Assembly
With the airframe dry, it is time to re-as- semble. Start with placing the main gear and tailwheel on the fuselage bottom. Next, glue the motor and brick board into the foam cradle molded within the fuselage bottom. I use Formula 560 Canopy Glue as it can be easily removed later without harming the airframe. Resist the urdge to use CA. Carefully add the pushrods to the board and allow them to exit the rear of the fuse- lage. If you are using the original fuselage top, you will need to either glue the fuselage top back on with Formula 560 or you can cut small strips of double-sided tape to adhere the fuselage top and bottom.
If you elected to replace the fuselage, carefully remove the paper backing to re- veal the adhesive and carefully line up and press the two fuselage parts together. At this point you will need to add the small pushrod horns to the elevator and rudder. Power up your transmitter so you will be able to verify which pushrod is for the eleva- tor and rudder.
Now, starting with the elevator, slide the elevator pushrod into the pushrod horn and place the horizontal stabilizer and elevator onto the fuselage, taking care in the align- ment. Carefully do the same for the vertical stabilizer and rudder. With replacement parts, there may be a bit of adhesive tape on the parts. I used Formula 560 to secure these parts to the fuselage.
Decals
Yes, you read right, decals. I found it much easier to get the Super Cub decals on and lined up correctly before the wing and wing struts were added. If you are happy with the included N numbers on the decal sheet, go ahead and add the trim stripe and number decal to the fuselage sides now. If however you wish to make the Super Cub even more of your own, you can add your own personalized registration numbers I have worked with Callie,
at Callie
Graphics, when deciding to personalize my N numbers. Callie can print off a set that match the font and size of the original Fly-
Satellite City Products’ CA debonder is used to easily remove the factory paint finish (above) from the model. It is important to perform this process in a well ventilated room. The top of the Super Cub’s fuselage is almost ready for paint. A 1-inch foam brush (below) is used to hold it for painting.
Locking tweezers are used to secure and hold (above left) the smaller parts of the model such as the Cub’svertical tail and rudder assembly. The top of the
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Cub’sfuselage has been painted a bright red (above right) and will be set aside to dry. It is best to allow all the painted parts a cure time of 24 hours.
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