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Forum: Kit Building
05-10-2013, 10:55 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Whole empennage has been dry assembled to get vertical fin to align properly in relation with horizontal stabilizer and the fuselage. So far all seems to be in good standing.
Once this all is set,...
Forum: Kit Building
05-10-2013, 09:39 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

First upper longeron joint at the aft end needed to be fixed as it was glued on offset position then being in center of the fuselage. I used heat gun to heat up old epoxy to loosen up this joint...
Forum: Kit Building
05-09-2013, 08:12 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Well earlier in the day, I decided to gut everything out of the ass end of this Cub. I just can't see this old crap servo arms used as bell cranks with all the crap wooden mounting bracket for the...
Forum: Kit Building
05-09-2013, 08:29 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

I've decided to take out the tail servos operating tail wheel connected with rudder servo inside the fuselage, I will connect tail wheel with rudder on the with 2 springs on each side.

I'm also...
Forum: Kit Building
05-08-2013, 09:49 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Whom are you referring to.
Forum: Kit Building
05-07-2013, 09:43 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Here you go, it's still available at few branches of Cansew Inc.

http://www.cansew.com/product/415.aspx

Toronto

28 Apex Rd.,
Toronto, Ontario Canada M6A 2V2
T: 416-782-1122
F:...
Forum: Kit Building
05-07-2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Bob,

Its been many years since I had his last bit of can left in my storage drawers, not sure where to find it now. My friend Nick bought these from some where in downtown Toronto area.

As...
Forum: Kit Building
05-07-2013, 08:28 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Here you go....
Forum: Kit Building
05-07-2013, 06:53 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Another thing i found on this model, are the printed former numbers, this clearly suggests that this model was built from some kit n not from scratch....


Front windshield is molded clear...
Forum: Kit Building
05-07-2013, 06:46 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Things seems to be getting slower but I'm trying to keep up the pace.

Last night I pulled out can of Neato and sprayed on the black areas in the forward fuselage as shown in last segment of...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 11:00 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Unscrewed the main upper cabin door frame, I don't like the way it's hinges from outside, it will be rehinged again properly.

Had to add balsa strip fillets to even out and give back root...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 05:47 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Now Cub with whole new empinnage!!!!
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 04:54 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

BAMMMMMM!!!!!!!!

Cub with test nose gear strut!!!!

4th picture proves that fuselage is sitting on its nose gear strut!!!!



Off course actual strut will be different with bigger...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Lets see if you guys can see something different now...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 03:42 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Spent last 4 hours cleaning all the longeron, stringers, trusses by light sanding them after all the covering was pealed off. This model has all sorts of covering!, films, fabric, tissue, paint you...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 09:09 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Yes it sure is access weight and I really don't see any logic behind using it instead of routing flight controls from one side of the fuselage. Plus there is a tail wheel servo and 2 440 rods on it...
Forum: Kit Building
05-04-2013, 07:54 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Stripped fuselage.

Lets see if someone can figure out who's kit built or scratch built this Cub is now the most of the covering is stripped off from the fuselage.

It has double pull pull...
Forum: Kit Building
05-03-2013, 10:27 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Dry mounted the stabilizer on the fuselage, fuse was brought in the hanger, placed on the table and then lift from bottom of the rear fuse till cabin windows are level. I figure Cub's water lines...
Forum: Kit Building
05-03-2013, 10:18 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Thanks Steve, it's coming along nicely.

Starting on fuselage soon.
Forum: Kit Building
05-03-2013, 03:22 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Stabilizer and elevators are all structurally complete, here are 3 shots of present stage.

Making hinge blocks from hardwood, installing them, drilling holes for the hinges and adding Robart...
Forum: Kit Building
05-01-2013, 07:22 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Other thing that I'll will do is to tie the key joints like dowel LE to TE with carbon toes, ill wrap it around, so this way, there is no way those joints
will ever fail for the life of this model.
Forum: Kit Building
05-01-2013, 07:19 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Yes, I'm running dowel full length covering both elevators. I suppose shorter one would work also but I didn't changed the original design, just
made newer section following original design except...
Forum: Kit Building
05-01-2013, 12:11 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

Here is the overview of the whole new stabilizer and both elevators.

Ran out of right size wood plus need another dowel to finish this section.

I don't want to make internal structure of...
Forum: Kit Building
04-30-2013, 03:53 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

First one is for you FlyerInOKC specifically......lolzzz


One trailing edge is done and waiting for other to get done, in few hours both will be ready to be glued on the dowel leading edge...
Forum: Kit Building
04-30-2013, 09:04 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 617,885
Posted By Props4ever

RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***

All three strips are now laminated together with wood glue.
Last nights preforming of these strips really helped, no need to add lots of pressure with pins, due to the like shape, all 3 strips sat...
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