Grifflyer
WWII fanatic
She's beautiful!
Balsa Build Along for 2019-2020
- Thread starter rockyboy
- Start date
HilldaFlyer
Well-known member
Hi Rockyboy - I'm in, along with other things.
I have the GLH model I purchased last year at FFOH. Building with the Free Fall RC Podcast guys.
Looks like a great place to start.
David
I have the GLH model I purchased last year at FFOH. Building with the Free Fall RC Podcast guys.
Looks like a great place to start.
David
Newton1357
New member
Well, couldn’t wait for our group build night in January. Just started in the GLH today. Will get something else for the January build night. This is my first balsa build.
Grifflyer
WWII fanatic
What motor is that? It looks pretty big.
buzzbomb
I know nothing!
Ha, ha! I wouldn't have been able to wait either! I haven't built a balsa kit yet, but it's looking good to me!
Newton1357
New member
DYS 1806 2300kv. It’s an old quad motor.
@Willy Nillies I'm thinking about getting your J3 cub Beta kit for the balsa build-along and saw that you recommended a 1306 3000 kv motor for this. However, I have hardly any money at all to spend on this and was hoping I could use my 1808 2400 kv motor on a 6x4 prop? Thanks for putting up with my noobish questions. I know foam board but not balsa. If it's foamboard just chuck it in the air and see what happens. You might lose a couple bucks and a few minutes of repair. It's not that way with balsa
Edit: my setup allows me to bump the power up to 4s if need be but I suspect the 1808 on a 5 or 6 inch prop will be adequate running on 2s.
Edit: my setup allows me to bump the power up to 4s if need be but I suspect the 1808 on a 5 or 6 inch prop will be adequate running on 2s.
Last edited:
Also, do you think I could get away with using 9 gram servos? It’ll only add 16 grams and save me quite a bit of money. Again, money doesn’t grow on trees for me and it’s painful for me to pay $17 for 4 3.7g servos when I could get a 10 pack of 9g servos for $14...
The 1808 is going to be heavier than the 1306 by a good bit - and adding the heavier 9 gram servos.. it begins to add up. Not saying it won't work - just that some things are going to be a little different. Definitely don't go up to a 4s (I think you'd rip the wings off it) - stay with the 2s power. Not sure there will be enough thickness in the wing to get the 9 gram servos to install - I know that wouldn't go easy into the Barnstormer wing - the ribs just aren't tall enough. If you can get that all in, you'll need to deal with the flight characteristics of a very overpowered Cub - not something I have any experience with. Personally, I'd go with one of the other designs that's meant to handle an 1806 - that way the 1808 isn't too much extra power, unless you're prepared to experiment a lot!
Oops - I actually meant 3s. 4s would be nuts!The 1808 is going to be heavier than the 1306 by a good bit - and adding the heavier 9 gram servos.. it begins to add up. Not saying it won't work - just that some things are going to be a little different. Definitely don't go up to a 4s (I think you'd rip the wings off it) - stay with the 2s power. Not sure there will be enough thickness in the wing to get the 9 gram servos to install - I know that wouldn't go easy into the Barnstormer wing - the ribs just aren't tall enough. If you can get that all in, you'll need to deal with the flight characteristics of a very overpowered Cub - not something I have any experience with. Personally, I'd go with one of the other designs that's meant to handle an 1806 - that way the 1808 isn't too much extra power, unless you're prepared to experiment a lot!
I’ve been thinking about this more and more and after @Grifflyer showed me the 3.7g servos he uses that cost less than $1.50 each, I think I’ll get a bunch of those. However they take up to like 4 weeks to arrive so I’ll stock up on those, and when I get a bit more cash I’ll get the J3 kit, along with several 2s batteries and the 1306 motor. Thanks again for your help on this - I’m really looking forward to my first balsa build!
chris398mx
Master member
What servos and from where? I need to order some also.Oops - I actually meant 3s. 4s would be nuts!
I have an order for 12 and they should be here by Feb 11 2020! Lol - In time for next year’s build-along🤣thanks for the link on those! I'm dropping an order too!
Oops - @chris398mx and @rockyboy don't buy those unless you want 9 gram servos! I didn't realize they were 9 gram servos. I'll look and post some 3.5 gram ones when I find them. Sorry about that
Oops - @chris398mx and @rockyboy don't buy those unless you want 9 gram servos! I didn't realize they were 9 gram servos. I'll look and post some 3.5 gram ones when I find them. Sorry about that
I need all the servos anyway!
Ok, here are the ones @Grifflyer told me about and I went ahead and bought. For some reason you can only buy 5 at a time. I got 5 so they should be here in a few months... Then I can build my cub. I'm so excited since that cub looks amazing! Good Job @Willy Nillies I can't wait to get started! Would you recommend getting an extra pack of yellow covering in case I mess up?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MiNi-Micro...111996?hash=item2158e1c5bc:g:xzIAAOSw~xFZjUZw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MiNi-Micro...111996?hash=item2158e1c5bc:g:xzIAAOSw~xFZjUZw
Yes on the extra covering pack. That gives you some to experiment with!
Similar threads
