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  1. fencelake

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

    Thanks!! It's coming along!
  2. fencelake

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

    Well, I took a little break this past weekend to set up and maiden my PAU Extra 300. It flies great! This is my first twin cylinder engine (DA-120). It's crazy how good that thing sounds, especially sitting on the taxiway waiting to takeoff. It's a beast! A lot going on with the cub in the...
  3. fencelake

    PAU Owners Thread

    Thanks!! You got an awesome plane!! Looks like it's flying great!
  4. fencelake

    PAU Owners Thread

    Maiden flight today! WOW! This plane is awesome! I flew it 3 times after the maiden and did some simple aerobatics. I was really impressed! I've got a little bit of work to do on it, but I'm just happy to have it up in the sky!
  5. fencelake

    PAU Owners Thread

    Thanks! It's my old GP Patty Wagstaff... I redid it this past November. I was looking at Nicolas Ivanoff's facebook a while back and saw some airshow pics with this plane in it, and I did a little research for photos, etc. Turns out it's a club plane in Switzerland. I emailed the pilot and...
  6. fencelake

    PAU Owners Thread

    Thank you!!
  7. fencelake

    PAU Owners Thread

    Does anyone know if the red on the 35% Extra 300sp is the Ultracote - True Red, or is it the Ultracote - Flame Red? I'm trying to add on to the scheme.
  8. fencelake

    Hauling Your Plane in a Pickup... Best Ideas? Post them here!

    I got stuck at my field this past summer. A lot of the guys had campers and were able to leave. I had my 50cc plane and had to wait it out. With my new 35% plane, and travel for IMAC, I'm going to have a cover ready to go in case of rain. A camper and/or a trailer just don't make sense for...
  9. fencelake

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

    Here are a few progress photos of the fuselage to date! I really love this plane, and if you haven't built a model from scratch I would highly recommend it! I definitely see what the guys that build all the time are talking about. It's going to be a great day to get this baby in the air!
  10. fencelake

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

    With the exception of a few things, the fuselage construction has come to an end as far as the instruction book is concerned, however, the customizing is just beginning. I ordered my wing tubes and sockets this week, and they are really critical to finishing up the interior of the fuselage...
  11. fencelake

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

    One thing that I had to do was build the leading edge of the rudder up a little with my wood filler. The laminated parts match the fin if there's no gap, but of course there will be about 1/8" of a gap after the hinges are installed, so I built it up with the filler a little at time over...
  12. fencelake

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

    The next step was to complete the top piece of the door. I framed it up inside the space on the fuselage so it would fit perfectly. I got this idea from another thread, and it worked really well.
  13. fencelake

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

    Now that I have the tail of the fuselage aligned properly, I permanently mounted the fin. Since I had to re-do the tail, I had to sand down the tip even, and added a little shim to get the fin mounted just right. I measured the plans to see how high from the stab plate the fin should be, and...
  14. fencelake

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

    Made some progress the past couple of days. The tail feathers are now mounted. It was a bit of a slow process just because of all the measuring, re-measuring, and re-measuring. haha! I started out with the horizontal stabilizer. It requires both a long machine screw and epoxy to set the...
  15. fencelake

    Hangar 9 super cub

    Awesome!! I love the original covering job and the painted engine! Well done!
  16. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    This is crazy! 5 minutes ago I was on the PAU owners thread, and I saw these pictures... and I was like, "bookmark this! this is how I'm doing mine!"
  17. fencelake

    Hauling Your Plane in a Pickup... Best Ideas? Post them here!

    That's pretty safe from wind damage!
  18. fencelake

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

    Thanks! It's a little messy back there because of the epoxy and I have to sand down that 1/4" or whatever to match the other side... but after a little dremel work it'll look good!
  19. fencelake

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

    I can breathe again! The tail is now straight like it's supposed to be!
  20. fencelake

    3D Ready for maiden flight!

    Cool, so you don't have a bunch of separate batteries to charge. That makes sense.
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