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Wet-sand these parts with #600 sandpaper before painting. If you built the
electric version of the R/C Rascal, you don't have to worry about fuel and can use
just about any paint you like. For those of you who built the glow engine version,
the paint you use must be fuel proof.
On our models, we used K&B Superpoxy for the base white color, thinned about
33% and applied with a small airbrush. If you don't own an airbrush, you can
either use fuel proof paints sold in aerosol spray cans or the time-honored
paintbrush. For the control horns, tape-off about 3/32" of the bottom of each horn
with masking tape. The tape makes a good handle for painting purposes and
leaves the wood unpainted for gluing in place later.
Control Horns And Hinging Tail Surfaces
The rudder and elevator control horns are now installed. Use a little 5-minute
epoxy on each side of the horn, where it will be buried into the surface and press
in place. Wipe off any excess glue with alcohol and allow the epoxy to cure. The
elevators and rudder can now be hinged to the stabilizer and vertical fin. Start
with the elevators. Assemble the elevator to the stabilizer with the required six
Easy Hinges in place. Carefully apply 3 or 4 drops of thin CA glue across the top
of each hinge. Turn the fuselage over and again apply 3 or 4 drops of thin CA
glue to each hinge location. Do not flex the elevators and hinges for at least 15
minutes. The rudder is hinged in place next, using the required three Easy
Hinges. The technique is the same. Apply 3 or 4 drops of thin CA glue to each
hinge location on one side and then do the same thing to the opposite sides of
the hinges. Allow at least 15 minutes before flexing the rudder. Any excess glue
that may have gotten onto the covering can be removed with CA debonder.
Landing Gear Fairings
As you can see in the photographs of our R/C
Rascal models, the landing gear legs have been
covered with color matching fairings . These are
easy to make and add a nice look to the finished
model. Here s how we did it.
Use the Landing Gear Fairing Pattern to cut two
identical fairings from 2-3/4"x4-1/4" white
cardstock included in your kit. After cutting out the
fairings, fold them firmly at their leading edge with
a heavy crease. Remove the wheel pants and
wheels from the fuselage and lightly sand the
metal landing gear legs to remove any oils, etc.
Apply a thin coat of 5-minute epoxy to the inside
surface of the card fairing and slip it in place over
the wire landing gear leg. Use a small paper
clamp and a couple of pieces of scrap balsa sticks to hold the trailing edges of the fairing together and straight. Align
the fairing accurately front to rear, on the landing gear leg. Wipe off any excess glue and allow the epoxy to cure.
After the epoxy cures, remove the
clamps. Lightly sand the trailing edge of
the fairing to remove any glue and to
create a hard edge. The fairings can
then be covered, using the same
covering material used to cover the
model. The small Top Flite Models Trim
Seal Tool with the small, flat shoe is
perfect for this job. If you take your time
the results look great and the fairings
hold up perfectly in actual use.
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