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hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 16-Mar-12 13:18 | |
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Landing gear wire C/A'd to the back of the former befrore the sandwich former is glued on. |
hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 16-Mar-12 13:16 | |
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The landing gear is going on "Beaver style" with an end to end wire sanwiched between two formers not single wires glued to wooden struts like the older 300 series models. |
hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 16-Mar-12 13:14 | |
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Well, the fuselage has finally got enough structure that I can handle it without breaking something. This has been one of the most maddening models I have built. I'm beginning to wonder if I no longer have the manual dexterity to build with "contest grade" (I.e. 4 to 6 pound/cu ft) wood. The fuselage is still sub 2 grams here. |
hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 14-Mar-12 15:55 | |
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At least it's light. The wings have not been trimmed or sanded here, but are still sub two grams per panel. I'm beginning to worry about just how much rubber it will take. |
hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 12-Mar-12 14:27 | |
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Keeping it light, I am using much thinner outlines for the fuselage. |
hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 12-Mar-12 14:25 | |
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The wing spars are also all 1/16" square. The trailing edge is 1/8" X 1/16". The leading edge is standard size, but much lighter wood. |