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#2630
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Victoria TX
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That plane occupied a place of honor on a shelf in my bedroom for almost 20 years before being lost in a house fire... of all the things I lost that day, it and a very precious book are the only things I still remember.
mnem
*Memoirs of a crusty old fire-dwagon*
Last edited by mnemennth; 09-01-2014 at 05:18 AM.
#2631
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Guillows? I started W/the 10 cent "Comet" models that had the ribs/formers printed in blue ink & the stringers in sheets that were slit except for the last 1/4" on either end.
I used the blades for my Dad's safety razor to cut out the parts.
I used the blades for my Dad's safety razor to cut out the parts.
#2635
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I have one in 1/5 scale & the resulting scale realism is astounding.
#2640
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I have a question that might spark some debate. I was going to convert a Sig Anniversary Cub into a L-4. In talking this over at the Field, one guy stateD that the L-4 was a clipped wing version of the J-3. I say no, it had the same wing as the J-3.
And while I have you, what other differences were there between the J-3 and the L-4 other than the color (khaki) and the extended green house on the L-4??
Thanks,
Bob
And while I have you, what other differences were there between the J-3 and the L-4 other than the color (khaki) and the extended green house on the L-4??
Thanks,
Bob
#2642
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L-4 had the full wing. J3 V L-4 L-4 has the green house, So e wee equiped with a radio systesm that included a wind driven generator on the landing gear, along with a roll out antenna with a drag cone on the tail. The back seat is set so the person could set backwards with the map desk. The back control stick is removable. About everything else is the same...
#2643
Senior Member
The cabin carry thru of the wing is very similar but the 'ceiling' window is different. The side structure is very similar just the shape of the windows is different. I don't have structural drawings from which to base my statements. I am going by Paul Matt drawings and photos. What's nice about the J-2 is that it was offered in many different colors including gold with red trim. I think that would be very pretty but haven't found any 'N' numbers to support one painted that way.
#2644
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The cabin carry thru of the wing is very similar but the 'ceiling' window is different. The side structure is very similar just the shape of the windows is different. I don't have structural drawings from which to base my statements. I am going by Paul Matt drawings and photos. What's nice about the J-2 is that it was offered in many different colors including gold with red trim. I think that would be very pretty but haven't found any 'N' numbers to support one painted that way.
Thanks for the reply.
#2647
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I'll have to look for details of that, CubMan, to see if I can incorporate them. Not sure if the Sig Cub has the room to do that but it would be fun to put in. The Cub is still in the box by the way; I'm just gathering info on it. Other projects are ahead of it and I already have another Cub flying right now anyway.
Bob
Bob
#2648
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I have the Sig Anniversary Cub the cabin is pretty roomy. I chose not to do a cockpit because its more of a daily flier and the its cover in Oracote/Ultracote and I left the engine details off so it isn't exactly scale. Mine is bright yellow and I am to add add Civil Air Patrol insignia at my son's request.
#2650
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I went to a fly-in several years ago that had a prescribed figure 8 pattern W/ several aircraft in the air at one time. I saw several head on mid air collisions that day.
Stupidest thing I ever witnessed.
What did the other guy have to say?
Stupidest thing I ever witnessed.
What did the other guy have to say?