If using a new replacement part such as this fuselage bottom of the Super Cub, you will need to carefully remove the paper backing (above left) from the self
zone Super Cub. Most pilots use numbers of their birthday, such as March 17th, 1974 which translates to N31774. Be creative with no more than a combination of seven num- bers/letters. Go to
www.calliegraphics.com
adhesive strips found on the assembly. Callie Graphics is offering custom N numbers (above right) to finish off your own Super Cub. Text has details.
and e-mail Callie. She’ll be able to set you up by e-mail. The decal cost is only $3.00 and she accepts Pay-Pal. Callie will print theses decals for you and ship them to you in no time.
Final assembly
With all the decals on, finish your model by placing the wing on with the included ad- hesive or glue, then add the wing struts. I had to slightly modify my struts by carefully trimming the length a bit with a new blade. Once the struts were trimmed, I dry fit them to the wing and fuselage for fit. Once I was happy with the fit, I installed the struts carefully with a small amount of foam safe CA. Add the propeller, turn on your trans- mitter, plug in a flight battery and test the model to make sure all functions are work- ing normally. That’s it, you’re done!
Conclusion A few weeks after finishing my Super
Cub, I had the opportunity to go to an all electric fly-in. I brought along the Cub and immediately drew attention from my fellow pilots. Questions like, “Who makes that plane?” or “How did you do that?” came from many. Once I told them how easy it was, they too thought about repainting many of their micro RTF models.
The finished Super Cubhas a new look (above) that will stand out in a crowd of yellow factory models. In the air (below) the Super Cub’s trim scheme is easily seen and will get a lot of comments from your flying buddies.
There’s no need for an airbrush or fancy tools; just basic steps with basic tools can transform any RTF into your own. What I have done here is just the beginning. Feel free to copy my scheme of red on silver or ex- periment. Besides red on silver think about other color schemes. Using either a cream or silver as a base coat, one can add blue, green, yellow, black or orange to the list of combinations. When you bring out your model at the next indoor meet or show, be prepared to get a few questions on your new custom Super Cub.
I hope you enjoyed this beginner’s how-to on taking a standard micro like the Flyzone Super Cub and totally transforming it by re- painting it. It proves that you don’t need to be an expert painter to get great results. If we get enough response perhaps I’ll show you more micro repainting projects you can do. Of course, should you have any questions on my Super Cub or any the techniques ex- plained within this article, feel free to con- tact me at
jimw@flying-models.com.
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