PAINTING
At this stage all your plastic pieces should have the
seams filled with Bondo or putty. Spray all the molded
plastic parts and scale accessories with at least one
coat of primer. We used Top Flite LustreKote
®
on just
about everything that needed to be painted. Wet-sand
between coats with 400-grit sandpaper. Use Great
Planes 1/8” [3.2mm] EZ-Mask
™
Flexible Masking Tape
(GPMR1000) for masking fine lines, Kyosho
®
Masking
Cover Sheet (KYOR1040) for quickly masking large
areas, a tack cloth to remove dust just before paining,
and LustreKote paint for a MonoKote matching finish.
For painting the pilots we recommend acrylic water
base paints such as the types found in craft stores.
This type of paint looks great on a pilot because it is
not glossy, and best of all, it cleans up with water.
JOIN THE CONTROL SURFACES
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1. Drill a 3/32” [2.4mm] hole 1/2” [12.7mm] deep in
the center of the hinge slots on the stab and
elevators. A high speed Dremel Tool
®
with a cutting
burr works best for this, but you can use a drill or a
sharpened brass tube instead.
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2. Remove a small strip of covering from the hinge
slots on the stab and elevators.
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3. Roughen the ends of the joiner wire that goes
into the elevators with sandpaper.
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4. Fit the hinges in only the stab or elevators
(without glue). Fill the joiner wire holes in the
elevators with 30-minute epoxy. Install the joiner wire
in the elevators. Wipe away excess epoxy with a
cloth dampened with alcohol.
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5. Join the elevators to the stab with the hinges. If
necessary, insert a pin in the center of the hinges to
keep them centered in the elevator and stab. Make
sure there is approximately a 1/64” [0.4mm] gap
between the elevators and the stab so you do not
glue them together.
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6. Cut a paper towel into 2” [50.8mm] squares.
Add six drops of thin CA to the center of the hinges
on
both the top and bottom
. Use the paper towel
squares to absorb excess CA from the hinge gap
before it cures.
Do not use CA accelerator on any of the hinges
and do not glue the hinges with anything but thin
CA. Do not attempt to glue one half of the hinge
at a time. The hinges will not be properly secured
and could come out while the model is in flight.
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7. Use the same hinging method to join the
rudder to the fin and the ailerons to the wing.
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8. Thoroughly roughen the flap hinges with
coarse sandpaper. Mix enough 30-minute epoxy to
do one flap at a time. Use a piece of leftover wire to
thoroughly coat the holes in one of the flaps and the
holes in the wing with the epoxy. Coat one side of the
flap hinges with epoxy and insert them into the wing.
Coat the other side of the hinges with epoxy and join
the flap. Wipe away excess epoxy before it cures.
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9. Position the flap and the hinges so the flap
is centered and fits the wing. Tape the flap in place
until the epoxy is fully cured.
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10. Join the other flap to the wing the same way.
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11. Reinstall any pushrods you may have
disconnected while covering, and mount the control
horns to the ailerons.
MAKE THE PANEL LINES
Use a Top Flite Panel Line Pen (TOPQ2510) to draw
the panel lines and hatch outlines or use a Top Flite
Smart Stripe™ (TOPR2420) to cut narrow strips of
MonoKote Film and iron them on. If you use the
Panel Line Pen, use a straightedge with a few pieces
of masking tape stuck to the underside of the
straightedge to keep the ink from wicking
underneath it. Use the Top Flite Scale Template for
rivets, hatches, fuel caps and other details. Some
DRILL A 3/32" HOLE
1/2" DEEP, IN CENTER
OF HINGE SLOT
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