EGB 953

It’s the Ansio A1 self healing mat, bought on Amazon. The spitfire looks nice.

So I set out today to do the fuselage. Unfortunately, there was an error with my order and I was sent the wrong engine mount so I couldn’t drill the mounting holes. However I am following the rest of the instructions/video and I trial set up the engine mount ply box. It is as I thought, not strong enough for the engine so I used some left over ply to make a second firewall which I will glue to the supplied one. I will fuel proof it with some epoxy. I then set to making the landing gear, which involves cutting then bending the wire to the correct shape. Cutting was a bit difficult but the evening was easy. I then stitched it to the ply former and tomorrow I will epoxy it while chasing up the engine mount. again, I would really like to have a plan to consult rather than the video. Much easier and as parts aren’t numbered either would save some time. I also found the 4 ounce tank is too big for the narrow fuselage so I will go with the 2 ounce one which will fit nicely and there’s room for some foam to keep it cushioned.

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.

It is 3mm ply. Do you mean it shouldn’t be a problem? So following the instructions I got all the components for the wing out and separated. Came away easily and very neat too. These laser cut parts are excellent. Then onto putting it together. Despite the warped main spar it goes together easily and very quickly and in around twenty minutes it was ready for gluing with the warp almost imperceptible. Sometimes the video is hard to follow because the impressive young chap who does it moves to quickly and you have to try abs figure out which piece goes where. A few shots without his hand sun the way would help- as would a full size plan! A little bit of testing suggested that the gluing would remove the rest of the issue so I went ahead. I confess I had forgotten how awkward super glue is with balsa especially the recommended thin cyano but I Confess it makes it easy to glue. So a few minutes later and it was done. I puts some grease paper underneath to I didn’t glue it to the Mat. This was sensible as it did run through in a few places. I then left it to fully dry and made the ailerons which were a bit fiddly but went together easily enough. Tomorrow I will sand the aileron edges and tidy up any sharp edges on the whole wing. The holes are cut for the hinges but they will need covering first. then I will start on the fuselage. As I am going to put a nitro engine on I am going to double the firewall with another sheet of ply. Then add the engine mount after I have drilled the holes for mounting it. I will then have to see how the fuel tank fits. I have a four ounce and a two ounce. Not sure which to use - I do want to keep the weight down but two ounces may not provide very long flight times. So, TBC. enough for one day but I must say I had forgotten how enjoyable making your own plane is.

Thanks. Will have a go this afternoon.

It is 3mm ply. Do you mean it shouldn’t be a problem?

That’s my concern. Thanks for the tip!

Having returned to the hobby after around ten years away and the last time I built a balsa model more than 35 years ago, I opted to start with something that looked fairly easy. The vintage model company 4 channel cub trainer looked the part with laser cut parts a simple design and video guides. Now I have an old Thunder Tiger 15 which I am going to use, so a bit of engineering needed as the cub is designed for an electric motor. I ordered the kit and it arrived in a couple of days, I must say the service is impressive. I got a few extras to help with the build. The box is nearly packed and The wood comes nicely sorted and sealed in plastic and the extras are all there. Especially positive are the great lol looking wheels. I wanted to start with the wing as that doesn’t require any modification and would get me started quite quickly but hit my first hurdle a, quite badly I think, warped main ply spar. See the photo. so my first question - how to eradicate the warp? I have it sitting overnight with a reasonably light weight pressing down to correct it but I am not sure that will be enough.

Thanks KC! Great advice.

Looks great, how easy is it to apply? And, can you brush paint it?

Thanks!

It's smaller, (1m), what is "film" and whats the difference between Oracover and Oratex?

About top purchase my first kit in 20 years. Cub, am going to cover in standard cub yellow but am confused about which covering material to use. Recommendations and guidance on what the differences are would be much appreciated.

Thanks for all the advice, going to try running it this weekend on the bench.

So, I don't possess a hair dryer, but a good soak in some fuel and whacked in the oven for 5 minutes on 180c. Thank you for the good advice. Took some effort but came out eventually. Now all cleaned up. My only challenge is I don't know how far in the spray bar goes into the venturi ...

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

Thanks will try that. It is being very stubborn!

That’s superb. I may try boiling. Nothing else is working.

Looks very satisfying!

So, oven actually helped except for the bit of the carb that controls throttle (don’t know the correct term). It is jammed and I can’t get it out. Any advice on what I can do?

I am cleaning an old gummed up 0.15 thunder tiger. Pretty gummed up, can’t get the back plate off. Will a short spell in the oven help? Low temp?

Good advice. Thanks. What’s it like to fly?

Very good advice! I am going to clean it up this week.

Looks good, I see you added ailerons and flaps, did you reduce the dihedral? How easy was it to build?

I will investigate, thanks for the suggestion, my building skills are fairly rudimentary so it sounds ideal.