This is “Hell-er” 1/50 Piper L-4. It is a very basic kit. The fabric texture is extremely rough ,even the decals had a hard time to stick down but still an interesting subject.
1/50 J3 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
1/50 j3 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
The pix are not good atall seems the cell may be on its last legs
Theuns
Looks like a Piper cub.
It does look like a cub - at least that giant wing. The cowl is different for sure. Nice job.
I approve!
The L4 is exactly the ssme as the Piper J3 cub except for having more glazing on the top and rear of cocpit
The L-4 was a conversion of the Cub for military purposes. While there were a number of changes, including the main spar and the greenhouse, it still shows its Cub ancestry.
Nice build. It looks good to me. Whats the differance between the L-4 and the L-5?
The L-5 is from the Stinson HW-75 aircraft family, a totally different light aircraft.
Thanks for the info. I wasnt sure of the differance. My info was from long ago and wasnt sure.
Was the spar changed, or just the cover in the cockpit removed, Don. I suspect only the latter.
Very nice build Theuns! [t$t]
Jim [cptn]
Stay Safe.
On all the J3 and L4 I have worked on the main spars (be it wood or metal) attatched to the front “carry through” tube where the inverted V “monkey bars” join. The main spars extend bejond the wingroot by about just over a foot. They may bave gone metal spars for strength but the basic layout is alomst identical
My understanding of the spar mod was to enable liason pilots to take extreme avoidence maneuvers in case of enemy fire. My Dad’s CAP squadron had one, and he took me up and really wrong it out. Regular J-3 was not approved for aerobatics.