Robert_ Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 In celebration of me purchasing my first real aircraft, I decided to do a model of it. This is a 1964 Piper PA-18 SuperCub with 29” Alaskan Bush Wheels. It’s not 100% accurate to mine as there are many subtle differences and I chose to do the kit markings. Mine is yellow with black stripes as well but a little different. This is Revell’s 1/32 PA18 kit and everything is oob except the radio antenna. This is my first General Aviation model and It was a nice diversion from the ww2 fighters I’ve been doing. Thanks for looking. 44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Oh wow, you have a Cub with tundra wheels! Only last night I said to my wife, Ann that the one thing would get me back to flying would be a yellow Cub. She wasn't convinced. I've gone off flying after 40 years. But I do really like yellow Cubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Nice! I do love the look of those tundra wheels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Excellent Super cub ... For some reason my original post didn't take ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 A really stimulating change of subject from the usual hackneyed fare of Bf 109s and more Bf 109s! Elegant model with a fab yellow finish! Kind regards, Joachim 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Superb! I love the clean look and the tires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Excellent build. At first I thought you had put up an RC plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 This looks really great! A very neat build. It must be wonderful to own the old hack in real life. The wheels do look monstrous on picture 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Lovely! I’ve got one of these in the stash and it might come out to build next after seeing yours. It’s been 30 years since my PPL lapsed and I’d love to get back in to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Oh wow, this looks absolutely stunning. Great work, got one in the stash too, may have to go and have a look at it now. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Excellent job and welcome back to flying! Being in Canada you are not short of tundra and beautiful places to fly to, you will have great fun with your plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Beautiful yellow bird, it really stands out. Good thing you went gentle on the weathering 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todders Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Awesome! nuthin' like a little off road flyin' to get the juices flowin'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Very pleasant build of a classic. The tires completely change the proportions and make it a bit Tin-Tin -like. Enjoy both, model and plane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lutz Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hey Robert Nice job and it sure brings back memories. I remember as a young lad, l lived right at Carp Airport, just outside of Ottawa. Bradley Air Services was based there and I recall when the guys would load up the Cubs with a 45 gallon drum of fuel in the rear seat and head up to Resolute, or Tuktoyaktuk. Each plane was fitted with the tundra tires. I do believe the tundra tires were invented at Carp airport and if memory serves me well, it may have been Weldy Phips who came up with the idea. Details may be a bit hazy as this is 55 years ago. I just remember thinking, it took a lot of guts to fly a Cub all the way up north. Cheers Randy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 12 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A really stimulating change of subject from the usual hackneyed fare of Bf 109s and more Bf 109s! Elegant model with a fab yellow finish! Kind regards, Joachim And what's wrong with Bf 109s? 🙂 yes, a stunning model. We need more GA subjects - no arguments over late-war greens or RLM 84... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Many thanks for the kind words gents. On 1/25/2020 at 9:32 AM, Randy Lutz said: Hey Robert Nice job and it sure brings back memories. I remember as a young lad, l lived right at Carp Airport, just outside of Ottawa. Bradley Air Services was based there and I recall when the guys would load up the Cubs with a 45 gallon drum of fuel in the rear seat and head up to Resolute, or Tuktoyaktuk. Each plane was fitted with the tundra tires. I do believe the tundra tires were invented at Carp airport and if memory serves me well, it may have been Weldy Phips who came up with the idea. Details may be a bit hazy as this is 55 years ago. I just remember thinking, it took a lot of guts to fly a Cub all the way up north. Cheers Randy That is very interesting and I didn’t know that. I do know these tires have changed aviation and have made the whole world accessible by airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 That is a lovely looking build of a pretty darn magic machine Robert. Some of the vids I've watched on YouTube of what these can do is mind boggling. I'd love to get some more detail/photos of your one. I'm not envious, really. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Yep, that turned out great! I've recently gotten involved in a J-3 - in fact the Stromberg carb is sitting here on my desk. Right now we're trying to get an engine sorted so that come spring we can frighten the seagulls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 21 hours ago, stevehnz said: That is a lovely looking build of a pretty darn magic machine Robert. Some of the vids I've watched on YouTube of what these can do is mind boggling. I'd love to get some more detail/photos of your one. I'm not envious, really. Steve. Here’s mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks for posting that Robert, its a bit nice. I like it with the sea (lake?) boots on too. Do you switch them out for a wheeled set up at all? Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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