solid black circle goes in the indentation under the spinner.
You may have to trim away some of the "dash" decal to clear
the fuel tank. Certain non-scale decals are provided which
you may use at your discretion, they include the "Great
Planes" logos, "Decathlon Owners' Club", and "Great
Planes Flight Team".
HINT: To apply decals accurately, peel only a small
portion of backing from one end, cut off the backing with
a scissors, position the decal carefully, press down the
exposed portion of the decal, peel off the rest of the
backing, then (working from the already stuck down end)
carefully press down the rest of the decal.
D 4. Cut the starburst "rays" out of white Monokote or
trim sheet material, and apply to the model, matching up with
the starburst decals already applied. CAUTION: Do not
touch the hot iron to the decal material. Then apply 1/16" and
1/8" blue striping tape along the edges of the rays.
D 5. If you are planning to enter your Super Decathlon 40
in scale competition and you need maximum scale realism,
you may want to purchase another decal sheet (Part No, DE40
D01) and trim the bottom of the wing the same as the top.
D 6. From black trim sheet material, cut out and apply a
shape to the top of the wing to represent the top window.
D 7. From covering or trim sheet material, cut and apply
white stripes to the fuse sides. The stripes do not extend onto
the fuse bottom.
GLUE THE HINGES
D 1. Lay the rudder, elevators and ailerons on the plans
and mark on the leading edge of each pan the locations of the
hinges, torque rods and tailgear. Now use a sharp Xacto knife
to cut slits in the covering at the hinge locations. Trial fit the
hinges to make sure you have "found" the slots which you
previously cut. In the same manner, slit the covering at the
hinge locations in the wing, stab and fin TE. Also cut the
covering away from the torque rod and tailgear slots.
NOTE: When gluing in the nylon tailgear bearing and
the hinges, do not just smear glue on the hinge and push
it into the slot, as most of the glue will be wiped off as it
is being pushed in. You must also work some glue into
the slot. A good way of doing this is to scoop up some
epoxy with a plastic soda straw, then pinch the end of the
straw, insert it into the hinge slot, and squeeze the straw
to force glue into the slot. Apply epoxy to the hinge, then
insert the hinge into the slot. We recommend 30 minute
epoxy for this process. After pushing in the hinge, wipe
away all excess glue with a tissue dampened with
rubbing alcohol.
D 2. Glue the hinges (and tailgear bearing) into the slots
in the wing, stab and fin TE using the above process and allow
the glue to harden before proceeding.
D 3. Put epoxy into the slots in the elevators and on the
corresponding hinges, then push the elevators onto the hinges
and wipe away all excess epoxy with a tissue (for best results
dampen the tissue with rubbing alcohol).
D 4. Using coarse sandpaper, roughen the part of the
aileron torque rods that will be glued into the ailerons, then
clean off the sanded portion of the rods with alcohol or a
degreasing solvent. Roughen and clean the tailgear wire in
the same manner. Using a toothpick, apply a small amount of
Vaseline where the torque rods and tailgear wire enter the
nylon bearing tubes (to prevent glue from getting inside and
locking them up).
D 5. Put epoxy into the rudder hinge slots (and the
tailgear hole), push the rudder into place and wipe off all
excess epoxy.
D 6. Put epoxy into the aileron hinge slots and the torque
rod holes, push the ailerons into place and wipe off all excess
epoxy. NOTE: Make sure there is enough epoxy in the
aileron torque rod hole to completely surround the torque rod
wire.
INSTALL WINDSHIELD
NOTE: Before installing the windshield, we
recommend painting the entire cabin interior flat black
for better scale appearance. Because it is likely that this
paint will not come in contact with fuel, you may use flat
enamel paint, such as Testers hobby enamel.
D 1. Using a scissors, carefully cut the windshield along
the trim line.
D 2. Trial fit the windshield onto the fuse, pressing into
place. Trim as necessary for a good fit.
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