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❏
2.
Add an
y other additional scale details y
ou
pref
er
.
Then, glue the tail-gunner canop
y to the tail-
gunner coc
kpit.
❏
3.
Mount the tail-gunner cabin to the fuselage
with both of the tw
o machine gun barrels that
ha
v
e
the 4-40 threaded inser
ts
. Dr
ill 1/16" [1.6mm]
holes through the front of the tail-gunner cabin into
the plyw
ood mounting b
loc
ks on each side of the
fuselage
. Enlarge only the holes in the cabin with a
3/32" [2.4mm] dr
ill.
Mount the tail-gunner cabin using
tw
o #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] b
u
tton-head scre
ws and the
threaded machine guns
.
MOUNT
THE SIDE GUN P
A
CKS AND
THE W
A
IST
GUN WINDO
WS
Note:
When mounting the side gun pac
ks
, mak
e
cer
tain y
o
u don’t inadv
er
tently position the fi
rst
side
so the second side ends up interf
er
ing with the air
fi
ll v
a
lv
e or the on/off s
w
itch or charge jac
k
. If y
ou’v
e
mounted the s
w
itches and air fi
ll v
a
lv
e on the left side
,
mount the left gun pac
k fi
rst.
❏
1.
Use medium CA to glue tw
o 6-1/8" [155mm]
machine gun barrels into the left
side gun pac
k
. The
front of the bottom gun should protr
ude from the front
of the b
lister 3-1/2" [88mm] and the front of the top
guns should be e
v
en with the bottom one
.
The f
o
llo
wing steps will be easier to do with the
wings remo
ved and the fusela
g
e la
ying on its side
.
❏
2.
P
o
sition the left gun pac
k where it fi
ts the fuselage
and so the g
ra
y
and g
reen paint line on the guns
matches the fuselage
. Once positioned, hold do
wn
the
bottom
gun pac
k and use a fi
ne-point
ballpoint
pen to mar
k its outline directly onto the fuselage
.
❏
3.
Carefully cut the co
v
e
ri
ng from the fuselage 1/16"
[1.5mm] inside the line and peel off the co
v
e
ri
ng.
❏
4.
Hold the bottom gun pac
k bac
k onto the fuselage
where it w
as bef
ore so it co
v
e
rs the e
xposed balsa.
No
w hold the top gun pac
k do
wn and mar
k its outline
onto the fuselage
.
❏
5.
Cut the co
v
e
ri
ng from the fuselage f
o
r the top
gun pac
k.
Set the left gun pac
k aside
.
❏
6.
Glue the gun barrels into the r
ight gun pac
k and
prepare the r
ight side of the fuselage f
o
r the r
ight gun
pac
k the same w
a
y.
❏
7.
Use a co
v
e
ri
ng iron and a co
v
e
ri
ng soc
k to
reseal an
y loose edges of co
v
e
ri
ng bac
k do
wn to the
fuselage
.
Wipe off an
y ink with a paper to
w
e
l square
and denatured alcohol.
