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❏ 8. Cut twenty-four 3/16" x 1/4" [4.8 x 6.4mm]
plastic strips from leftover ABS plastic. Glue the
pieces in alternating locations on both halves of the
tail cone. Be sure to position the strips where they
will not interfere with the mounting blocks or any
structure inside the cone. These pieces will align the
seam. Test fit the top and bottom cone halves. Make
adjustments where necessary.
❏ 9. Connect the rudder pushrod to the rudder servo by
making an “L” bend in the pushrod and using a nylon
Faslink. Make sure the rudder is centered when the
servo is centered. If necessary, adjust the clevis on the
rudder. Install a silicone retainer on the clevis.
❏ 10. If gluing on the cone before painting and covering,
mount the tail cone bottom to the fuselage, then
carefully glue on the tail cone top using thick or medium
CA. Use great care not to inadvertently glue the top
cone to the bottom cone or to glue the bottom cone to
the fuselage. Use filler where necessary and sand to
blend the tail cone top and bottom to the fuselage.
❏ 11. If not gluing on the tail cone at this time, tape
one side of the tail cone to the fuselage, then blend
the other side of the fuselage to match the shape of
the tail cone. Shape the other side the same way.
FINAL CONSTRUCTION
MOUNT THE COWL
❏ 1. Mount the muffler. If using the Top Flite muffler,
both the header and the tube coming from the
muffler that connects to the header will have to be
trimmed in order to fit in the space provided.
❏ 2. Note that the cowl is made of three parts—the
top, bottom and front—that will eventually be glued
together. The same as when cutting out the cabin
top, use curved-tip, plastic-cutting scissors to cut out
the cowl top and bottom along the molded-in
cutlines, except along the aft edges where they
meet the fuselage. Cut the cowl top and bottom 1/8"
[3mm] outside the cutlines along the aft edges. This
Decide whether to glue on the tail cone top now
(before painting), or after it has been painted and
the model has been covered. Gluing on the tail
cone top now will provide a seamless transition
between the fuselage and the tail cone top
because the joint can be hidden with filler. If done
this way, the tail cone top will have to be painted
while it is on the model, requiring an airbrush and
good painting skills. (A method for painting
LustreKote with an airbrush is described in the
"Finishing" section of this manual.) Gluing on the
tail cone top after it has been painted will make it
easier to paint, but it will be more difficult to
achieve a perfect transition between the cone top
and the fuselage. However, this is where a natural
seam exists on the full-size plane anyway, so if
done well, good results can also be achieved with
this method.
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