Just wanted to share a few pics of my carbon fibre vinyl wrapped skysurfer fpv plane (skysurfer from Rcbazaar). Upgraded the motor and esc to 3500 outrunner brushless motor and 30 amp esc with 6x4 prop ( i think) . Flies like a jet now and looks deadly as well in my POV   . For my fpv kit i am using 5.8ghz rx/tx with clover leaf antennas. Hope you guys like it 

SUPER COOL!
dude where did you get the vinyl from??

Thanks! I got the vinyl from the usual ordinary car accesories shop, they sell it in terms of square foot, and its not so expensive either  . Its on ebay too, heres a link http://www.ebay.in/itm/3D-Carbon-Fiber-BLACK-Twill-Weave-Matte-Design-Decal-Vinyl-Film-12-x-24-Inches-/261262444887?pt=IN_Car_Accessories_Parts&hash=item3cd4748957&_uhb=1#ht_1864wt_922

@Kethorietuo.... The skysufer's looking deadly... nice one

Thank you Actually when i fly people come to check out the plane and when they see its made of depron, they say its just a toy made up of the cartons you use to transport fish in    really irritates me, but nowdays when they see the carbon fibre vinyl wrap immediately they think different , saying how expensive it must be and all  and thats a good thing right? Lol

Nice

thanks bud,nice build..looks really neat..I just loved the texture

Black Beauty

Thank you all! Far too kind 

Awesome looking. Which shop in blore did u buy the wraps in? Even I'm building a sky surfer for fpv. Waiting for osd . Any osd and etc to be added in yours?

Hi nice build very neat.

One query though. Is it Carbon fibre or just vinyl?. The ebay ID seems to have the same sheet in various colours. Makes me wonder is it actually carbon fibre or just vinyl?. What is the weight addition after the wrap of the film?

Bought the vinyl wrap from J.C road Bangalore. About the OSD am still deciding which one to go for , anyway i will buy mine from spherehobbies as they gave me good service when i bought a DJI Phantom from them . Link here http://www.spherehobbies.com/india/quadcopter-multi-rotor/270-dji-iosd-mkii.html

Its just a vinyl wrap with the carbon fibre texture , but its quite tough and cant be torn easily so it really protects the plane during rough landings and unintentional crashes    . I am not sure about the extra weight it adds but according to me its not noticable when you have a good motor +esc setup with a 2200mah battery.

@ sundaram sir : it just a sticker vinyl. you will get plenty of those in car accessories shops or number plates shops and its cheap too Rs.45/-sqft.

does it take the shape of the body it is wrapped on? is it porous?

Use a heat gun on the vinyl , it becomes very flexible and covers  the curves without a crease, and no its not porous.

yes sir it does. but for perfect finish you need heat gun.

great job there kethorietuo, must fly it in Kohima too, get some aerial shot of the WWII cemetery next time when you go home and put it up here,

very cool looking.

Beautiful 
Self adhesive i presume.
And that the heat gun did not shrink the vinyl or melt the foam!

Beauty..

@rcpilotacro , Thank you sir , Actually i am in Kohima right now so i will  take pics of the ww2 cemetery and post it soon, got a gopro 3 black edition just the day before ,cant wait to try it out

@Rahulvyas and swizera  : Thank you 
@ K K Iyer :yes its self adhesive and about the heat gun , you need to heat the vinyl for only bout 3-4 seconds and it becomes very flexible (not more than that)

kethorietuo
great work.. and the models looks superb.. would love to talk to our  manufacturers to get something like this soon :-)

sujju

Quote from: kethorietuo on August 13, 2013, 05:57:15 PM
i am in Kohima right now

i envy you, back in the late eighties (Was an avid biker then) whenever i got a chance  i drove upto to Kohima, spent a night at Dabaka (they had a movie theater which didn't have chairs then, we had to sit a pile of sand ) sometimes visit Akashganga. Times were peaceful then. was a regular to a inn called Do Drop inn wonder if it still exists. Kohima has always been close to my heart as close as Shillong (which i terribly miss)

Looking forward to see the cemetery from air,

PS
You must read My Years with IAF by PC Lal, there is an account of the Battle of Tennis Court there and how Sqn Ldr Arjan Singh spotted Japs coming down the mountain. I was lucky to hear the story from the horse's mouth (MIAF Arjan Singh)