Introduction
Parts List
This Historic Wings kit is made from etched brass for the main structure, with cast metal detail parts. The
flying surfaces can be covered with the tissue paper supplied, although many modellers may prefer to leave the
structure uncovered to show the details.
Brass components can be soldered together, or joined with cyanoacrylate (SuperGlue) or 5-minute epoxy. If
you have the skills and equipment we recommend soldering.
To remove parts from the etched fret, you can use a pair of side cutters, or put the fret on a ceramic tile, and
press down on each attaching tab with a sharp knife. If you use the ‘knife & tile’ option, put the attaching tab with
the half-etched side of the tab face down. Whichever method is used, it is necessary to remove the burr of the
attachment tab with a needle file afterwards.
CAUTION - MAKE SURE THE ORIENTATION OF THE WING IS CORRECT BEFORE YOU TWIST
EACH RIB. IF IT IS WRONG, YOU WILL HAVE THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT SIDE, NOT THE RIGHT.
The wings and elevators are etched with integral ribs. Hold the leading or trailing edge in a vice or clamp, and
then hold each rib in turn with a pair of fine flat-nosed pliers, and twist that rib through 90 degrees. When all the
ribs have been turned, clamp the trailing edge, and do the process again.
Where etched parts are joined with two inter-locking slots it may be necessary to enlarge a slot with a needle
file. This is because photo-etching is not an exact process, and sometimes the etching is slightly uneven across a
sheet.
Etched Brass
Cast Metal
Miscellaneous
Fret 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 set
Fret 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Figure - Orville Wright . . . . . . . 1 off
Tissue paper . . . . . . . . . . 1 sheet
Figure - Wilbur Wright . . . . . . . 1 off
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Instrument cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
Propeller (1 x left, 1 x right) . . . 2 off
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 off
C 1
Elevator control
S1 . Strut, interplane-forward (x6)
W4. . . . Wing - top, leading edge
E2
Elevator spar (x2)W2
S2. . . . . Strut, interplane - aft (x6)
W5 . . . . . . . . . . . Wing - bottom
F1
Fuselage frame - left
W1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wing - top
W8. . . . Wing spar - bottom fwd.
F2
Fuselage frame - right
W2. . . . . Wing spar - top, forward
W9 . . . . . Wing spar - bottom aft
F3
Fuselage brace (x2)
W3 . . . . . . . . . Wing spar - top, aft
W10Wing - bottom, leading edge
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