Antony Wright Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Sounds like a good idea Malcolm. Since I havent covered it yet I could easily fit that tube in. I think i shall have a few experiments with it once I get back to building again (taking some time off to help my son move house this week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Mclaren Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Ive just fount this thread and am chuffed that there are others building this cub. I am at the stage of covering the plane and can say i now have a patch of baldness where i have been pulling my hair out. Not having the iron hot enough to getting nice big creases all along it. How has every one else got on with this stage??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Wright Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Hi Andrew, You will find there are quite a few of us that are building the Cub so welcome aboard.For me Ive just soldered my first undercarriage - its not perfect but it looks as if it will do the job. Ive also added a tail wheel instead of the skid. I did say at the beginning when I started it that it would be a slow build for me as I have other priorities (my son has just moved home and gets married in about a month's time). However taking it slowly has enabled me to understand more about its structure than if I had just plowed ahead and built it fairly quickly.With regard to the covering go to the soalrfilm website - on there is a tutorial video showing how to do things. Ive already learned that using certain colours just dont work. Ive covered the underside of the main wing in the antique solarfilm. (The colours were choosen by my daughter). Unfortuantely the antique colour - which is more suited to WW1 planes - shows up all the woodgrain. Still no big loss - if you dont experiement you dont find answers.Antony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Fisher Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 A simple thermometer is available for checking your iron temperature - not sure of the cost now but whn I bought mine many years ago it was about five or six pounds.It comes with a chart listing temperatures for tacking and shrinking for a number of different types of covering - both film and "Tex" and the different temperatures for different materials - e.g. ply, balsa, foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Van Buuren Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Great thread! I've just started my Flair Cub kit that's been sitting on the shelf for a while. Engine will be an OS40FS if it fits. Covering probably Koverall, dope and paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Wright Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hi John - the OS40 will fit just fine - Im fitting a 46 when I eventualloy get around to buying it so no probs for you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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