How abut a section on Goofs?

[coupe1942]

Yes, goofs from assembly, from flights, from just heading out the door and forgetting something important. Silly, funny, something to learn by as you master the world of RC experiences with your Cub... This is just a suggestion only and no sweat if it is not done or considered worthy to do.

I just made a boo boo in assembly modification and was trying my best to blame it on the dog, but as luck would have it, the goof was of my own making. Maybe too little sleep when I did the mod, maybe not viewing things in the right prospective as I did the mod, maybe just getting a step or two ahead of myself or maybe just dumb ignorance on my part, but at least the mistake is fixable as long as I am careful in doing that. I put my plane up for the evening, so I could take a break away from my mistake and really think out how to undo what I have done and not make matters worse. Ahhhh, the best lain plans of mice and men.

Just wondering how many others have done similar boo boos in assembly or modifications? How many will fess up and share?

Here is my mistake (#7,609 other mistakes in life ahead of this one though). I decided I did not like the use of popsicle sticks in beefing up the battery door area on the underbelly of my Cub. I made up some stick templates and then went out to my garage and found a plastic electrical housing to donate for the modification. The weight was slightly more, but I figured the strength would be a trade off, so I cut the pieces and also trimmed out the foam to be mated with in that area.  I was so proud of myself, as it all fit into the foam quite nicely, but would require only minimal sanding. I still had the plastic battery box and lockable door area to do some sanding on before drilling holes. Again, the wood sticks are prone to splintering, so I figured the plastic would be a tad better in that regard. I started looking over my work this morning, as I wanted to put on the landing gear and hook up my struts. Boingo! It hit me as to what silly mistake I had done. DUH! I had made the front plastic part too long and had completely covered the area needing to be open for installing the landing gear.  It is fixable if I am careful in trimming away the extra plastic, but it has set me back a bit in finishing the plane. I wasn't expecting that at all. Time to break out the Dremel and start carefully cutting out the area. Grrrrr, silly dumb mistake of a newbie. :-(  Hey, but at least I can learn from it and admit to it. My dog refused to take any credit for it.  :-)

Anyone else have a similar goof to share? Surely I am not the only one.... (Quit calling me Shirley... line from the movie Airplane)...

Oh, the shame of it............





  

[coupe1942]

Well, after a bit of needed rest and being away from the Cub to regroup, I struck out to see if I could repair my goof. My Black and Decker rotary tool made pretty quick work of removal of the extra plastic. I have not cleaned up the edges with a file or the rotary tool in these photos, but I'll do that later. I still have to drill out the holes for all of the areas of the cover plate to this box, align everything, screw in the battery box and put the door and latch handle back on. I won't need paint, after all, as the cover plate hides the gray plastic pretty well. I can't say my goof is totally fixed until all the work is completed, but it looks pretty good at present and things are falling into place. I hope my goof helps someone else to not make the same mistake. I do feel the plastic inserts are going to be stronger than the wood sticks and not sheer apart when drilled.  I have one more mod to this same area to play about with, but I'll hold in addressing it until I see how everything turns out on the repairs.



  

[iandhunt]

Glad you got it all figured out. Though not a disaster it can be frustrating doing the same thing over and over again.

[Crazy Horse]

it can be frustrating doing the same thing over and over again.

Like crashing.

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