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Step 65 - Fuselage Assembly (LG)
Remove the fuselage from your board and
flip it over. Lightly sand the starboard side.
Locate the two LG pieces from LP2.
These are glued in place to form the
internal landing gear support. Pay
attention to the orientation of the pre-cut
holes so they all line up.
Step 66 - Fuselage Assembly (firewall)
Locate F1 from LP1 and both
F2s from LP2. These pieces are
laminated together to form the
firewall. The two FP2 pieces are
glued together first, then FP1 is
glued on top as shown here.
Make sure these pieces are properly
aligned and we recommend using
epoxy for this step.
Step 67 - Fuselage Assembly (firewall installation)
Back when you were building
the wing, you made a choice as
to which TR piece you used (the
longer TR2 piece or the shorter
TR1 piece).
Depending on your choice, will
depend on which slot the firewall
is mounted in.
For most of you, the longer TR2
was used, meaning the firewall
should be installed in the front
slots. If TR1 was your choice, then
the firewall would go in the rear
slots.
Glue the firewall assembly in place
with the F2’s facing the front (F1
with the cutouts facing the tail).
Cut a couple of plugs from scrap
balsa to fill the slot you won’t be
using.
Step 68 - Fuselage Assembly (firewall installation)
Locate F2A from LP4. This
is glued to the back of the
firewall, and to the top of
the fuel/battery opening.
(Shown upside-down in this
photo.)
Epoxy is recommended
here for strength.
Step 69 - Fuselage Assembly (starboard sheeting)
Now it is time to install the starboard fuselage sheeting, just as
you did before. Locate FS1 from LP3 and FS2 from LP4.
DO NOT
PUNCH OUT THE FORWARD HATCH CUTOUTS ON THESE
SHEETS. LEAVE THOSE IN.
Glue these plywood sheets in place, then locate FS3 from BP6 and
FS4 from BP7. Glue those in place.
Step 70 - Fuselage Assembly (vertical fin sheeting)
Locate the VF SHEET from
BP21. They are used to cover
the vertical fin. (Some kits
require 2 pieces to make
each VF SHEET.
Glue them in position on
each side of the vertical fin.
Step 71 - Fuselage Assembly (rudder)
Locate F9 from BP10 and F10 from BP11.
These are used to form the frame of the rudder.
Pin BP10 in place and glue BP11 to it.
Now using scrap 1/4” balsa strips, make the two
“rib” pieces and glue those in place.
Step 72 - Fuselage Assembly (rudder sheeting)
Lightly sand the rudder to make
sure the surface is level and
smooth. Now both RUD SHEET
pieces from BP21 Glue one in
place over the rudder as shown.
Once the glue has cured,
remove the rudder, lightly sand
the opposite side and glue on
the remaining RUD SHEET.
Depending on the Trophy Racer you have, it may/may-not have
wheelpants. These next steps describe how to assemble them
if it does. If you fly off smooth surfaces, we would definitely
recommend using them as they do add quite a bit to the look and
feel of your Trophy Racer.
If, however, you fly off of grass or rougher surfaces, they might
not hold up to extended wear and abuse. The call is yours.
Step 73 - Wheel Pants (P3)
Locate one of the P3s from
BP16. Also locate both axle
shafts from the hardware
bag. These axle shafts
perform double duty as
alignment pins to stack the
wheel pant pieces.
Carefully push them through
the alignment holes in P3 as
shown.
Step 74 - Wheel Pants (P2)
Locate four of the P2s from BP17.
These will be stacked up as shown
here. Glue each piece to the one
before it, but be very careful not
to get any glue on the axle shafts.
Step 75 - Wheel Pants (P3)
Locate one of the P3s from BP16. This is last piece of the stack.
Glue this in place, again being careful not to get any glue on the
axle shafts.
