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10-23-2009, 04:12 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
 
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My wife told me to buy a Carden !
I don't know what's wrong with her but today she told me to order the 118 inch Extra 300 kit. I spoke to Dennis he has 3 extras left I am seriously considering doing it but I have never built on this scale before. I am slightly freaked out, more so with the covering and painting part than anything else. I am descent at covering but I have never sprayed paint ever, I wouldn't even know where to begin. I definitely cant afford to have someone build it for me maybe its time to put up or shut up. What do you guys think ? - try the no-experience carden build ?
 sounds like an adventure.
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10-23-2009, 04:37 PM
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ARF Biotch
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
I say do it. FG has at least a half-dozen or so master builders who give their experience away just for the asking. Can't beat that support system.
Luck!
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10-23-2009, 04:43 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Crash, do you have any scratch building experience of any kind ?
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10-23-2009, 04:44 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Go for it before she comes to her senses and changes her mind
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10-23-2009, 04:55 PM
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Got Twins???
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
There are plenty of us that will help you with the build. Go ahead and get it. If you arent sure at the painting stages just practice on something before you spray the actual plane and if you like what you practiced on do the samething on the plane. I think if you can get the plane done the painting will be easy.
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10-23-2009, 05:08 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Sooooo, what store or auto dealership did she come from when she told you this?  Go for it! There is an encyclopedia's worth of info here..... |
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10-23-2009, 05:12 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Location: Rantoul, Il
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Ha!!
<------ My wife told me to buy one too!! 'cept mine was already built! Go for it! You won't find a better airframe out there! |
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10-23-2009, 05:53 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Did you ask her who she was and what had she done with your wife?
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10-23-2009, 06:04 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
My wife told me that you could buy me one as well.
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10-23-2009, 06:33 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Shelby Twp., MI, USA
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Go for it ............. Built By Walt, Will's Build Thread, etc. will get you through it.
Here's a couple photo's of mine, my 1st Build. (thanks Walt!) |
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10-23-2009, 07:50 PM
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
When I was younger i built some kit trainers, I also scratch built a F4 corsair and a P51 mustang but they were not up to the standards the i would want a Carden. I have done a few "cover off" rebuilds of crashed 50cc ARF's recovering them in monokote, they came out very nice. I can build most anything I set my mind to, I will likely need to expand my tool shop collection. I am super picky about stuff I expect perfection so i will have to go slow. As far as my wife goes I picked here up at advance autoparts, she was wrenching on a camero in a bikini. |
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Go Bucks!!!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Tim
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10-23-2009, 07:58 PM
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Caymanian Pirate Code Monkey
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
You can do it. All it really takes is patience and tools. Covering isn't so bad. Painting sucks, my advice on that is to get real automotive paint and have your dealer mix the colors.
Built By N00B
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: My wife told me to buy a Carden !
Just wait until you see the truck load of shoes she just ordered off the internet.....!! 
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