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COCKPIT DETAILS

If you have decided to install the Top Flite Beechcraft
T-34B Scale Cockpit Kit, you may do so at any time,
but some fitting and maneuvering is required so we
recommend you install it before you cover and paint
your model. It is not necessary to permanently install
the interior kit at this time, but you should at least fit
it and prepare it for painting. Refer to the installation
instructions included with the Scale Cockpit Kit.

SCALE DETAILS

This is the fun part (if you’re not staying up late
rushing to get your model finished for competition).
There are many scale details you can add to your
T-34B that will really bring it to life.

Antennas

We added the antennas as shown on our
documentation and photo package. The antenna
bases were carved from wood, then primed and
painted white. Use maple, basswood, or a similar
dense grain hardwood. Drill a 1/16” hole for antennas
made from 1/16” brass tubes. When your scale
details are finished, mount them to your model with
double-sided tape, or 1/16” double-sided foam tape,
or rubber cement. We recommend that you do not
permanently mount the antennas to your model, so
you can replace or repair them in case of hanger
rash (or, well...you know).

FINAL SANDING

Nearly all imperfections in your wood structure will
show through the covering. Make one last check of
the entire structure. Repair dings or scratches with
filler. Sand all surfaces with progressively finer grits
of sandpaper.

COVER YOUR MODEL WITH
MONOKOTE FILM

We used Top Flite Yellow MonoKote (TOPQ0203) on
our prototype T-34B Mentor. The green trim was
painted with Parma Faskolor Fasgreen (PARR4005).

It is assumed that you are an intermediate to
advanced modeler, so we won’t go into many details
on covering techniques, but here are some tips you
should consider:

1. Most importantly,

NEVER CUT THE COVERING

DIRECTLY ON THE SHEETING

. The T-34B depends

greatly upon the sheeting for its strength. Modelers
who do this tend to cut into the sheeting and this will
weaken the structure.

2. Remove all dust from the structure with a vacuum with
a brush attachment, compressed air or a tack cloth.

3. Use a Top Flite Hot Sock to minimize dents in the
wood from the iron.

4. Some modelers have three irons going at once:
one on high heat without a Hot Sock for stretching
the covering around curves like wingtips; one on
medium heat with a Hot Sock for bonding the
covering to large sheeted areas like the wing and
stab; and a Trim Iron for small areas.

5. When you cover large sheeted surfaces such as
the wing, bond the covering in the middle and work
outward pushing out air as you proceed. Do not
move the iron in a circular motion but move it span-
wise with the grain of the wood.

6. When you cover smaller parts with square edges
such as the elevators and ailerons, cover the ends
with separate pieces first. Then all you have to do is
wrap the covering around the top and bottom and
iron it down.

7. When you cover sharp junctions like where the
stab meets the fuse, cut narrow strips of covering

(3/8” to 1/2” [9.6 to 12.7mm]) and apply them in the
corners

before

you cover the major surfaces. The

larger pieces of covering will overlap the smaller
pieces. This technique also eliminates the need to
cut the covering after it has been applied.

Recommended Covering Sequence:

Fuselage

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1. Tail junction strips as described above

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2. Stab bottoms, then tops

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