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Building instructions for the Hughes 500 for ECO8 & Logo 10

Congratulations on your purchase of this Kit.

With very little trouble you can convert your model into a beautiful 

Hughes 500.

We do not recommend that you use any activator/accelerator with 
the adhesive on this material. The heat generated by the activator 

has a tendency to distort the material.

It is advisable to test all of your adhesives and paint/lacquers on a 
piece of the material supplied before use.

The fuselage halves have been pre trimmed and only require to be 
de burred, before joining together.

From the piece of material supplied, cut small join plates as shown 

and hold in place using sellotape. The intervals are shown in the 
next photograph.

Glue  these  plates  in  place  using  a  small  drop  of   viscous  (thick) 
superglue.

When dry the sellotape can be removed.

The two halves can now be joined together at regular points using 
superglue,   a  rod should be  used  to  exert  any pressure  required 

from the inside on each joint. When set, run around the join with 
thin superglue, and smooth the join with a palette knife. 

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Summary of Contents for Hughes 500

Page 1: ...l supplied before use The fuselage halves have been pre trimmed and only require to be de burred before joining together From the piece of material supplied cut small join plates as shown and hold in place using sellotape The intervals are shown in the next photograph Glue these plates in place using a small drop of viscous thick superglue When dry the sellotape can be removed The two halves can n...

Page 2: ...n manufacture a small traverse plate from plywood to be placed across the rods at the front of the mechanism and using the two impact nuts and 3mm socket screws to act as retainers at the front end The mechanism can then in future be removed by releasing these two screws At the points marked on the body for the skid legs glue thick pieces of balsa into position inside the fuselage When set these s...

Page 3: ...ow can be glued in place This should be done from the inside with the mounting section in place to avoid any distortion When dry remove the front section and glue the side windows in place Cut out the parts for the vertical stabiliser and a section of balsa to reinforce the fin fit it between the two pieces glue together Cut the horizontal tail fin and the small vertical fins from balsa and assemb...

Page 4: ...the best results and quick drying the room should ideally be at 25deg C and the spray can also heated to 25deg C For best results a number of thin coats should be sprayed Do not hang the fuselage vertically when painting place it on a rod this reduces the chances of the paint running To find different liveries used on the Hughes 500 series of helicopter search in Google under pictures and search w...

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