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Forum: Kit Building
12-01-2016, 01:58 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

PM Sent

PM Sent
Forum: Kit Building
08-29-2016, 01:11 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Well folks I just finished and delivered the...

Well folks I just finished and delivered the PA-11 Super Cub Special yesterday. And yes the owner asked it to be built as a static unfortunately ;{..The Cub was built from a BUSA PA-18 1/3 kit and...
Forum: Kit Building
02-08-2016, 04:40 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Getting into the final phases of the BUSA 1/3...

Getting into the final phases of the BUSA 1/3 Scale PA-18 converted to a PA-11 build.
This step I was dreading. Tinting the windshield light green. I do not know the material these windshields are...
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 04:54 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Good observation. The plane was pushed into the...

Good observation. The plane was pushed into the hanger so the wheel spun around.
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 03:30 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

So true :(

So true :(
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 11:47 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Appreciated John.

Appreciated John.
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 11:39 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

One of the last steps I need to complete today is...

One of the last steps I need to complete today is the finish work on the bungee covers.
Also here is a couple pics of the tail wheel....
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 11:20 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

I agree the horn would mostly be done with a lot...

I agree the horn would mostly be done with a lot of file work and sanding after machining the basic shape. If you have more info on Jerry please pass on. Also if you plan on making wax patterns then...
Forum: Kit Building
02-06-2016, 10:11 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

John The tail wheel looks great. I have been...

John
The tail wheel looks great. I have been hoping and searching to find one for my Busa 1/3 cub build but with no luck as all know. I will just have to machine one from scratch. This will be the...
Forum: Kit Building
12-12-2015, 04:30 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

I want to share this picture with the...

I want to share this picture with the brotherhood.
It is of me taking measurements of the Super Cub I am building and the owner standing next to me.
Looks like I am giving him a ticket.

Happy...
Forum: Kit Building
09-01-2015, 07:08 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

No worries John Although the customer wants...

No worries John
Although the customer wants this bird for static display she does have her secrets. For instance the entire mocked up cowl can be removed by the way of 4 screws from the fire wall...
Forum: Kit Building
09-01-2015, 03:06 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Thank you John and Mike. In my inventory I have...

Thank you John and Mike.
In my inventory I have 100' .012 x 12" Aero Foil but that is designated to my P-38 build.
I feel the only way I can achieve the desired look of the trailing edges of the...
Forum: Kit Building
08-31-2015, 06:36 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

I agree on the solartex. Lays up very easily...

I agree on the solartex. Lays up very easily especially on the compound curves.
Forum: Kit Building
08-31-2015, 06:05 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Thank you for the input John. I have been...

Thank you for the input John.
I have been putting a lot of thought into the cowl construction faze. Sense this is a static model I decided to create the cowl with 1/64" birch ply. Then over lay with...
Forum: Kit Building
08-27-2015, 03:20 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

It has been awhile sense I posted ......... my...

It has been awhile sense I posted ......... my bad.
Update ,,, I am converting the Busa PA-18 to a PA-11 static version (sorry that's what the customer desires) for the past 8 months. The build...
Forum: Kit Building
04-30-2015, 05:24 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

I would like to help Cub Man but my cad skills go...

I would like to help Cub Man but my cad skills go only as far as 2-D.

Well I dove in and started shaping the cowl bowl for the PA-11...
Forum: Kit Building
04-25-2015, 11:16 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Looks like you got it John.

Looks like you got it John.
Forum: Kit Building
04-18-2015, 06:16 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

I agree ( kicks self ) If no one minds I will...

I agree ( kicks self )
If no one minds I will post minor updates here.
One thing I would like to share and I am pretty proud of are the hinges on the rudder and elevator. I recreated them in the...
Forum: Kit Building
04-18-2015, 05:44 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

This build is the Balsa USA Piper Super Cub PA-18...

This build is the Balsa USA Piper Super Cub PA-18 1/3 scale kit. And when Busa advertises 1/3 scale they are on the mark. I have measured the actual Cub in great detail and I cannot find any...
Forum: Kit Building
04-18-2015, 03:20 AM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

The floor board at this time is just temporary to...

The floor board at this time is just temporary to get all the parts together.
The lower half of the cabin is mainly sheet metal and fabric on the upper sections on the actual plane.
At this time I...
Forum: Kit Building
04-17-2015, 05:08 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Thank you for the kind words John and bigbird. ...

Thank you for the kind words John and bigbird.
I kick myself for not starting a build thread of the PA-11.
I thought I would share I few pictures at this stage. Just starting to begin the finer...
Forum: Kit Building
04-08-2015, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4,467
Views: 615,860
Posted By panhandler

Hello I would like to join the brotherhood. I...

Hello
I would like to join the brotherhood.
I am currently building a Balsa USA 1/3 scale PA-18 Super Cub that I am converting to a PA-11 Super Cub.
She is 80% completed. I am modeling her after...
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