Stage 7: Landing Gear, Guns, Empennage Assemby
PARTS LIST FOR STAGE 7:
Ni28-072 | Landing gear struts | 2 | Britannia castings |
Ni28-073 | Tires | 2 | Rubber |
Ni28-074 | Wheels | 4 | Britannia Castings |
Ni28-075 | Wheel locks | 2 | Britannia castings |
Ni28-078 | Wheel hubs | 2 | Britannia castings |
WP1227 | Shock cord | 4 | Tan nylon cord |
Ni28-080 | Axel | 1 | Britannia casting |
Ni28-077 | Tailskid | 1 | Britannia casting |
Ni28-109 | Gun barrels/ | | |
| cooling jackets | 2 | Britannia castings |
Ni28-110 | Gun breech assemblies | 2 | Britannia castings |
C017 | Gun barrel caps | 2 | Britannia castings |
C018 | Muzzle flame arresters | 2 | Britannia castings |
Ni28-112 | Machinegun mounts | 2 | Britannia castings |
Ni28-111 | Gun mount braces | 3 | Britannia castings |
WP3680-24 | Stabilizer struts | 2 | 3/64 x 3/64 wood |
| | | strips |
W042 | Turnbuckles | 2 | Britannia castings |
WP1205 | Rigging cables | 2’ Metal-gray thread |
J020-023 | Fuselage support stand | 4 | laser-cut wood parts |
| | | 5/32 thick |
Landing gear:
Assemble the wheels using two parts(Ni28-074) and one hub (Ni28-078) each. These “solid” wheels were actually fabric grass guards stretched over wire spoke wheels, therefore you might want to paint these a canvas color. Stretch the tires and snap them onto the wheels. Locate the tailskid(Ni28-077) on Plan D03 and glue it into place.
Return the fuselage to the support stand you previously con- structed. Slide the landing gear struts(Ni28-072) onto the axel(Ni28-080) and, referring to Figure 7/1, attach the rear land- ing gear struts to the junction of the inside interplane struts and the stringers. Tie the shock cords(WP1227) in place, then mount the wheels and secure them with the wheel locks(Ni28-075). Attach the crossed cable braces(WP1205) using turnbuckles(W042), according to Figure 7/1, then attach the third cable brace from the center of the axel to the point where the other two braces cross. Refer to Plan D01.
Referring to Figures 7/2 and 7/3, glue the machine gun mounts(Ni28-112) to the left cabane struts and then connect them with the three mount braces(Ni28-111). You might want to paint the two guns before gluing them onto the mounts.
Empennage assembly:
Glue the vertical fin you previously assembled between the fin braces (2/64 x 5/64 wood strips ñ WP3673-24) on the stabilizer. Check that the fin/rudder assembly is at a right angle to the sta- bilizer and make sure that the rudder and elevator move freely. Then, attach the bracing cables(WP1205), being especially care- ful not to pull them so tight you create a dihedral to the stabiliz- er.
Set the airplane on a level surface, then glue on the empennage so that the leading edge of the fin rests between fuselage formers #9 and #10. Check to make sure the fin/rudder is perpendicular to the surface and that the axis of the stabilizer is at a right angle to the long axis of the fuselage. After the glue has dried, make the stabilizer struts from 3/64 x 3/64 wood strip(WP3680-24) and glue them in place according to Figures 7/4 and 8/6.
Machine guns:
The gun barrel caps(C017) included with your model represent Colt-Vickers machineguns. To improve the look of your model, drill out all the dimples on the gun barrel caps and the muzzle of the flame arresters(C018). Assemble the four parts(Ni28-109, 110 and C017, 18) of each machine gun, noting that the muz- zle/flame arresters attach below the center of the cooling jackets. The two guns are mounted left of the main axis of the fuselage.
