Pfalz
DIIIa
41”
Page
5
Copyright©
2005
‐
11
M.K.
Bengtson
All
Rights
Reserved
Rev
07/11
Spinner
COVERING
Any lightweight covering material can be used.
Polyspan with dope or Minwax Polycrylic makes
a good choice Litespan is also popular. Brian used
an iron on plastic covering similar to Solite.
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.
If
a
lozenge
pattern
is
desired,
decals
outlines
for
these
are
also
available.
Refer
to
our
June
issue
of
our
Webzine
for
an
excellent
article
on
how
to
make
lozenge
patters.
WHEELS
Gluing
the
ply
sides
on
the
3/8”
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
cutout
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
this
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.
INSTALLING
THE
RADIO
CONTROL
GEAR
Servo
Bay
Get
the
bulk
of
your
R/C
gear
fitted
at
this
stage,
and
also
the
motor.
Aileron
Servos
Aileron
servos
are
mounted
in
wing
and
attached
with
short
threaded
rods
to
the
ailerons.
Note:
Use
a
“Y”
wiring
harness
connector
to
wire
the
servos
to
a
single
radio
connection.
Battery
Tray
After
all
the
above
has
been
placed,
mount
the
battery
tray
made
from
1/8”
balsa
and
use
the
battery
position
to
balance
the
model
as
shown
on
the
plan.
