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I’m not yet convinced about Friday but if you are happy with it post the calendar & I’ll come along, as I’m sure will many others. Just be sure to pack a wind liking plane or two, just in case.
No problems, thanks Gerald. I’ll grab some tomorrow before I start painting the stripes on the Wolf.
Prefit & then glue is a good idea, amazing what you find when you read the supplied notes. Certainly should be easier as they lock together quite well.
What clearcoat do you use before painting?
I painted straight onto the printed parts but it’s a bit hit & miss. Looks ok from a few feet away though !!
Well then, the build for the Piper Mini Cub “Pink Panther” is almost complete
Just need to add the 4 x 9gm servos & the receiver + glue in the dummy motor, radiator & exhausts & she will be ready for her maiden.
Already started on the Eclipson Gö 1 Wolf 1935 vintage RC Glider
I took Andrew’s advice & visited McCanns Hobby Shop today and got some medium CA & kicker (once you factor in postage cost it’s actually cheaper to buy local – I’ll know next time).
Finished assembling the fuselage & also the ailerons so while waiting for the wings to print I set up a Bixler 2 motor (down-propped from 8 x 6 to 8 x 4). It has a slightly higher KV than the specified motor but is slightly smaller and lighter as well. With the smaller prop WOT is only 14 amps so I fitted a 25A ESC (smallest one I had) and that is now all good to go.
Should have the wings completed tomorrow, then to paint it all & install the servo’s etc.
Starting to look like a plane now !!The Tail & Rudder are now assembled & temporarily fitted along with the completed hatch cover (apart from a bit of cosmetic tidy up).
2/3 of one main flap now printed & hopefully will get the remaining 5 bits printed today leaving only the main wing (8 pieces)
Correct Ron, plenty of free plans available but even the ones you need to purchase are mainly around $20.00 so still very cheap for what you get.
If my mini Cub turns out OK I may have a go at the Go 1 Wolf glider, looks pretty nice for a vintage (1930’s) design.
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.
