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INSTALL THE COWL & PROPELLER
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1. Install the cowl. Make sure that the cowl magnets are
fi rmly engaged and that the cowl is secure.
NOTE:
The
heads of the motor screws may interfere with the cowl’s grill.
Please trim the grill if this is the case.
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2. Balance your propeller using the method described in
the
“Balance Propellers”
section.
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3. Fit a 3mm to 5mm prop adapter (GPMQ4959) to the
motor shaft. Install the propeller (GPMQ6655), the prop
washer, and the prop nut onto the prop adapter. Tighten the
prop nut.
FINISH THE MODEL
The actual SPAD XIII was covered in fabric and had a
“doped” fi nish brushed onto it. This gave it a semi-gloss
or dull fi nish. Depending on how much you care to detail
or personalize your SPAD, you may choose to replicate
this fi nish. Use some green 3M Scotch Brite
™
to scuff the
surface of the plastic fi lm covering, working in a fore-aft
motion. This will dull the fi nish and simulate brush marks.
It also gives your model a “weathered” look. Try working
in an inconspicuous area fi rst.
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1. Trim the covering from the holes in the fuse where the
left and right exhaust stacks will mount.
