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CAUTION: Some people have experienced allergic reactions when exposed to epoxy
or cyanoacrylate glues. This is very rare. However, it is always important that such
glues, and also paints, thinners and solvents, be used with adequate ventilation to
carry fumes away.
YOU'LL NEED GOOD SANDING BLOCK
An assortment of different size sanding blocks are indispensable tools for model
construction. A good general purpose block can be made by wrapping a 9"x11"
sheet of sandpaper around a piece of hardwood or plywood. Use three screws
along one edge to hold the overlapped ends of the sandpaper. Put 80-grit paper
on the block during general construction. Switch to 220-grit paper for final finish
sanding just before covering.
In addition to the large block, there are places where a smaller one is handy.
Also, a sandpaper "file" can be made by gluing sandpaper to a flat spruce stick or
around a hardwood dowel for working in tight places.
NOTES BEFORE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION
Any references to right or left refers to your right
or left as if you were seated in the cockpit.
To build good flying models , you need a good
straight building board. Crocked models don't fly
well! The building board can be a table, a
workbench, a reject "door core" from the lumber
yard, or whatever - as long as it is perfectly flat
and untwisted. Cover the top surface of the
building board with a piece of celotex-type wall
board or foam board, into which pins can be
easily pushed. Don't hesitate to use plenty of
pins during assembly to hold drying parts in
their correct position.
When pinning or gluing parts directly over the
full-size plans, cover the plan with wax paper or
plastic kitchen wrap to prevent gluing the parts
to the plans.
Don't use a ball point pen for making marks on
the model during construction. If not sanded off
these ink marks will show through the model's
final finish. Use a pencil instead of a pen.
Leave all the die-cut parts in the sheets until
needed for construction. Then remove pieces
from the sheets carefully. If difficulty is
encounted, do not force the part from the sheet.
Use a modeling knife to cut it free.
The die-cut balsa and plywood can be identified
using the plans and the "Key to Die-Cut Parts"
below. Mark the identification numbers on the corresponding parts before removing them from the die-cut sheets
All of the other parts can be identified by the "Complete Kit Parts List". Sort the different sizes of sticks and sheets into individual
piles to avoid confusion during building.