Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

[Stevendavis]

Finally got a little work done. Got the right wing hinged and got started on the fuse.

 

[Stevendavis]

Got started on the fuse framing. Glued the two fuse sides together and marked out where I need to make the cutouts. I went over the BUSA 1/4 scale Cub build to get an idea of what I needed to do. The BUSA Cub does more pre-fab work in their kits. I like to completely understand what I'm doing before I start. I lined the front of the side with F5 to make all the marks.

 

[Stevendavis]

Built the left side first. The instructions say to build the rear first, then attach it to the front side piece. I pinned the side piece down, and built the rear off of it. Made more sense to me.

 

[Stevendavis]

Haven't been able to log in for a bit, now I know why. The new format looks nice!

 

[Stevendavis]

Hit a bit of a snafoo on the fuse sides. With the stretched plans and poor die cutting, when I went to check both sides were the same, they didn't match completely. For any one with a Bud Nosen Cub to build, I would suggest building the left side, with cabin top, then build the right lower, and add the cabin top over the left side fuse, so they are the same. After a bit of tweeking, I got the sides to match up. I see why BUSA did away with the die cut cabin top. I also cut some access holes in F4, F5, and F6.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Hit a bit of a snafoo on the fuse sides. With the stretched plans and poor die cutting, when I went to check both sides were the same, they didn't match completely. For any one with a Bud Nosen Cub to build, I would suggest building the left side, with cabin top, then build the right lower, and add the cabin top over the left side fuse, so they are the same.

That’s a bummer brother.
FWIW, I always build the second side directly on top of the first side.

 

[Stevendavis]

I used F5 and the dash former to get an idea of how I wanted to build the new firewall. I had to make a few adjustments along the way, but I think it will work out ok.

 

[Stevendavis]

Made some larger cuts on the bottom corners, and recessed the sides of the firewall for better support, before gluing it in place.

 

[Stevendavis]

Then I added F6, F7, and F8

 

[Stevendavis]

Landing gear plate to fuse doubler added. This is where I saw other builds miss this step. I also added the left side mid cabin doubler.