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Post by iandhunt on Dec 28, 2012 5:34:17 GMT 1
Ahhhh, Winter vacation! Since it has been so cold I have been learning how to solder and painting my Super Cub bright yellow!  Stupid weather up here has been below zero for a LOOOOOOONG time. I guess it has been a blessing in disguise since my other skills at soldering are improving (i.e. less burns). I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season! Look forward to posting more pictures next year....once the weather improves....have a great rest of 2012 everyone !!! |
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Post by kenninny on Dec 29, 2012 22:27:52 GMT 1
nice looking bird, I've been flying for a few years now, but never installed lights, how did you install yours
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Post by castoff on Dec 30, 2012 1:48:18 GMT 1
fine looking cub..also would like to know you installed your lighting
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Post by castoff on Dec 30, 2012 1:50:20 GMT 1
fine looking cub..also would like to know how you installed your lighting (retype)
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Post by iandhunt on Dec 30, 2012 19:54:47 GMT 1
I got a kit from an ebay member for about 30 bucks. The ones on hobbyking, specifically the ones from Turnigy are short and harder to make work I have read. I ended up taking an exacto blade and creating a slit to push the wire into down the length of the wing. Then, a little CA glue on the end and a larger hole to mount the LED lights into. For the landing light in front, I pulled the wires that lead to the motor out of the way, took a drill and made a hole from where I wanted to mount it to the original wire tunnel that contained the wires that lead to the engine. Then I used a bamboo skewer to push the wires up to the cabin. The tail was the tricky part. I made a small incision where the tail meets the fuselage. I pushed the led through, and pulled exactly enough to make it to the top of the tail. I took the thinnest blade I could and made an incision up the front of the tail section to the top. I slid the wire in, a few dots of glue to seal the tail foam back up, and positioned the strobe accordingly before finally gluing. Took about 2 hours of precision and a few seconds of brute force. The CG was barely affected, if at all, and she still flys great.... I also replaced my old electronics while I was doing this, and after a week decided that yellow and blue was the best color for me since that color scheme was the same as the Alaskan Railroad colors. Thanks again for the kind words and have a happy new year....
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Post by iandhunt on Jan 3, 2013 7:42:58 GMT 1
So I decided to post a few more pictures of my Cub, this time with a better camera than my iphone. Here is my Cub with my suspension....just for show....  Closer look at the suspension here....  Got a better pic of the skis also....  I also thought of a better way to remove the wing struts for field maintanence.  Hope everyone enjoys...... |
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Post by rivergreenmachine on Jan 3, 2013 22:16:55 GMT 1
What kind of paint did you use?
She looks fabulous! One of the best paint jobs I've seen. Congrats on making your cold winter a useful time.
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Post by iandhunt on Jan 4, 2013 0:56:33 GMT 1
Craft paint.....it said it was safe for use on foam, and since my plane didn't melt I guess the can was right. I just realized my Australian Cattle Dogs snuck into the photo up top. Thanks again for your kind words. I spent about a day or so getting everything painted. I used to paint missile in the Air Force so taping a Super Cub off was no big deal . I even left the stickers on and just taped over and prepped with an exacto blade. She looks even better in the air.  I figured the colors of the Alaskan Railroad would be a good scheme to paint my Cub, being in Alaska and all. Still flying tundra tires also since the roads had been cleared. |
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Post by Dave B. on Jan 5, 2013 2:38:11 GMT 1
Could you describe the suspension a little bit. Materials used, etc. Looks very interesting.
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Post by iandhunt on Jan 5, 2013 9:30:57 GMT 1
I used 2 3-inch springs and a 2-inch spring from the hardware store. An o ring to connect them and collars with set screws to prevent the springs from slipping up the landing gear frame. I made this setup as stress free as possible by not using super heavy duty springs. It has enough tension to keep it nice a tight looking until landing....it still flexes on a heavy landing. Once I was done, I thought heat shrink tubing would keep it clean looking. 2 3/4 in tires from dubro with a 4-40 nut to hold them on since the plastic nuts on the small tires were too big to get a grip against the bigger tires....I like the look since I like scale appearance. Good luck if you decide to go and do this....took me about 20 minutes. Looks even better in flight!  |
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I figured the colors of the Alaskan Railroad would be a good scheme to paint my Cub, being in Alaska and all. Still flying tundra tires also since the roads had been cleared. 
