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  1. fencelake

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

    I've seen a setup similar to this, and it seemed to work pretty well. My biggest issue will be keeping the tail from touching the back of my truck bed, since it's going to be facing backwards. I'm going to build a plywood anchoring system similar to the photos on page 1. I'm definitely going...
  2. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    Sweet!! Okay - done deal! I'm ordering these tomorrow.
  3. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    Great! that's good news!
  4. fencelake

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

    Once I had epoxied everything in place I did a test fit of my horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer. The second to last former, and the tail feathers were square with the centerline of the fuselage, but the last former, as well as the tip of the tail were off to the starboard side by...
  5. fencelake

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

    Soooooo... It's all straight fuselages until you test fit the horizontal stabilizer... am I right? I thought everything was perfectly straight thus far with the build. Last night I started working on the blocking that needs to be installed prior to installing the horizontal stabilizer. I...
  6. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    Cool! Once they're plugged in, do you have to use any safety tie or anything to make sure they don't come unplugged during flight? I'm thinking about ordering those. (the red ones)
  7. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    Awesome! Yea, originally I was thinking about getting the green ones from Esprit... but then I saw the red ones on Taildragger. I like those, and you don't have to solder. I don't mind soldering connections, but I was debating whether I should do it or not. It sounds like these all work...
  8. fencelake

    Multiplex plugs - What's the consensus?

    I have a PAU 35% Extra 300 that I'm outfitting. I was wondering what people thought about 4 aileron servo setups? Does soldering wires and using the multiplex plugs make sense? Do they last a long time and stay tight? Should I just use regular extensions and servo keepers? Just curious what...
  9. fencelake

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

    It's starting to look like a plane!
  10. fencelake

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

    Thanks! It's a lot of fun!
  11. fencelake

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

    Here's the finished horizontal stabilizer and a mock fitting on the fuselage.
  12. fencelake

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

    Once I built both the stab and elevators the wooden dowels have to be cut and the brass tubes installed. Making sure that everything is aligned, and there is proper spacing between the surfaces is critical. I really took my time doing all this. I had to cut one of the brass tubes a little to...
  13. fencelake

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

    As I got into the build I found that one of the laminated pieces of the stab was a little short, so I had to add a piece of plywood to fill the gap.
  14. fencelake

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

    More work complete this weekend. I finished the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. I'm still a little skeptical about the wooden dowel/brass tube connection, and getting everything aligned properly was a little tedious. Here's the first few pictures of construction. I had the whole plan...
  15. fencelake

    3D Ready for maiden flight!

    Oh cool, so one for fuel and one for smoke? I use the fiji's too. I didn't know how much extra equipment was needed for smoke... pump, battery, etc.?
  16. fencelake

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

    We have Super Cub looking stuff going on!! I built the vertical stab and rudder. Of course I had to put it on the fuse and stand back for a minute and look at it. The only thing I don't like is the butt joints around the edges. I'm sort of thinking about reinforcing them somehow... maybe...
  17. fencelake

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

    Thanks! that's a great photo!! Labs are great dogs! Pearl loves to ride in the truck and comes with me to the flying field. She's very popular!
  18. fencelake

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

    One tip that I picked up in college when it comes to plans... and it REALLY makes a difference when you have plans this large... unroll them and roll them plan-side out. That way when you unroll them later they will lay flat and won't roll back up on you. It was a real pain when I first got...
  19. fencelake

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

    So now that I had all of these pieces popped out, I went ahead and turned into a lamination factory and just laminated all of them at the same time. My theory on lamination is use a lot of glue now and with sanding make it pretty later... after all, that's what they do on "How it's Made"! I...
  20. fencelake

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

    To solve the problem of the parts being misaligned I took a play from earlier in the build. I'm gluing one end first, and then I'll use my clamps to glue the other end to shape as it's supposed to be.
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