fencelake
70cc twin V2
I'm pretty happy with the way it came out. I had to use a little dacron to tie off a couple of spots and use some gorilla glue to really get a good joint, but it's pretty true! I just followed the instructions!
Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
I've started on the cabin top by laminating all the necessary ribs as well as locating and drilling 1/2 pilot holes for the wing tubes. I would like to say that I bought this kit used, but I've had great luck with all the parts just popping out and the wood being in great shape! I've read a few threads about this kit, and granted the threads were from 2004, and beyond, but so far everything's worked as advertised! I've stopped for the evening, but tomorrow I'll get the cabin top built, mounted... and hopefully get all the doweling in place as well. I've also decided to add 1/4" carbon fiber square tubing to the window mullions as added support for the cabin top. I think this plus the other structural members ought to be pretty sturdy. We'll see!
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
In the last week or so I've made some progress! The first order of business was to build the cabin top. Before I started I cleaned off my work area and sort of hit the reset button on my work space. The second thing I did was to pre-drill 7/8" diameter holes in the cabin top ribs these will be sanded a little bit more for the addition of the wing tube sleeves when I receive them. I went ahead and purchased a drill press, which I've needed for props and other things long before this. I don't know how I did it without one!
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
I built the cabin top over the course of a few days, due to some other obligations. I also want to get this plane right, so if I'm tired I don't really do too much because I find myself trying to hurry through it. So far everything else has been pretty easy, but this took a little more time and effort. One thing you'll notice the leading edge is pretty rough, and the instructions call for this until final sanding with the wings attached. I think it came out pretty well!
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
Next I moved on to attaching the cabin top to the fuselage. Now because I'm customizing it with the L-21 style windows I had to account for the removal of the top half of former F-4, as well as the vertical stays right there, so they are glued ONLY to the removable top half of F-4, and will be removed in a little while.
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
Adding the cabin top was not too difficult. I did have to remove it once to reset it because it was -1 degree from level, and I couldn't live with that. LOL! But I got reset and glued in place. I also added (4) 1/4" x 1/4" carbon fiber square tubes to the inside of the assembly for extra support, which it definitely needs. Every thread I've read has some sort of additional support, and with just those tubes in place it makes a HUGE difference.
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
fencelake
70cc twin V2
Pushing along with the fuselage, I installed the metal braces at the windshield, as well as, the other bracing members up front. Everything fit nicely, and went together without a hitch. The pre-bent wire was bent to fit just right. Where the bracing attaches through the cabin top, the instructions call for simply epoxying the wire on the inside of the former, but I added some wood blocking with epoxy for added strength.
Here are a few photos.
Here are a few photos.
