I guess I'm addicted to Cubs... This morning I went to a guy's house to see a plane he was selling, and I made the mistake of asking if he's got anything else for sale. Lucky for me (I guess...) my truck was empty, as I bought the plane I went to see and ended up bringing home another Cub as well. This is a 1/4 scale Sig Clipped Wing Cub, covered with Solartex, riddled with patches, and in need of some serious TLC. But it was a decent deal and I couldn't pass it up.
From what I've seen so far, it needs all covering stripped off and replaced. The wing needs a few small repairs, the wing struts are shot, the tail has some bad glue joints, the cowl is missing, the engine hasn't been run in a few years, landing gear is rusty and a bit tweaked, the windows and windshield are fogged, etc. But I've fixed far worse than this! He also has a 1/3 scale Cub that *MIGHT* be for sale, so I asked him to let me know if that happens. It too needs quite a bit of work, but it's a massive plane and would be a fun project.
That puts the total to three 1/4 scale Cubs in the hangar right now - the OD Green Balsa USA Cub, a Sig clipped wing Cub that has needed some work for a while, and now this Sig clipped Cub. I'm tentatively thinking about going electric with this one. Maybe 10 cell, which would let me use the 5 cell 5,000mAh packs I use on a few other larger planes. 10 cells would be a ton of power for this plane....
From what I've seen so far, it needs all covering stripped off and replaced. The wing needs a few small repairs, the wing struts are shot, the tail has some bad glue joints, the cowl is missing, the engine hasn't been run in a few years, landing gear is rusty and a bit tweaked, the windows and windshield are fogged, etc. But I've fixed far worse than this! He also has a 1/3 scale Cub that *MIGHT* be for sale, so I asked him to let me know if that happens. It too needs quite a bit of work, but it's a massive plane and would be a fun project.
That puts the total to three 1/4 scale Cubs in the hangar right now - the OD Green Balsa USA Cub, a Sig clipped wing Cub that has needed some work for a while, and now this Sig clipped Cub. I'm tentatively thinking about going electric with this one. Maybe 10 cell, which would let me use the 5 cell 5,000mAh packs I use on a few other larger planes. 10 cells would be a ton of power for this plane....