Adrian Page Super Cub

Michael · April 22, 2015, 10:26:52 PM

I got a little bit done tonight.

I decided to make another hatch on the bottom, behind the landing gear.

This is where I'll put the receiver and bunch up loose wires, so that the cabin will be less messy and it'll be easier to place the battery inside.

I also built a simple fuselage floor to hide the receiver.

octagon · April 22, 2015, 10:38:44 PM

looks great Mike. Looking forward to seeing it fly.

Michael · April 25, 2015, 07:29:53 AM

A little more progress.

Fuselage white paint and covering completed. The work around the windows was not difficult; it just took time and patience.

I printed a Super Cub dash (sized to fit my model) that I found through a Google search, and glued it to a piece of balsa, which will be glued in place after covering, but before windows are installed.

pmackenzie · April 25, 2015, 09:20:04 AM

Looks like you have the course laid out to fly from Portland to Vancouver

Michael · April 26, 2015, 07:06:18 PM

Quote from: pmackenzie on April 25, 2015, 09:20:04 AM
Looks like you have the course laid out to fly from Portland to Vancouver

That's an astute observation, Pat.

The history of the subject of my model is based on a Super Cub that was purchased by the Israeli Air Force from a British Columbia collector of vintage planes, for training purposes. Once the plane had been converted to Israeli colours (white and orange?), the GPS had been updated to reflect training exercises between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

(I make it up as I go along!

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Well, at least it's an effort at being more scale.

Michael · April 26, 2015, 07:07:11 PM

The fin was one of the most challenging model parts I ever covered.

Michael · April 26, 2015, 07:08:13 PM

Most of the covering is done, so I took a break to appreciate the model for a moment.

Papa · April 26, 2015, 07:39:16 PM

Nice clean job.

jack.

Michael · April 26, 2015, 07:47:38 PM

I started looking around my 'shop' for parts to finish the cowl, and I found the cowl from my old model. The colours don't look so good in the photo, but it's actually quite nice in person. This is a foam, balsa and fiberglass cowl that I built from scratch.

Papa · April 26, 2015, 07:59:18 PM

No it's not, you can do better.

"Why spoil the ship for hap'worth of tar"

Jack.

Michael · April 26, 2015, 08:48:12 PM

I saw the real thing; the cowl is more scale than the rest of the plane.

Anyway, I will finish the new cowl, but this 'temp' may allow me to fly it next weekend.

wollins · April 27, 2015, 07:14:42 AM

Quote from: Michael on April 26, 2015, 07:08:13 PM
Most of the covering is done, so I took a break to appreciate the model for a moment.

Ahhh ... orange. Excellent!

the giant · April 27, 2015, 03:57:51 PM

Moving along nicely!

Michael · April 29, 2015, 09:16:14 PM

Tail wheel and tail horns, etc.

Generally, using screwed on clevises on this type of pushrod is not a good idea, as they can rotate. I used locktite to prevent this.

Michael · May 02, 2015, 08:25:36 AM

The model is built, and ready for a maiden flight.

I didn't take any photos of the radio or power system installation, as this is similar to assembling an ARF. If anybody wants to see a photo of any part of the model, let me know.

Instead of ordering decals, I cut my own graphics out of sticky-back Monocote trim. I drew the images needed on the backing paper (numbers backwards, of course), and carefully cut them out, carefully applied them, and it's done!

The last photo looks like the graphics are skewed; it's the photo - not the model.