Scale Balsa USA 1/3 Scale Super Cub Kit " NIB "
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
ericb,
Wow! that's a beautiful J-3! Nice work! You have some great tips in those photos! I like the hatch on the bottom in front. I'm putting in a luggage compartment (based on full scale plane) for charging and power switches, but I will always want to get to everything without forceps. I really like how you positioned the elevator servos. It's interesting that this is a 1/3 scale airplane and it's calling for 1 servo for the elevator and 1 for the rudder, but I'm not sure how I feel about that. I didn't want to just mount them on the side, and the way you have it is really nice. The choke is a great touch too! Really nice airplane! Thanks for sharing all those photos and ideas!
stangflyer
I like 'em "BIG"!
Being sidetracked with my own projects, I kind of forgot about this thread. Love what you are doing with this build. I can't wait to see it finished and flying.
fencelake
70cc twin V2
Well, my 30 minute commute to work was a 3 HOUR commute home after being at the office for about 2 hours. It's snowing here in Ft. Worth! Once I got home I cracked a beer and worked on the cub!
The Super Cub I'm modeling after has a glass bottom door as well as the top, so to create this I pinned down the original solid door and used 1/4" x 3/8" spruce to build it. I'll add plexi-glass later.
The Super Cub I'm modeling after has a glass bottom door as well as the top, so to create this I pinned down the original solid door and used 1/4" x 3/8" spruce to build it. I'll add plexi-glass later.
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stangflyer
I like 'em "BIG"!
Dang, this is really gonna be sweet. I like....
fencelake
70cc twin V2
I've also started on the vertical stab, rudder, stab, and elevators. I began by popping out the laminated parts for the rudder. Everything popped out nice and clean from both the plywood and the balsa. I laid out all the parts on the plan to make sure I had everything before I began gluing them. I tip of a balsa piece for the back of the rudder was broken, but that's because it popped out and was in the box... so I'll fix it after I glue everything.
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fencelake
70cc twin V2
When I started laminating the parts for the rudder, the balsa pieces were shaped slightly differently than the plywood center piece. I first went ahead and glued them trying to force them to bend the same. After a few minutes I thought about it, and wondered if I was gluing the wrong parts together so I pulled everything apart and double checked them over the plan. Sure enough, the balsa pieces are shaped according to the plan, but the plywood center pieces were not.
I decided to go ahead and pop out all the laminated parts for the stab and elevator and lay them out as well. All the pieces fell out really easily. I had to cut a few of the balsa pieces out just so that the tips wouldn't break off, but overall everything was of really nice quality.
I decided to go ahead and pop out all the laminated parts for the stab and elevator and lay them out as well. All the pieces fell out really easily. I had to cut a few of the balsa pieces out just so that the tips wouldn't break off, but overall everything was of really nice quality.
