idea how to use it at first. For anyone looking to do this technique, it's no joke since it takes time to do something similar to the original artist's job.


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[Bumper60651]

I have seen in several threads where people got creative. Thought it would be nice to see what others are doing. There are so many very talented people on this board. My wife did these with alcohol ink.
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Excuse me and if I'm wrong please let me know, but aren't these blades balanced? In other words, if you have more ink on one side of the blade than than other, wouldn't that throw the shaft of the motor out of balance thus wearing down the inner workings of the motor? I know on actual helicopters one needs to be careful on how much paint is applied to each blade to keep them in balance. Just a thought?

 

[Matchlock]

Wow!! Reminds me of the 60's. God, how I remember those days. Sometimes I wish I didn't, but that, as they say, is life.

Bud

A lot of things came to mind when I saw this. Would people believe the only alcohol used was on the drone? Clip on picture for large view.



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[PhantomFan1]

Wife here - Process is pretty simple - you can purchase alcohol inks at places like Joann Fabric, Michael's or art store, you will find the inks around the scrap booking sections of the store. Also you need a piece of felt, purchase an inexpensive piece of felt while at the craft store, cut them up into small manageable squares. I would recommend using rubber gloves. You can drop the ink right onto the blade or onto the piece of felt and dab it, you can take a straw and blow the ink around, gives it a different effect, you can drop the ink on and move the item around letting the ink run. There isn't any right or wrong way, you add ink drops and go. if you don't like what you did, take some isopropyl rubbing alcohol on a piece of paper towel and wipe it off and start over. Just play. It is kind of therapeutic As far as durability, finding that it isn't scraping or chipping off at all, I was surprised, as the stuff comes off ceramic tiles really easily. So no top coat used yet. If you want to top coat it, the art store recommended Krylon Triple-Thick Clear Glaze for the tiles, and for the tiles it was several layers. I suspect that would work just fine with the blades as well.

Off the chain cool! Much respect for your creativity and thoroughness in sharing the details. Thanks!

 

[GuyonWoW]

Amazing works!

 

[JonEQuest]

I was able to dye my props with RIT fabric dye from Wal-Mart. It is not as cool looking as the alcohol paint but is easy to do and looks like you bought them that color. I wanted black props after painting my bird with automotive paint and clear. The prop ink does not rub off. The plastic is dyed in. I used the dye mixed with hot water in a tall, skinny rose vase and then dropped the props in for a couple of hours.View media item 2811Props dyed

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• JonEQuest
• Jul 27, 2016

Before dyeing

 

[boostedjohn]

i just went out and bought black props for $20...

 

[JonEQuest]

That works too. I had several sets of props and didn't need several sets of white ones anymore after painting my drone.

 

[DonaldLL]

LOL @ boostedjohn! I'm with you

 

[TulsaReiner]

Thank you^ the straw trick might come in handy

The entire plane and props are pretty psychedelic!
Is it easier to see when up in the sky?

I wonder if the Krylon triple thick glaze adds weight to the props? If so, you'd better watch out for keeping them balanced and equal to one another, or it may really throw the UAV off kilter.

 

[Roadstar1700]

I tried the Rit synthetic method a while ago and it turned out OK. Just a single color, but after I saw your props and the detailed write-up on how your wife did yours, well this is my first try at it. I don't think I'll venture any further than my props for now, but who knows. Your wife isn't a flower child from the 60's,

is she? Beautiful artwork on your P4.

 

[Tomtopping]

I am sorry if this has been. Mentioned.But how well Is the durability and what would you use for a clear coat for the props