Piper PA-18 Super Cub by Guillows

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Now it's time to add some color. But first, all holes and openings are cleaned of paper and paint. Tamyia white matte (thinned) is the first color, followed by Tamyia red matte. Despite careful masking, a lot of manual work was still required around the curves of the hood and the trim strips, as the thin paint seeped under the masking tape. Various small parts, such as the wheels, rear landing gear, and propeller, are also painted. These are painted with different colors from the plastic model kit.

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[dputt7]

Coming along nicely!

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Assembly, detailing, etc....
(Part 1)
Let's start with the fuselage nose. Here, the "cylinder" openings are painted with the "Gunmetal" color. Then come the first decals. A front view photo was scaled down to match the model's fuselage nose, printed on decal paper (along with the rest of the decals), then the cylinders and radiator were cut out and applied to the model.
White propeller tips were added to the outer surface of the propeller assembly. The spinner was attached in such a way as to allow the propeller to spin freely. Connect the whole assembly to the fuselage nose, and this removable fuselage nose is complete.
Using a waterproof felt-tip pen, I marked the control surfaces, flaps, prominent sheet metal seams, and doors on the subassemblies. The top surface still needs some additional details, which will be added once the remaining glazing and fabric covering are in place.

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Next, apply the decals, which were cut out individually from the sheet. To position the letter combinations, I printed them out on paper, trimmed them to size, and secured them to the wings and fuselage sides with tape. I then applied a strip of masking tape underneath, marked the letter positions on it, and applied the decals. Afterward, I removed the tape. Apply the remaining decals—done.
Next came the position lights, made from pinheads and thick superglue. The landing light—or rather, its cover—is a piece of self-adhesive aluminum foil. Before proceeding with the assembly of the wing and tail section, I weighed the model: 59 grams.

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Reinforcement with round rods is recommended for assembling the wings. The holes for this were drilled into the components earlier. The round rods were then inserted into the fuselage and aligned. The wings were attached, and the wing struts were temporarily secured. This was done to maintain the exact V-shape. Secure the rods inside the fuselage with low-viscosity superglue. Remove the wing halves, coat the joints with white glue—as well as the holes in ribs 1 and 2—reattach the wings, and secure them with clamps until the glue cures. At the same time, the vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer were carefully aligned and glued at right angles.
Next, the windshield is fitted. The material proved to be stubborn and could only be shaped by soaking it in hot water and using a hair dryer. It was secured using double-sided photo adhesive tape, Instant adhesives and other types of glue.  Next, cover the remaining openings in the wing and fuselage, paint them, and add the color scheme and markings.
Attach the tail assembly and complete the fuselage end with sanded balsa pieces cut to shape. What follows now is the final assembly with the remaining parts and the addition of further details.

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[dputt7]

     Nicely handled George.

  Very neat work Zip, it should look great in the air.
   

[Andrew D]

Looks good Zip...

Andrew