9
PREP
ARA
TION
PREP
ARE THE
CO
VERING
❏
T
a
k
e
time no
w to
thor
oughl
y
seal the co
v
e
ri
ng
to the airfr
ame
. Areas of co
v
e
ri
ng that aren’t bonded
to the w
ood under
neath—e
v
e
n if y
o
u don’t see an
y
wr
inkles no
w—ma
y loosen and f
o
rm
wr
inkles later
.
The best w
a
y to seal do
wn and tighten all the co
v
e
ri
ng
is to use a co
v
e
ri
ng iron with a protectiv
e co
v
e
ri
ng
soc
k to go o
v
er the entire model.
Push do
wn on the
iron to bond the co
v
e
ri
ng to the w
ood.
If the co
v
e
ri
ng
b
u
b
b
les y
ou ma
y be using too m
uch heat or lea
v
ing
the iron in one position too long.
In some areas
,
where the sheeting is soft and there is no suppor
ting
str
ucture under
neath, the sheeting ma
y bend inw
a
rd
making it diffi
cult to remo
v
e
the wr
inkles in those
areas
. If this happens
, use less pressure on the iron
or don’t press do
wn at all.
Note:
This procedure tak
es
time
. If y
o
u don’t f
eel lik
e going o
v
er the entire model
all at once
, star
t with the inboard wing panels fi
rst
and do the rest of the par
ts as y
ou need them.
ASSEMBLE THE
WING
P
ANELS
HINGE
THE FLAPS AND AILER
ONS
Dur
ing constr
uction there will be se
v
e
ra
l occasions
where epo
xy clean
up will be necessar
y.
Instead
of w
asting whole paper to
w
e
ls
, stac
k three or f
our
paper to
w
e
ls on top of each other and cut them
into small squares
. This will conser
v
e
paper to
w
e
ls
and the little squares are easier to use than whole
paper to
w
e
ls
. F
o
r epo
x
y clean up dampen the
squares with denatured alcohol.
❏
1.
T
e
st
fi t
both
inboar
d
fl
aps to the
inboar
d
wing
panels with the large piv
o
t point hinges
. Mak
e
sure
the fl
aps fi
t w
e
ll and piv
o
t smoothly
.
❏
2.
T
a
k
e
out the hinges
. Add a small drop of plastic-
compatib
le oil or a small dab of petroleum jelly to the
piv
o
t point of each hinge
. W
o
rk
the oil into each hinge
b
y
piv
o
ting it bac
k and f
o
rt
h a f
e
w times
.
❏
3.
Mix appro
ximately 1/4 oz.
[5cc] of 30-min
u
te
epo
xy
. Use a piece of wire to apply epo
xy into the hinge
holes in both inboard wing panels and inboard fl
aps
.
❏
4.
Wipe off an
y e
xcess epo
xy from the outside of
all the hinge holes (using y
o
ur paper to
w
e
l squares).
One at a time
, apply a thin coating of epo
xy to
one
