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Mix Oak Stain using the
English Oak
paint and really dilute with water and apply the stain to both sides
of the
Floorboard
and allow drying. Locate the following parts:
Hinges
two (2);
Pins
two (2);
Leather
Strip,
2 inches skived and cut in half. Skiving is the removal of the excess leather from the unfinished
side. Use a sharp hobby knife blade at an angle with a slicing action remove as much as possible of the
excess leather without cutting through the finished surface. This can be a very tricky process. Once the
Floorboard
has dried glue the
Hinges
in place aligned with the outboard laser cut
Viewing Panels
and the center of the
Hinge
. Fold the 1 inch
Leather Strips
in half and pierce the ends with
Pins
and
glue the strap
Pins
to the
Floorboard
. Cut off the excess
Pin
shafts and add a drop of glue to the cut
ends of the
Pins.
See the picture above. Add the
Floorboard
to the
Fuselage
by inserting it at a
diagonal angle from the bottom of the
Fuselage
and then index the tabs into the
Center Brace
that
supports the
Swing Arms
.
DO NOT GLUE
the floorboard until the Seat Assembly is added later.
Locate the following parts: the
Joystick; Control Rod; Upper Bellcrank; 00-
90 x 1/4”Bolt
and
Nut
(1);
Cast Nut
and six (6) laser cut
Wood Handles
. Remove and glue together with Yellow Glue the
layers of the laser cut
Wood Handles
left and right. The Wood Handle with the laser cut guidelines
should be the bottom layer and once all layers are glue together carve out using the guidelines to fit the
round Joystick Handle. Basswood is very easy to sand so be careful and sand to final shape. Once
satisfied with fit, shape and finish stain with diluted
English Oak
. See reference picture on page 32 and
plan sheet. Note: extra parts are provided just in case they may be needed.
