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23. Crack the side frames just behind former F-6 at the locations shown on the plan. Pull the rear of the fuselage together and
carefully glue together making sure that the aft fuselage is straight and true.
24.
Glue former F-7 into position at the front of the fuselage.
25.
Glue formers F-8T and F-8B into position.
26.
Glue F-9 into position on the fuselage as shown on the plan.
27.
Glue the two 3/32" sq. cross pieces into position between the fuselage sides in the upper cabin area.
28.
Glue F-10 into position. Glue two 3/32" sq. reinforcements inside the side frames between F-10 and the cross piece at the
top of the cabin.
29.
Glue F-11T and F-11B into position.
3O.
Glue F-12T and F-12B into position.
31.
Glue F-13 into position.
32.
Bend the landing gear wire to the shape shown on the plan.
33.
Glue the landing gear wire into position on the front of F-5.
34.
Glue F-5B and F-5C into position trapping the landing wire into place.
35.
Glue the 3/32" sq. strips into position on the top of the nose between F-7 and F-9.
36.
Glue the 3/32" sq. strips into position on the bottom of the nose between F-7 and F-5B.
37.
Glue the 1/16" sq. strips into position on the bottom rear fuselage between F-5 and the aft end.
38.
Glue the rudder to the rear of the fuselage. The forward end of R-1 fits into the slot in F-13. Use care to make sure that the
rudder is straight and aligned properly.
39.
Glue the 1/16" sq. strips to the top rear of the fuselage between F-6 and the tail.
40.
Glue the nose block pieces NB-1, NB-2, NB-3 and the two NB-4's together.
41.
Fit the nose block to the front of the model. Now sand the nose block to shape. Also, sand the entire fuselage smooth at this
time.
42.
Drill the nose block for the 1/4" dia. nylon nose bearing. Be careful to maintain the proper amount of right and down thrust.
43.
Laminate two pairs of parts LG. Sand them to a streamline cross section and test fit into position on top of the landing gear
wire. The top edge of these parts will need to be beveled to fit flush with the side of the fuselage.
Covering The Model
44.
Sand the entire model with 320 grit sandpaper.
45.
Coat the outside edges of all parts with 2 coats of clear dope.
46.
Attach the tissue to the model with clear dope mixed 50/50 with thinner.
47.
Lightly mist the model with water to shrink the dope.
48.
Apply 2 coats of thinned clear dope to the entire model.
49.
Attach colored trim tissue with clear dope.