Mountain Models Flashback
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Attaching the bulkhead
1.
Position and connect the F1 bulkhead using the fuselage side’s tabs and slots at the
very front of the fuselage, and then glue the bulkhead into place.
You may want to dampen the bottom and the sides of the fuselage with a 50/50
mixture of water and alcohol before bending it up into shape. This will soften
the wood and make it easier to move around without cracking or stressing.
If you do dampen the balsa, you will need to position the bulkhead, but wait to
do the actual gluing until the fuselage has dried. This shouldn’t take long since
you just dampened the wood, but the time will vary depending on your
definition of “dampen”.
2.
Position and connect the bottom of the fuselage with the F1 bulkhead using the tabs
and slots, and then glue it into place.
3.
Make sure that all the fuselage joints around bulkhead F1 and F2 are securely glued,
including gluing the remaining fuselage brace in front of F2.
