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| Meet Mellow Yellow! Photo by Tom. |
We wondered if this day would ever come. Tom and I also wondered what color was waiting for the Clipper, since Nick was keeping it sort of secret (as in: he bought the paint so long ago his memory wasn't cooperating). Then painter extraordinaire Bob Oxford arrived one recent morning and "let there be paint!". Bob makes it look easy. I've seen another plane that Bob painted and it was breathtakingly beautiful; the man doesn't disappoint. Just wait until he paints the stripes!
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That's Bob with Nick last winter, planning and joking.
Sure, it all looked like fun back then. Until the heavy-duty respirators went on. |
The above three photos show the silver and white undercoats that had been applied prior to the final yellow. It had been an ordeal applying these coats because the paint sprayers, including a newly purchased one, malfunctioned. Worse than malfunctioning, the sprayers caused mayhem, uneven spraying, clogging, choking off. It was so frustrating, but it makes the sight of Mellow Yellow, oh so sweet. Thank you Bob!
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| Ready |
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| Set |
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| Fly! |
Photos and text by Kathleen Jacques.
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Thanks for your comment. We figured anyone who stumbled across our blog was a fellow vintage aircraft buff, so we hope you've enjoyed our tales of triumph along with the woe. I'll pass along any questions you may have for Nick and Tom; maybe, just maybe they'll figure out an answer! Keep flying! Regards,
Kate