Building the new Cubby Renegade.

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Building the new Cubby Renegade.

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Just to guage by a show of hands, who would want us to run a thread, here, with fotos on the building process and progress of the new Cubby Renegade ?
This is the very kit that was on display at Aero South Arica @ Wonderboom, it has found an owner :D We will be starting in about 4 weeks from now.
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Hell yes! :smt023
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AWESOME...and yes please =D>
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...Jean how long will such a buildt take?
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Yes please! Videos too!
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V5 - LEO wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:48 pm ...Jean how long will such a buildt take?
Leo, it all depends on the level of skill/handiness of the builder. A reasonably handy person will do it in 650-800 hours and have a very neat aircraft. There are quick-build , and ultra quick-build options available that cut building time with from 250 to 400 hours.
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Yip indeed :D :D
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Jean Crous wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:28 pm
V5 - LEO wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:48 pm ...Jean how long will such a buildt take?
Leo, it all depends on the level of skill/handiness of the builder. A reasonably handy person will do it in 650-800 hours and have a very neat aircraft. There are quick-build , and ultra quick-build options available that cut building time with from 250 to 400 hours.
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... #-o txs Jean, I need to read better or assume less, thought you were off to a dedicated quick buildt for a client.

Ja gooi die bou videos asb? :D
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:D An update, from next week we will start on a Cubby Renegade build as well as a Cubby MK2 build. We will try and do both simultaneously , and keep the photos of both coming to this thread regularly.
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What happened to the photos of the builds!?
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