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Do not glue on the side gun pac
ks y
e
t.
Prepare the
fuselage f
o
r gluing on the w
a
ist gun windo
ws as
descr
ibed belo
w
.
W
a
iting to glue on the side gun
pac
ks and w
a
ist guns until after the fuselage has
been prepared f
o
r them mak
es it easier to la
y the
fuselage on its side
.
❏
8.
Glue one of the 4-7/8" [125mm] w
a
ist machine
gun barrels into the left w
a
ist gun windo
w as sho
wn.
❏
9.
Same as f
o
r the top gun turret and the gun pac
ks
,
use a fi
ne-point ballpoint pen to mar
k the outline of the
w
a
ist gun windo
w directly onto the fuselage
. Cut and
remo
v
e
the co
v
e
ri
ng 1/16" [1.5mm] inside the line
.
❏
10.
Prepare the r
ight w
a
ist gun windo
w and the
ri
ght side of the fuselage the same w
a
y.
❏
11.
P
a
int the inside edges of the windo
w openings
fo
r the w
a
ist guns fl
at
b
lac
k.
No
w bac
k to the gun pac
ks…
❏
12.
Place the left gun pac
k on the fuselage
. First
glue the bottom, and then the top gun pac
k do
wn
using thin CA with a CA applicator tip
.
❏
13.
Glue on the r
ight gun pac
k, then the r
ight
and left w
a
ist gun windo
ws
, with thin CA and a CA
applicator tip
.
MOUNT THE
ADF
“FOO
T
B
A
LL
”
ANTENNA
The ADF f
ootball antenna is attached to the model
with magnets
.
This w
a
y it can be easily remo
v
e
d
fo
r tr
anspor
tation.
❏
1.
Use the plyw
ood template as a guide to cut
holes in the fuselage f
o
r the magnets with a 3/16"
[4.8mm] br
ass tube shar
pened on the end or a 3/16"
[4.8mm] dr
ill.
The holes should be centered o
v
er
the middle str
inger in the bottom of the fuselage
.
Note:
The
Ex
ecutiv
e Sw
eet
had the antenna on
the bottom of the fuselage
, b
u
t some B-25s had the
football antenna in other locations
. Y
ou can mount the
antenna where
v
er y
ou pref
er
.
❏
2.
Stic
k the tw
o magnets to the other magnets
already glued in the antenna so y
ou’ll kno
w which
w
a
y to glue them in.
❏
3.
Use medium-g
rit sandpaper to lightly sand the
bottom of each magnet so glue will adhere
. Making
