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Locate the four wheel pant halves. Note
that two of them have dimples in them for
the attachment system. Drill the four small-
er dimples out with a 1/16” bit. Drill out the
larger dimple with a 1/8” drill bit.
Trim the parts down to about 1/4” from the
edge of the part in preparation for trim-
ming out with the trim tool. You will need a
smooth flat surface for the next operation.
While holding the part flat on a smooth sur
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face make many very shallow cuts around
the periphery of the part. Do not attempt to
cut through but instead just try to score it.
It may take ten or fifteen very light passes,
if you put too much pressure it can deflect
the blade. Some parts of the plastic are
thinner than others and if you do happen
to break through, no problem just back off
on the pressure and continue. After you are
satisfied with the scoring, fold the edge of
the rim inward and it should break along
the score. Continue all the way around the
part. If there are any irregularities, a couple
swipes on a flat piece of sand paper should
clean up the edge.
Landing Gear Assembly
The landing gear and wheel pants are assembled as a unit and then installed in the wing. To assemble
the wheel pants they must first be trimmed to shape. This is easily accomplished using the plastic trim
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ming tool but first we need to assemble the tool. Locate both parts of the trim tool. Note the tracing of
the X-Acto blade on one part. Use thin CA to glue the X-Acto blade to the part. Then glue the second
Trim Tool part to the first encapsulating the blade.
RIGHT: The trimming tool components, a new blade must
be used when assembling the tool. The tool is used to only
score the plastic. The scrap can then be removed by flexing
at the score. This will give you a clean straight edge to work
with.
Scoring the plastic with the trimming tool will give you a clean
straight edge to work with.
With a good score, the plastic will snap along the score line
leaving a straight edge.
