Instruction manual

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO START CONSTRUCTION
with fine sandpaper
. It is also suggested
that you clean the fittings thor
oughly with
warm soapy water befor
e applying primer.
Make sure they are rinsed thoroughly and
allowed to dry before painting.
6. Soldering & Working
with Brass
The Phantom had some iron fittings that
you can make fr
om brass which you sol-
der together
. However, you may desire to
use the simplified methods shown on
plan sheet 3 to eliminate much of the sol-
dering. If you do solder, the secret is to
keep the parts to be soldered clean, and
keep the end of your soldering iron clean
and well tinned. File or sand the parts,
then keep your fingers off. Heat the parts
first, then touch the solder. File off any
excess solder
.
The following tools and supplies are recommended for the construction process.
Modelers who have built before may have their own favorites.
A. Knives
1. Hobby knife
2. No.11 blades
B. Files
Set of needle files
C. Clamps
1. A few small C-clamps
2. Wooden clothespins
3. Rubber bands, #16 and #33
D. Tool Set (A small carving tool set or individual gouges and chisels
for shaping the hull.
E. Sharpening Stone (Necessary to keep tools razor sharp)
F. Boring Tools
1. Set of miniature drills: #60 to #80
2. 1/16”, 3/32” and 1/8” drills
3. Pin vise
G. Miscellaneous
1. Tack hammer
2. Tweezers (a few)
3. Small fine pointed scissors
4. Miniature pliers
a. small round
b. flat nose
5. Bench vise (small)
6. Soldering iron or torch
a. solder
b. flux
7. Sewing thread (for seizing; other rigging in kit)
a. black
b. tan
8. Beeswax block (for treating rigging lines)
9. 1/2” or 3/4” masking tape
10. Wire cutters (for cutting fine wire and strip metal)
H. Sandpaper - Fine & medium grit garnet or aluminum oxide (#100 to #220)
I. Sail Cloth - Light weave cotton or linen cloth if you intend to add sails.
A suitable cotton cloth is available from Model Expo.
J. Finishing
1. Paint Brushes
a. fine point for details
b. 1/4” to 1/2” flat squar
e for hull
K. Supplies (will be covered in detail in the Painting & Staining section and
thr
oughout the instr
uctions)
1. Paints
2. Primer
3. Stains and var
nish
4. White or Carpenter’s (yellow) wood glue
5. Super glue
6. Five-minute epoxy glue
7. Wood filler
Note about glues
: White glue, or Carpenter’s wood glue (yellow in color; also available in
tan color), will suffice for most of the model. Five-minute epoxy provides extra strength
for gluing fittings. Cyanoacr
ylate glue (super glue), such as Jet, can be used for quick
adhesion and is ideal for adding a touch to a rigging seizing to hold it in place. The best
super glue for most applications is a medium viscosity gap-filling type. The watery-thin
type is r
ecommended to fill a nar
r
ow crack by capillar
y action. Contact cement or model
airplane-type cement is best for gluing the scribed deck sheeting. White glue will warp
the wood sheet.
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