It is partly based on Rob's choice of Solartex covering for his Coyote model. I took additional inspiration from the Diablo featured on the cover of the Radio Modeller, February 1977 issue, (the same image is used on the OuterZone web site).
The colours are reversed on the underside:
The 'Ridge Runt' graphic is a waterslide transfer created on a laptop and printed on an inkjet printer. The lessons learned here were that waterslide decals only work on a white background and spray varnish should only be applied in thin coats, but I can live with that.
For those who are interested, here is the internal layout:
The foam packing in the nose was subsequently replaced with Plasticine to achieve the correct C of G. I deliberately left a gap between the receiver and the elevator servo for removable ballast - Velcro straps will be fixed here to hold it. The plastic tube beside the elevator snake runs to the tail end and is for a 35mhz rx aerial, in case I ever need it.
Happy landings
Russell H
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