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German
Sunday Fighter
Heinschmitt
run between the H1 pieces.
Glue the top three in
position, then after the glue
has cured, remove the hatch
and glue in the bottom two
to complete the framing.
Step 101 - Fuselage Assembly (fuse hatch sheeting)
Now use some 1/16th
sheeting to sheet the
hatch, using the same
techniques as you did
when sheeting the top of
the fuselage a few steps
back.
When sheeted, sand the
front and rear edges and
test-fit into the fuselage
to guarantee a good fit.
Step 102 - Fuselage Assembly (magnets)
Locate the eight magnets from
the hardware bag. These are now
installed into the pre-cut circles on
both sides of the hatch, and into
the pre-cut circles into the formers
in the hatch area.
Make sure they are pushed in so
they are flush with the surfaces.
A touch of thin CA will help hold
them in place.
And pay attention to their polarity so they attract, not repel.
Step 103 - Fuselage Assembly (bottom sheeting)
Using pieces of 1/16” sheeting,
it’s now time to sheet the bottom
of the fuselage. It will take
several pieces to do this.
Use the same edge-joining
technique that use used when
forming the sheeting for the
center of the wings.
The sheeting should run from the
front of TW1/TW2 assembly to the rear edge of the wing saddle.
When finished, trim and sand the edges to they flow smoothly into
the fuselage sides.
Step 104 - Fuselage Assembly (LG2 & LG4)
Locate LG2 and LG4 from LP2.
These are glued to LG1 and
LG3 on the underside of the
fuselage (installed earlier).
They will be flush with the
fuselage sides and shown here.
Step 105 - Fuselage Assembly (LG5)
Locate LG5 from LP3.
This forms the floor,
underneath the fuselage
tray. Note the engraved
circle designating the front,
starboard corner.
Now you have an option
here. You can either glue
this in place now, or do what
we’ve done and rely on the
landing gear screws to hold
it in position which gives you access to this area later on down the
road. (We used this option to allow us to install and have access to
the receiver battery in this area when using glow power. But with
electric power, you’ll likely not use this area at all, so gluing LP5 in
place is fine. Again, your choice.
Step 106 - Fuselage Assembly (TD2 & TD3)
Locate TD2 and TD3 from
BP8.
These are both glued into
the cockpit area. TD2 is
the “instrument panel” and
glued to the face of TD1.
TD3 is glued to the face of
TD4 (shown here) forming
the “headrest”).
When properly positioned,
both of these pieces will rest
on the 1/8” strip on the cockpit sides, leaving a 1/16” gap around
the outside edge - refer to the photo.
Step 107 - Fuselage Assembly (cockpit sheeting)
Using 1/16” balsa sheet,
you’ll now cut and form
the pieces to dress-up the
cockpit area.
You can choose to
completely cover the
cockpit, then cutout the
opening, or make the
opening cuts first, then
install the pieces, as we’ve
done here.
This is done in a similar
manner to how you sheeted
the top surfaces in previous
steps - one half at a time,
using Windex® to help
bend the balsa as needed.
The sheets will rest on the
TD two pieces installed in
the previous step to form a smooth surface with the other sheeting.
Step 108 - Fuselage Assembly (F1)
Locate F1 from LP3. Note It has an etched guide to help in the next
steps. This surface should face forward when installing.
Mix up a bit of epoxy and glue F1 to the face of F2, making sure it
is properly aligned. Clamp this in place to until the glue has cured.
