Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

[dhal22]

Trying to frame the entire cabin assembly all at once looked like a pain so soldered the 3 areas I had so far.

 

[TonyHallo]

What type of tubing are you using?

 

[dhal22]

.035" wall tubing from McMaster Carr. And some from Aircraft Spruce............

 

[dhal22]

Measure, square, level, measure, square, level....... Hours and hours of it. Wonderful afternoon.

 

[dhal22]

A little more progress. Fitting up the cabin area with temporary wooden dowels.

 

[dhal22]

Cabin area steel tubing framing complete. Chose to anchor rear pillars in Hysol vs trying to solder so close to wood. I buried the ribbed nails deep in the lower frame in Hysol then filled the steel pillars with Hysol.

 

[dhal22]

The Hysol and ribbed nails joints.

 

[dhal22]

More.

 

[dhal22]

And with the wood taken away. Big step completed today, it feels good. I did steel throughout the engine, landing gear and wing area instead of wood dowels vs the original just had steel in only2 areas.

 

[TonyHallo]

Looks great!