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Disposable materials that will be needed:
Cyanoacrylate adhesive
Cyanoacrylate un-cure
Cyanoacrylate insta-set (accelerator)
Liquid Nails Metal Projects LN-203 or
other 5 minute epoxy (LN-203 is
especially good on the materials in this
kit)
Disposable fingernail files - fine
220-320 sand paper
Paper towels
Clothespins
Toothpicks
Cotton swabs
Masking tape- low tack
Small touch-up paint brushes
Small rubber bands
Paint
In general water based paints (i.e. Acrylics) do not stick well to the metal used in this kit. It is
suggested that only enamels be used. Further, clean (with soap) and sand all metal surfaces to
be painted with very fine sandpaper or Scotch-
Brite™.
Semi-gloss or matte spray finish
German Silver Metallic, Model Master Custom Spray Enamel, 2914 (this closely
matches the casting’s color.
Italian Red, Model Master Custom Spray Enamel, 2919
Semi-gloss black
Dark gray
Working with the Sheets and parts
There are five sheets of drawings that support this instruction manual:
Sheet A: General side view and top view of the model with sections through the front of
the fuselage
Sheet B: Front view and fuselage details
Sheet C: Wing Layouts
Sheet D: Layout of tail surfaces, ailerons and landing gear; and various other details
Sheet E: Engine Details
Some general suggestions:
Copy the wing and other surface layouts if you want to preserve the original Sheets.
Cut tubing by rolling it under a blade (it can be a used o
ne as it doesn’t have to be real
sharp). After it is well creased, the tube can be snapped off. Make it slightly too long
and file off the deformation made by the blade.
Always wash and sand all metal parts before you glue to them or the glue won’t stick
very well. Epoxy works best on metal.
Put puddles of glue on scrap paper and apply with toothpicks. Both are cheap. Never
touch the bottle to the model.
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Preparing cast parts
Most parts are cast from Britannia a common casting metal that is very similar to pewter. The
fuselage parts are cast in zinc as it is stiffer than Britannia. Britannia can be easily trimmed with
a hobby knife. When gluing these metals, wash and clean the surface with Scotch-Brite or fine
sand paper. They can be painted with any common, oil based hobby paint.