Albatros
DVa
54”
Page
5
Copyright©
2005
Kurt
Bengtson
All
Rights
Reserved
Rev
10/05
Spinner
Components
The
spinner
is
composed
of
fiberglassed
blue
foam.
The
spinner
is
made
from
blue
foam
which
is
tack
glued
to
a
piece
of
1/32”
ply.
Epoxy
a
short
1/4”
diameter
dowel
to
the
back
in
the
center
of
the
disk.
Place
the
assembly
in
a
drill
chuck
and
sand
the
foam
to
shape
while
it
spins.
Glass
the
foam
using
standard
glassing
techniques.
When
the
epoxy
is
ready,
cut
the
excess
fiberglass
away.
Then
remove
the
plywood
and
carve
out
the
necessary
recess
for
the
propeller.
Drill
out
the
dowel
on
the
plywood
disk.
Glue
the
spinner
to
the
plywood
disk
after
the
prop
is
mounted
to
the
model.
It
should
be
perfectly
aligned
with
the
fuselage.
It
looks
complicated
but
in
practice
the
process
goes
easily
and
works
very
well.
Spinner
COVERING
Any
lightweight
covering
material
can
be
used.
Polyspan
with
dope
or
Minwax
Polycrylic
makes
a
good
choice.
Litespan
is
also
popular.
Dave
Ottney
used
Litespan.
He
also
used
water
‐
soluble
polyurethane
to
seal
and
stain
to
finish
his
fuselage.
Decal
outlines
for
this
model
are
available
on
www.aerodromerc.com/decals
in
Adobe
Acrobat
format
for
printing
on
decal
paper.
Contact
paper
used
for
kitchen
shelf
lining
makes
excellent
decals.
out
the
decal
on
paper,
glue
with
a
glue
stick
to
the
paper
backing
on
the
shelf
paper,
cut
the
decal
out
with
an
Exacto
knife
or
micro
scissors.
Peel
off
the
paper
and
adhere
to
your
model.
Use
black
material
for
the
crosses
and
white
for
the
backgrounds.
WHEELS
Gluing
the
ply
sides
on
the
balsa
core
makes
the
basis
for
the
wheels.
Use
the
brass
hub
for
alignment.
Epoxy
the
hubs
in
place
and
add
a
sufficient
amount
of
epoxy
around
the
base
of
the
hub
to
reinforce
the
connection
of
the
hub
to
the
ply.
Plywood
reinforcing
hubs
are
provided
that
are
to
slip
over
the
brass
tubing
as
shown.
Next,
CA
glue
the
neoprene
cording
together
to
from
a
“tire”.
Use
thin
CA
sparingly
as
the
CA
bonds
very
aggressively
to
the
rubber.
Press
the
CA
wetted
ends
together
for
an
instant
bond.
The
best
way
to
align
the
ends
is
to
glue
them
while
they
are
in
place
on
the
wheel.
Then
attach
the
tires
to
the
wheels
and
CA
in
place.
A
thin
bead
of
CA
around
the
rim
makes
for
a
secure
tire.
Paper
cones
are
cut
out.
Use
a
ball
point
pen
to
score
each
line
on
the
back
to
make
an
impression
of
“spokes”
It
is
helpful
to
do
this
operation
on
a
paper
tablet
so
that
the
pen
makes
a
good
crease.
Fold
the
paper
along
the
crease
lines
to
exaggerate
the
raised
lines.
One
of
the
sections
forming
a
wedge
is
cut
out.
Make
cuts
to
the
center
of
the
circle
along
a
pair
of
the
spokes.
Close
the
paper
cut
‐
out
to
form
a
cone
and
tape
the
joint
inside
the
cone.
The
inside
cones
may
now
be
attached
to
the
wheels.
The
outside
cones
may
be
attached
at
his
point
if
wheel
collars
are
to
be
used.
Alternatively,
after
installing
the
wheels
on
the
landing
gear,
a
washer
may
be
soldered
to
hold
the
wheel
in
place
and
then
the
cone
is
attached.
This
method
makes
a
very
nice
scale
appearance.
Wheel
Hubs
