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Sunday morning update.
I started the print on Thursday so 2 1/2 days later everything is printed except for the main wing.
Closeup of the tail & rudder parts
I missed one PLA part, the main hatch locking lever, so printing that now then I’ll see if I can assemble the Tail & Rudder & the main hatch with the super glue I have here. It has a bit of a delay (10 seconds) before going off but if that causes assembly issues I’ll get some slow CA tomorrow.
Would be nice to get some bits together & painted before I start on the main wing.
Thanks Andrew, I’ll have a look Monday morning as my online order won’t be here till Thursday or Friday.
Here is another freeby that looks very much like our ESky Eyas’
Even before I had started the mini Cub build I had pretty much decided that rather than a “Plain Jane” yellow Cub I would have a flouro pink version called the “Panther” Cub – “Pink Panther” that is !!.
Found just the right colour today & tested it on one of the two failed to print parts that I kept for just such an occasion.
That’s only one coat so it covers well & seems to stick OK to the LW PLA.
The paint
Anyway I’ll need to wait till the CA & kicker arrives and assemble most parts before painting so it’s back to printing.
Currently printing the Rudder (4 parts) then the rear wing & elevator and perhaps start on the main wings tomorrow.
Starting to look like a plane now !!
Just printing the two parts for the canopy then it will be time to start on the wings.
Thanks Gerald, as you may have guessed I hadn’t really looked into the nitty gritty of the Corsair, just liked the look of it.
I’m guessing it WONT be my next build after all. I’ll find another LW PLA build that takes my fancy instead but only after the mini Cub is completed & flying.
Yes Ron, the prints need very little cleanup after printing. There are one or two spots (like in the rear of the dummy engine mount recess) that look to be a bit too thin but I’ll boost them with some CA and kicker when it arrives, other than that so far so good.
You are right Hoppy, definitely looks like Gadget (or his long lost twin brother). Would have loved to have seen it flying.
Thanks Ron, I ordered some CA & kicker today. The pump spray pack (and refill) are still available but they don’t always come up in the site search.
Seek and yea shall receive Mr Kermit Sir!!
To start off, this is what happens when the print come unstuck from the build plate (and you forget to check it regularly). This was going to be the tail section.
It’s only happened once so far & I have taken onboard some great advice from Gerald to force feed the filament for a few seconds when starting a print with LW PLA. As it’s a foaming filament it tends to ooze from the print head before it starts the print & then doesn’t stick well. A quick force feed seems to fix the problem. I suppose another option is to edit the print GCode but force feeding is easier.
This is where I started the mini Cub project while waiting for the LW PLA order to arrive. This is the complete landing gear printed in PETG (for strength) with TPU Flex printed tyres & stainless capscrews for axles.
The whole assembly weighs in at 44.2 grams which is correct weight according to the instructions (once you deduct 2 grams for the SS wheel bolts & nuts).
The rubber band is the shock absorber that allows the assembly to flex on a hard landing.
This was my first LW PLA print. It is the centre section of the main wing with the second pic showing all the internal bracing. It weighs in at 9 grams which is 3 gm lighter than the original.
This is the fuselage tail section showing the recessed joining lip & the internal tubes for the elevator & rudder control wires.
This piece weighs in at 8 grams which is about 2 gm lighter than the original.
This is the start of the fuselage front section (complete fuselage prints in 4 parts) and this part alone is a 4 hour print (I think the longest of any part on the mini Cub) and will weigh in around 26 grams when complete.
Nose section print has finished @ just over 4 hours & weighs in at 20 grams so it looks like the eSun LW PLA prints lighter that the filament supplied by 3Dlabprint.
Front part is the PETG Motor mount.
More to follow eventually.
Yes Gerald, the Frog is getting quite adept with his HandiCam these days.
As for our discussion yesterday re the iNav system & flaps. Unfortunately whilst it sounded good it theory it wouldn’t work (for me) in practice as I use two servo outputs for separate left & right aileron controls plus one for the rudder & one for the elevator.
I could have used a Y cable and combined the ailerons on one channel but that only gave one extra output and unfortunately the Bix 2 needs two channels for flaps (one reversed) or a servo signal changer to reverse one of the servos. In the end it was easier just to use the bigger receiver which has SBus & PWM outputs as well as the SmartPort for telemetry.
All sorted now so just need to install it all back in the Bix 2 Sport & she is ready to soar.
