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  1. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Of course after finishing the wing, I had to mock up the plane to get a sense of the size. My trusty model Pearl is always helpful. Can't wait to be finished with this bird. It's going to be awesome!
  2. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    I built up the flap and aileron. It was fairly simple just followed the steps, and they went together really quickly. All the pieces popped out with ease, and minimal sanding. One thing, you're required to create the curve in the trailing edge of the aileron, so I created a simple template...
  3. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Well, I've been really neglecting this project because it's been so beautiful outside I've been flying, but summer's coming and I want this thing ready, so I sacrificed a gorgeous afternoon yesterday and got back to work! I got the wing sheeting finished on the leading edge and added the...
  4. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    I next installed the forward upper false spar and feathered it into the wing tip. After that I was supposed to plane down the trailing edge false spar with a planar, but I guess mine is too dull. I ended up using an Xacto knife and a straight edge, which worked all right. I'm going to have to...
  5. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    I then lam'd up the wing tip and blocked it into place. It's installed at an angle so a couple of pieces of scrap are used to pin it in the correct position while the final rib is glued into place. I used CA for the rib, but at the trailing edge of the wing tip I used gorilla wood glue.
  6. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Once I completed this I could go back and glue in all the false ribs. I used a scrap piece of ply (checking for 90 degrees) as my guide to make sure they were all 90 degrees.
  7. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    The next step was to glue on the first part of the leading edge. I didn't have enough material, so I had to buy another piece of 2" x 1/4" balsa. In order to make the 45 degree angle at the top I pushed an Xacto blade through a triangle piece of balsa and used it as a guide. It worked pretty...
  8. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    At the forward wing strut hard point I didn't trim the plywood originally, but in laying out my false ribs I realized I would have to cut this for the rib to fit. I just used my razor saw and it was easily fixed.
  9. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Made a little more progress on the left wing over the weekend. It's forecasted to rain most of the week, so I won't be flying as much and can continue on with the build! The first thing I had to do was pop out all the false ribs. They all came out really easily and in great condition. I then...
  10. fencelake

    Scale JTEC 1/3 Scale Taylorcraft

    Beautiful! Nice work!!
  11. fencelake

    Matching an Engine with Airframe? How do I know?

    Well... I guess I'm going to put on my Chuck Yeager hat and just hook it up and see what happens! I fly IMAC mostly and this is going to be a backup plane... My main concern will be verticals... but really geez these engines are so powerful... I'll bet it's plenty.
  12. fencelake

    Matching an Engine with Airframe? How do I know?

    Sweet, so I found some numbers, on the DLE 55, and they're over what I'm anticipating the weight to be with the prop that I currently have on it. What would change the performance via the prop? Larger or smaller diameter? Or increased or decreased pitch?
  13. fencelake

    Matching an Engine with Airframe? How do I know?

    So, if I know the static thrust of the DLE 55, for example, if the plane weighs less than the the static thrust, by some amount, I oughta be good? It's a bigger plane than what the engine is in now, but it should weigh close to the same or maybe even less because it's newer.
  14. fencelake

    Matching an Engine with Airframe? How do I know?

    I'm purchasing an airframe, and I currently own a DLE 55. So far in this hobby, every plane I've owned gas, nitro, or electric has had more than enough power, but is there a way to know basically what my all up weight will need to be or something like that to know if I can use my DLE 55, or I...
  15. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Thanks!
  16. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Now for the fun part! (I skipped a step on the thread, which was the strut mounting blocks, but I did that as well) Laying out the ribs and building the wing! This is great, because it takes shape so quick... it's instant gratification! It looks like the weather's going to be windy and maybe...
  17. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Next, was a pretty critical step. I had to drill holes in the first 4 ribs for my wing tubes. I used the root rib and taped it to the fuselage, and then stuck my wing tube through and created a tube mark where to drill on the rib, and then used this one rib as a template for the rest. My wing...
  18. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    The next step was to layout the rear false spar, which is two pieces joined, and I decided to cut them at a 45, rather than a straight butt joint.
  19. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    The first couple of things I had to do in this step were, #1, clean off my work surface and put down the plan and plastic covering. One wing takes up my whole table!! #2 I began laminating the ribs that required it, as well as the wing spars. On the spars, it calls for (2) spars, that are...
  20. fencelake

    Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "

    Well, I've finally got back to building after have been flying a lot the past couple of weeks. I started on the wing construction this weekend, and also doweled the firewall to the fuselage.
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