2021 Piper Cub Build Challenge!

[Ratcheeroo]

All skins have been installed, made a grill for the front and a first coat of clear has been applied . I have a little bit of "body work" to do tonight , finish the white on the front of the cowl, and another coat of clear and then she is pretty much done other than connecting up my control surfaces. Really thinking I should have a door on this just to make things a little easier for battery etc.

 

[cyclone3350]

All skins have been installed, made a grill for the front and a first coat of clear has been applied . I have a little bit of "body work" to do tonight , finish the white on the front of the cowl, and another coat of clear and then she is pretty much done other than connecting up my control surfaces. Really thinking I should have a door on this just to make things a little easier for battery etc.
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What did U use for the grill?

 

[Matthewdupreez]

All skins have been installed, made a grill for the front and a first coat of clear has been applied . I have a little bit of "body work" to do tonight , finish the white on the front of the cowl, and another coat of clear and then she is pretty much done other than connecting up my control surfaces. Really thinking I should have a door on this just to make things a little easier for battery etc.
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A piece of foam with vinyl on it for the grill??

 

[Ratcheeroo]

What did U use for the grill?

Yeah its something my wife uses from the dollar store , think its used for needlework or something like that, made of maybe 2mm plastic and comes in a sheet say the size of a sheet of normal printer paper. I just cut the piece at a 45 degree from the grid itself to get that diamond look. bit of glue around the edge to hold it in. still needs to be painted but I got the look I wanted.

 

[Taildragger]

I'm officially setting the end to january first as that is the end of 2021. Also i want to try to build a 1/5 cub

 

[LitterBug]

I'm officially setting the end to january firstas that is the end of 2021. also i want to try to build a 1/5 cub

Well, with the extension, make sure to add me for a second build of the eFlite ARF J-3 Cub 450.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

I'm officially setting the end to january firstas that is the end of 2021. also i want to try to build a 1/5 cub

It's not actually the end of 2021...
It's the start of 2022😂😂

 

[cyclone3350]

I'm officially setting the end to january firstas that is the end of 2021. also i want to try to build a 1/5 cub

Which 1/5 R U planning on doing? I will be starting the Sig 1/5 Cub once I am done with the 1/4.

 

[Taildragger]

Which 1/5 R U planning on doing? I will be starting the Sig 1/5 Cub once I am done with the 1/4.

Well I'm probably going to practice balsa techniques on some smaller builds first but after that I plan on making my first large scale plane, which is crazy to think this plane is from 1986!!
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=12510

 

[Taildragger]

It's not actually the end of 2021...
It's the start of 2022😂😂

well december 31 at 11:59:59 is the end but might as well be january

 

[cyclone3350]

Well I'm probably going to practice balsa techniques on some smaller builds first but after that I plan on making my first large scale plane, which is crazy to think this plane is from 1986!!
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=12510

I hope U get to that one. I have viewed those plans many times myself and found it to be the finest example of the Super Cruiser out there.

 

[LitterBug]

Made a few mods since maiden to help it fly better. A rodent munched on my tires to lighten them up a bit. Must have been yummy cuz he chewed quite a bit off both wheels....

Dialed gains back on the stabilizer, and most importantly, tubed the tail pushrods to keep them from flexing. Left rudder and up elevator were VERY succeptable to pushrod flex and lack of authority.

Recentered trims and servos.

 

[Taildragger]

Made a few mods since maiden to help it fly better. A rodent munched on my tires to lighten them up a bit. Must have been yummy cuz he chewed quite a bit off both wheels....




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Dialed gains back on the stabilizer, and most importantly, tubed the tail pushrods to keep them from flexing. Left rudder and up elevator were VERY succeptable to pushrod flex and lack of authority.
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Recentered trims and servos.

lemonrx for the color of the plane

 

[Taildragger]

I hope U get to that one. I have viewed those plans many times myself and found it to be the finest example of the Super Cruiser out there.

I think the cruiser is a little overshadowed by the pa-18. the reason why I'm not doing the PA-18 is because I want to make a model of the cruiser owned by the man who got me into flying in the first place

also I think its a really flashy color scheme for the cruiser

 

[Burnhard]

A work colleague recently gave me his old Cub which has been sitting of a cupboard for some 15 years. I exchanged most of the electronics which made it much lighter and now I use it as a retro 3 channel trainer. Flies like forever on a 1000mah 3s.

 

[LitterBug]

Egads, guess I need to weed out the saggy batteries in my hanger. Got the FT Cub up, and quickly realized that Captain SagsAlot was in control... >sigh< It's foamboard, it'll bend back. LOL So my UMX Turbo Timber which is smaller has bigger wheels. LOL!

 

[cyclone3350]

I think the cruiser is a little overshadowed by the pa-18. the reason why I'm not doing the PA-18 is because I want to make a model of the cruiser owned by the man who got me into flying in the first place
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also I think its a really flashy color scheme for the cruiser

What a cool looking Cruiser. I would go for that color scheme for sure.

 

[Taildragger]

What a cool looking Cruiser. I would go for that color scheme for sure.

today he posted this on facebook and says he's gonna put them on that cruiser

 

[cyclone3350]

today he posted this on facebook and says he's gonna put them on that cruiser
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Ooooh, I wonder if there is some sort monster truck show gimmick that can be done with bush planes. Hmm... land, crush a VW Passat, and then a short field takeoff. Oh yeah, I'd pay big bucks to see that.

 

[Taildragger]

Ooooh, I wonder if there is some sort monster truck show gimmick that can be done with bush planes. Hmm... land, crush a VW Passat, and then a short field takeoff. Oh yeah, I'd pay big bucks to see that.

yeah that would be sweet
in reality he is the owner of a large farm so thats why he has access to such tires