Piper Cub J3 Legend 1.0

[PATRONES]

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Piper Cub J3 Legend - Plans

Piper Cub J3 Legend

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[BlockerAviation]

I like it! What is the nose made of?

 

[PATRONES]

Hello friend, it is thermoformed with a soda bottle and a mold made of wood. Soon I will send the update in photos!

 

[BlockerAviation]

Hello friend, it is thermoformed with a soda bottle and a mold made of wood. Soon I will send the update in photos!

Neat, its definitely and eye catcher, what was your inspiration behind the shape?

 

[PATRONES]

I always liked the Piper Cub, I'm an old school model airplane builder and always wanted to have it. A few months ago, I looked at the carbon cub model that e-fly produced, and I decided to build a similar one. So, I merge, the elaboration of the simple cub of (flite test) and my own knowledge. In this way, the Piper cub J3 legend was born.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

omg that thing looks so sweet pity i am outa foam, for now but i plan to order some soon soon

 

[FlyerInStyle]

what power pack is this for?

 

[PATRONES]

Motor brushlees 3536 1050/1500 kv
Esc 50a
Battery: 2200 3s 11.1
4/6 servos 9g

 

[FlyerInStyle]

Motor brushlees 3536 1050/1500 kv
Esc 50a
Battery: 2200 3s 11.1
4/6 servos 9g

thanks so much for the help

 

[Windy1302]

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Great looking plane! This one is on my to do list for sure.
Do you have any flight videos on this yet with a performance review?

Thx

 

[rcbigtirepilot]

Motor brushlees 3536 1050/1500 kv
Esc 50a
Battery: 2200 3s 11.1
4/6 servos 9g

WOW that is a big motor. Do you think it will fly with a 2215 1100kv?

 

[dberg97]

This is an older thread, but I wanted to give a shoutout to @PATRONES. This was a very simple, but extremely well designed model. I built your design with only a few tweaks. I substituted 3D printed parts for all plywood, added a carbon spar, and added a few other 3D printed pieces of my own design (cowl, door frames, tires, and a model of my kid as the pilot). I powered it with a 4S 2814 1200kv. It’s capable of light 3D and screams across the sky!

 

[dberg97]

I really like this design along with my add ons. I made another this week in the Red Bull Carbon Cub scheme.

 

[Quackerhonk]

How do you paint that good?

 

[Houndpup Rc]

How do you paint that good?

Adding Minwax really helps make painting go better (If you are using Dollar tree foam board)

 

[dberg97]

I’ve used both spray paint from cans and an airbrush. This one was airbrush. The trick is multiple extremely light coats and let it dry in between. Too much and the paper will delaminate from the foam. It effectively seals the paper after it’s fully coated. This is DTFB.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I’ve used both spray paint from cans and an airbrush. This one was airbrush. The trick is multiple extremely light coats and let it dry in between. Too much and the paper will delaminate from the foam. It effectively seals the paper after it’s fully coated. This is DTFB.

Yeah, that's why I do a couple coats of Minwax (Oil based!) because then you don't have to worry about it de laminating. That also water proofs it nicely

 

[AIRFORGE]

Yeah, that's why I do a couple coats of Minwax (Oil based!) because then you don't have to worry about it de laminating. That also water proofs it nicely

It only makes it water resistant, not proof.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

It only makes it water resistant, not proof.

It would be water proof if you did enough coats!

 

[Quackerhonk]

Adding Minwax really helps make painting go better (If you are using Dollar tree foam board)

Wherr do you get minwax?